SPEC® CFP2006 Result

IBM Corporation

IBM System x3755 (AMD Opteron 8218)

SPECfp®2006 = 12.5

SPECfp_base2006 = 11.9

CPU2006 license:	11	Test date:	Jul-2007
Test sponsor:	IBM Corporation	Hardware Availability:	Oct-2006
Tested by:	IBM Corporation	Software Availability:	Mar-2007

Hardware
CPU Name:	AMD Opteron 8218
CPU Characteristics:
CPU MHz:	2600
FPU:	Integrated
CPU(s) enabled:	8 cores, 4 chips, 2 cores/chip
CPU(s) orderable:	1, 2, 3, 4 chips
Primary Cache:	64 KB I + 64 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache:	1 MB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache:	None
Other Cache:	None
Memory:	32 GB (16 x 2GB DDR2-5300 ECC)
Disk Subsystem:	1 x 36 GB SAS, 15000 RPM
Other Hardware:	None

Software
Operating System:	SLES 10 (x86_64), 2.6.16.21-0.8-smp
Compiler:	QLogic PathScale Compiler Suite, Release 3.0
Auto Parallel:	No
File System:	ext3
System State:	Multi-user, run level 3
Base Pointers:	64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	None

Results Table

Benchmark	Base						Peak
Benchmark	Seconds	Ratio	Seconds	Ratio	Seconds	Ratio	Seconds	Ratio	Seconds	Ratio	Seconds	Ratio
Results appear in the order in which they were run. Bold underlined text indicates a median measurement.
410.bwaves	846	16.1	847	16.0	847	16.0	801	17.0	805	16.9	800	17.0
416.gamess	1491	13.1	1493	13.1	1495	13.1	1316	14.9	1315	14.9	1319	14.8
433.milc	965	9.51	962	9.54	961	9.56	918	10.0	921	9.96	918	10.0
434.zeusmp	872	10.4	873	10.4	874	10.4	859	10.6	861	10.6	858	10.6
435.gromacs	618	11.6	618	11.6	619	11.5	545	13.1	546	13.1	544	13.1
436.cactusADM	1031	11.6	1028	11.6	1030	11.6	952	12.6	962	12.4	964	12.4
437.leslie3d	843	11.2	845	11.1	843	11.2	843	11.2	845	11.1	843	11.2
444.namd	708	11.3	708	11.3	709	11.3	668	12.0	668	12.0	667	12.0
447.dealII	705	16.2	707	16.2	707	16.2	598	19.1	598	19.1	597	19.2
450.soplex	1016	8.21	1017	8.20	1019	8.18	898	9.28	898	9.29	898	9.29
453.povray	352	15.1	352	15.1	351	15.1	318	16.7	320	16.7	320	16.6
454.calculix	1202	6.86	1198	6.89	1204	6.85	1111	7.42	1111	7.43	1112	7.42
459.GemsFDTD	977	10.9	978	10.8	979	10.8	989	10.7	988	10.7	986	10.8
465.tonto	703	14.0	704	14.0	704	14.0	703	14.0	704	14.0	704	14.0
470.lbm	990	13.9	995	13.8	1012	13.6	990	13.9	995	13.8	1012	13.6
481.wrf	790	14.1	790	14.1	791	14.1	790	14.1	790	14.1	791	14.1
482.sphinx3	1552	12.6	1552	12.6	1548	12.6	1552	12.6	1552	12.6	1548	12.6

General Notes

 taskset utility used to bind CPU(s) to processes
DSPEC_CPU_TABLE_WORKAROUND was used for portability when compiling 447.dealII
due to compilation being performed on SLES 9 SP3

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

pathcc

C++ benchmarks:

pathCC

Fortran benchmarks:

pathf95

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

pathcc pathf95

Base Portability Flags

410.bwaves:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
416.gamess:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
433.milc:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
434.zeusmp:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
435.gromacs:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -fno-second-underscore
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
447.dealII:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_TABLE_WORKAROUND
450.soplex:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
459.GemsFDTD:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
465.tonto:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
470.lbm:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
481.wrf:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX -fno-second-underscore
482.sphinx3:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

-Ofast

C++ benchmarks:

-Ofast

Fortran benchmarks:

-Ofast -OPT:malloc_alg=1

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

-Ofast -OPT:malloc_alg=1

Base Other Flags

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

pathcc

C++ benchmarks:

pathCC

Fortran benchmarks:

pathf95

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

pathcc pathf95

Peak Portability Flags

410.bwaves:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
416.gamess:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
433.milc:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
434.zeusmp:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
435.gromacs:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -fno-second-underscore
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
447.dealII:	-DSPEC_CPU_TABLE_WORKAROUND
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
459.GemsFDTD:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
465.tonto:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
470.lbm:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
481.wrf:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX -fno-second-underscore
482.sphinx3:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:	-Ofast -CG:cflow=off -LNO:prefetch=1 -OPT:malloc_alg=1
470.lbm:	basepeak = yes
482.sphinx3:	basepeak = yes

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -Ofast -fno-exceptions
447.dealII:	-Ofast -INLINE:aggressive=on -LNO:opt=0 -OPT:alias=disjoint -m32 -fno-exceptions
450.soplex:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -m32 -O3 -OPT:IEEE_arith=3 -CG:load_exe=0 -CG:movnti=1 -LNO:minvariant=off -LNO:prefetch=1 -fno-exceptions
453.povray:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -Ofast -fno-fast-math

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -O3 -OPT:Ofast -OPT:IEEE_arith=3 -LNO:blocking=off -LNO:ignore_feedback=off
416.gamess:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -O2 -OPT:Ofast -OPT:ro=3 -OPT:unroll_size=256
434.zeusmp:	-Ofast -CG:local_fwd_sched=on -LNO:blocking=off -LNO:interchange=off -LNO:fu=10 -LNO:full_unroll_outer=on
437.leslie3d:	basepeak = yes
459.GemsFDTD:	-Ofast -LNO:fission=2 -LNO:prefetch=0
465.tonto:	basepeak = yes

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-O3 -OPT:rsqrt=2 -OPT:ro=3
436.cactusADM:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -O3 -LNO:prefetch=3 -LNO:prefetch_ahead=5 -LNO:ou_prod_max=10 -LNO:full_unroll=5 -ipa
454.calculix:	-Ofast -LNO:simd=0 -WOPT:mem_opnds=on
481.wrf:	basepeak = yes

Peak Other Flags

C benchmarks:

-IPA:max_jobs=2

C++ benchmarks:

-IPA:max_jobs=2

Fortran benchmarks:

-IPA:max_jobs=2

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

-IPA:max_jobs=2

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/CPU2006_flags.20090714.13.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/CPU2006_flags.20090714.13.xml.