SPEC® MPIL2007 Result

SGI

SGI Altix ICE 8400EX
(Intel Xeon X5670, 2.93 GHz)

SPECmpiL_peak2007 = Not Run

SPECmpiL_base2007 = 2.91

MPI2007 license:	4	Test date:	Apr-2010
Test sponsor:	SGI	Hardware Availability:	May-2010
Tested by:	SGI	Software Availability:	Feb-2010

Results Table

Benchmark	Base							Peak
Benchmark	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.
121.pop2	96	1592	2.44	1587	2.45
122.tachyon	96	1192	1.63	1194	1.63
125.RAxML	96	2391	1.22	2387	1.22
126.lammps	96	1013	2.43	1018	2.42
128.GAPgeofem	96	1642	3.61	1624	3.65
129.tera_tf	96	656	1.68	656	1.68
132.zeusmp2	96	664	3.19	666	3.18
137.lu	96	1107	3.80	1106	3.80
142.dmilc	96	552	6.68	552	6.68
143.dleslie	96	798	3.89	798	3.89
145.lGemsFDTD	96	1067	4.13	1067	4.13
147.l2wrf2	96	2056	3.99	2055	3.99

Hardware Summary
Type of System:	Homogeneous
Compute Node:	SGI Altix ICE 8400EX Compute Node
Interconnects:	InfiniBand (MPI) InfiniBand (I/O)
File Server Node:	SGI InfiniteStorage Nexis 2000 NAS
Total Compute Nodes:	8
Total Chips:	16
Total Cores:	96
Total Threads:	192
Total Memory:	192 GB
Base Ranks Run:	96
Minimum Peak Ranks:	--
Maximum Peak Ranks:	--

Software Summary
C Compiler:	Intel C Compiler for Linux Version 11.1, Build 20100203
C++ Compiler:	Intel C++ Compiler for Linux Version 11.1, Build 20100203
Fortran Compiler:	Intel Fortran Compiler for Linux Version 11.1, Build 20100203
Base Pointers:	64-bit
Peak Pointers:	64-bit
MPI Library:	SGI MPT 1.26
Other MPI Info:	OFED 1.4.1
Pre-processors:	None
Other Software:	None

Node Description: SGI Altix ICE 8400EX Compute Node

Hardware
Number of nodes:	8
Uses of the node:	compute
Vendor:	SGI
Model:	SGI Altix ICE 8400EX (Intel Xeon X5670, 2.93 GHz)
CPU Name:	Intel Xeon X5670
CPU(s) orderable:	1-2 chips
Chips enabled:	2
Cores enabled:	12
Cores per chip:	6
Threads per core:	2
CPU Characteristics:	Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.33 GHz Hyper-Threading Technology enabled
CPU MHz:	2933
Primary Cache:	32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache:	256 KB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache:	12 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache:	None
Memory:	24 GB (6*4GB DDR3-1333 CL9 RDIMMs)
Disk Subsystem:	None
Other Hardware:	None
Adapter:	Mellanox MT26428 ConnectX IB QDR (PCIe x8 Gen2 5 GT/s)
Number of Adapters:	1
Slot Type:	PCIe x8 Gen2
Data Rate:	InfiniBand 4x QDR
Ports Used:	2
Interconnect Type:	InfiniBand

Software
Adapter:	Mellanox MT26428 ConnectX IB QDR (PCIe x8 Gen2 5 GT/s)
Adapter Driver:	OFED-1.4.1
Adapter Firmware:	2.7.0
Operating System:	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP3 Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.54.5-smp
Local File System:	NFSv3
Shared File System:	NFSv3 IPoIB
System State:	Multi-user, run level 3
Other Software:	SGI ProPack 6 for Linux Service Pack 6, SGI Tempo V 1.10

Node Description: SGI InfiniteStorage Nexis 2000 NAS

Hardware
Number of nodes:	1
Uses of the node:	fileserver
Vendor:	SGI
Model:	SGI Altix XE 240 (Intel Xeon 5140, 2.33 GHz)
CPU Name:	Intel Xeon 5140
CPU(s) orderable:	1-2 chips
Chips enabled:	2
Cores enabled:	4
Cores per chip:	2
Threads per core:	1
CPU Characteristics:	1333 MHz FSB
CPU MHz:	2333
Primary Cache:	32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache:	4 MB I+D on chip per chip
L3 Cache:	None
Other Cache:	None
Memory:	16 GB (8*2GB DDR2-667MHz DIMMS)
Disk Subsystem:	4.3 TB RAID 5 48 x 146 GB SAS (Seagate Cheetah 15K.5)
Other Hardware:	None
Adapter:	Mellanox MT25208 InfiniHost III Ex (PCIe x8 Gen1 2.5 GT/s)
Number of Adapters:	2
Slot Type:	PCIe x8 Gen1
Data Rate:	InfiniBand 4x DDR
Ports Used:	2
Interconnect Type:	InfiniBand

Software
Adapter:	Mellanox MT25208 InfiniHost III Ex (PCIe x8 Gen1 2.5 GT/s)
Adapter Driver:	OFED-1.3
Adapter Firmware:	5.3.0
Operating System:	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP1 Kernel 2.6.16.54-0.2.5-smp
Local File System:	xfs
Shared File System:	--
System State:	Multi-user, run level 5
Other Software:	SGI ProPack 5 for Linux Service Pack 5

Interconnect Description: InfiniBand (MPI)

Hardware
Vendor:	Mellanox Technologies
Model:	MT26428 ConnectX
Switch Model:	Mellanox MT48436 InfiniScale-IV
Number of Switches:	128
Number of Ports:	36
Data Rate:	InfiniBand 4x QDR
Firmware:	5030004
Topology:	Bristle hypercube
Primary Use:	MPI traffic

Interconnect Description: InfiniBand (I/O)

Hardware
Vendor:	Mellanox Technologies
Model:	MT26428 ConnectX
Switch Model:	Mellanox MT48436 InfiniScale-IV
Number of Switches:	64
Number of Ports:	36
Data Rate:	InfiniBand 4x QDR
Firmware:	5030004
Topology:	Bristle hypercube
Primary Use:	I/O traffic

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.

General Notes

Software environment:
  export MPI_REQUEST_MAX=65536
  export MPI_TYPE_MAX=32768
  export MPI_BUFS_THRESHOLD=1
  export MPI_DSM_DISTRIBUTE=yes
  export MPI_IB_RAILS=2
  ulimit -s unlimited
BIOS settings:
  AMI BIOS version 8.16
  Hyper-Threading Technology enabled (default)
  Intel Turbo Boost Technology enabled (default)
  Intel Turbo Boost Technology activated in the OS via
    /etc/init.d/acpid start
    /etc/init.d/powersaved start
    powersave -f
Job Placement:
  Each MPI job was assigned to a topologically compact set
  of nodes, i.e. the minimal needed number of switches was
  used for each job: 2 switches for 96 ranks,
  4 switches for 192 ranks, 8 switches for 384 ranks,
  16 switches for 768 ranks, 32 switches for 1536 ranks,
  64 switches for 3072 ranks.