SPEC® CFP2006 Result

IBM Corporation

IBM System x3755 (AMD Opteron 8212)

SPECfp®_rate2006 = 71.7

SPECfp_rate_base2006 = 67.9

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

Hardware
CPU Name:	AMD Opteron 8212
CPU Characteristics:
CPU MHz:	2000
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:	MicroQuill SmartHeap 8.1

Results Table

Benchmark	Base							Peak
Benchmark	Copies	Seconds	Ratio	Seconds	Ratio	Seconds	Ratio	Copies	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	8	1477	73.6	1560	69.7	1547	70.3	8	1496	72.7	1515	71.7	1514	71.8
416.gamess	8	1946	80.5	1943	80.6	1938	80.8	8	1716	91.3	1711	91.6	1713	91.4
433.milc	8	1413	52.0	1413	52.0	1413	52.0	8	1407	52.2	1409	52.1	1405	52.3
434.zeusmp	8	1107	65.8	1107	65.8	1106	65.8	8	1091	66.7	1094	66.5	1090	66.8
435.gromacs	8	800	71.4	801	71.3	798	71.6	8	704	81.1	704	81.1	703	81.3
436.cactusADM	8	1315	72.7	1317	72.6	1314	72.8	8	1248	76.6	1249	76.5	1251	76.4
437.leslie3d	8	1248	60.2	1252	60.1	1258	59.8	8	1248	60.2	1252	60.1	1258	59.8
444.namd	8	920	69.7	920	69.8	920	69.8	8	868	73.9	868	73.9	868	73.9
447.dealII	8	979	93.4	985	92.9	980	93.4	8	797	115	798	115	798	115
450.soplex	8	1358	49.1	1359	49.1	1359	49.1	8	1192	56.0	1192	56.0	1190	56.1
453.povray	8	459	92.7	458	92.9	458	92.8	8	417	102	417	102	417	102
454.calculix	8	1556	42.4	1558	42.4	1557	42.4	8	1441	45.8	1441	45.8	1443	45.7
459.GemsFDTD	8	1620	52.4	1534	55.3	1539	55.2	8	1590	53.4	1525	55.7	1529	55.5
465.tonto	8	925	85.1	925	85.1	925	85.1	8	925	85.1	925	85.1	925	85.1
470.lbm	8	1691	65.0	1665	66.0	1657	66.4	8	1691	65.0	1665	66.0	1657	66.4
481.wrf	8	1079	82.8	1088	82.2	1092	81.8	8	1079	82.8	1088	82.2	1092	81.8
482.sphinx3	8	2150	72.5	2157	72.3	2153	72.4	8	2150	72.5	2157	72.3	2153	72.4

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.