SPEC® MPIM2007 Result

Copyright 2006-2010 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

QLogic, Intel, Supermicro

QDR Benchmark Cluster (QLogic TrueScale InfiniBand, Intel Xeon X5570, 2.93 GHz)

SPECmpiM_peak2007 = Not Run

MPI2007 license: 0018 Test date: Jul-2009
Test sponsor: QLogic Corporation Hardware Availability: Sep-2009
Tested by: QLogic Corporation Software Availability: Sep-2009
Benchmark results graph

Results Table

Benchmark Base Peak
Ranks Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Ranks Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio
Results appear in the order in which they were run. Bold underlined text indicates a median measurement.
104.milc 256 28.9 54.2 28.9 54.2 28.8 54.4
107.leslie3d 256 108   48.5 108   48.5 108   48.5
113.GemsFDTD 256 298   21.2 298   21.1 298   21.2
115.fds4 256 89.2 21.9 42.2 46.3 42.0 46.5
121.pop2 256 149   27.7 148   27.8 149   27.8
122.tachyon 256 91.4 30.6 91.4 30.6 91.4 30.6
126.lammps 256 136   21.5 136   21.5 136   21.4
127.wrf2 256 106   73.4 106   73.5 105   74.0
128.GAPgeofem 256 37.9 54.4 37.9 54.5 38.2 54.0
129.tera_tf 256 84.7 32.7 84.7 32.7 84.7 32.7
130.socorro 256 76.2 50.1 75.8 50.4 75.3 50.7
132.zeusmp2 256 59.4 52.3 59.5 52.2 59.4 52.2
137.lu 256 58.0 63.3 58.0 63.4 58.0 63.4
Hardware Summary
Type of System: Homogeneous
Compute Node: Nehalem Compute Node
Interconnect: TrueScale InfiniBand
File Server Node: FusionSA
Total Compute Nodes: 32
Total Chips: 64
Total Cores: 256
Total Threads: 256
Total Memory: 768 GB
Base Ranks Run: 256
Minimum Peak Ranks: --
Maximum Peak Ranks: --
Software Summary
C Compiler: Intel C++ Compiler 11.1 for Linux, Build 20090511
C++ Compiler: Intel C++ Compiler 11.1 for Linux, Build 20090511
Fortran Compiler: Intel Fortran Compiler 11.1 for Linux, Build
20090511
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 64-bit
MPI Library: QLogic MPI 2.5
Other MPI Info: None
Pre-processors: No
Other Software: None

Node Description: Nehalem Compute Node

Hardware
Number of nodes: 32
Uses of the node: compute
Vendor: Supermicro
Model: X8DTi-P motherboard, CSE-815TQ-700CB chassis
CPU Name: Intel Xeon X5570
CPU(s) orderable: 1-2 chips
Chips enabled: 2
Cores enabled: 8
Cores per chip: 4
Threads per core: 1
CPU Characteristics: Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.33 GHz, 6.4
GT/s QPI, Hyper-Threading disabled
CPU MHz: 2930
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 256 KB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache: 8 MB I+D on chip per chip, 8 MB shared / 4 cores
Other Cache: None
Memory: 24 GB (RDIMM 6x4-GB, DDR3-1333 MHz)
Disk Subsystem: Seagate 500 GB ST3500320NS
Other Hardware: None
Adapter: QLogic QLE7342
Number of Adapters: 1
Slot Type: PCIe x8 Gen2
Data Rate: InfiniBand 4x QDR
Ports Used: 1
Interconnect Type: InfiniBand
Software
Adapter: QLogic QLE7342
Adapter Driver: QLogic OFED 1.4.1
Adapter Firmware: none
Operating System: Red Hat EL 5.3, kernel 2.6.18-128
Local File System: Linux/ext2
Shared File System: NFSv3 IPoIB
System State: Multi-User
Other Software: none

Node Description: FusionSA

Hardware
Number of nodes: 1
Uses of the node: fileserver
Vendor: Western Scientific
Model: FusionSA (storage appliance) with
Tyan Thunder n6650W (S2915) motherboard and
LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 8408E RAID controller
CPU Name: Opteron 2218
CPU(s) orderable: 1-2 chips
Chips enabled: 2
Cores enabled: 4
Cores per chip: 2
Threads per core: 1
CPU Characteristics: --
CPU MHz: 2600
Primary Cache: 64 KB I + 64 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 1 MB I+D on chip per chip
L3 Cache: None
Other Cache: None
Memory: 16 GB (8 x 2 GB PC2-5300 ECC)
Disk Subsystem: 8 x 73 GB SAS 3Gb/s 15K RPM
Other Hardware: None
Adapter: Mellanox MHGH28-XTC
Number of Adapters: 1
Slot Type: PCIe x8 Gen1
Data Rate: InfiniBand 4x DDR
Ports Used: 1
Interconnect Type: InfiniBand
Software
Adapter: Mellanox MHGH28-XTC
Adapter Driver: OFED 1.3
Adapter Firmware: 2.3.0
Operating System: Red Hat EL 4.5, 2.6.9-55.ELsmp
Local File System: None
Shared File System: NFSv3 IPoIB
System State: Multi-User
Other Software: None

Interconnect Description: TrueScale InfiniBand

Hardware
Vendor: QLogic
Model: QLogic 12000 Series
Switch Model: QLogic 12800-40
Number of Switches: 1
Number of Ports: 72
Data Rate: InfiniBand 4x QDR
Firmware: 5.0.3.0.3
Topology: Single switch
Primary Use: MPI traffic, File System traffic

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.

General Notes

BIOS settings notes:
  Intel Hyper-Threading Technology (SMT): Disabled (default is Enabled)
  Intel Turbo Boost Technology (Turbo)  : Enabled (default is Enabled)
Switch notes: Enabled 4K IB MTUs and 2 Virtual Lanes with QLogic 12800-40
  switch CLI parameter setting "ismChassisSetMtu 5 3"

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 mpicc -cc=icc 

C++ benchmarks:

126.lammps:  mpicxx -CC=icpc 

Fortran benchmarks:

 mpif90 -f90=ifort 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 mpicc -cc=icc   mpif90 -f90=ifort 

Base Portability Flags

121.pop2:  -DSPEC_MPI_CASE_FLAG 
127.wrf2:  -DSPEC_MPI_LINUX   -DSPEC_MPI_CASE_FLAG 

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

 -O3   -xSSE4.2   -no-prec-div 

C++ benchmarks:

126.lammps:  -O3   -xSSE4.2   -no-prec-div 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -O3   -xSSE4.2   -no-prec-div 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -O3   -xSSE4.2   -no-prec-div 

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/mpi2007/flags/QLogic_Core_Intel111_flags.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/mpi2007/flags/QLogic_Core_Intel111_flags.xml.