| CPU2006 license: | 20 | Test date: | Nov-2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Bull SAS | Hardware Availability: | Oct-2007 |
| Tested by: | Bull SAS | Software Availability: | Aug-2007 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | POWER6 |
| CPU Characteristics: | |
| CPU MHz: | 4700 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 1 core, 1 chip, 2 cores/chip |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 2,4,8,12,16 cores |
| Primary Cache: | 64 KB I + 64 KB D on chip per core |
| Secondary Cache: | 4 MB I+D on chip per core |
| L3 Cache: | 32 MB I+D off chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 64 GB (8x8GB) DDR2 667 MHZ |
| Disk Subsystem: | 2x73 GB SAS, 15K RPM |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | AIX 5L V5.3 |
| Compiler: | XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition Version 9.0 for AIX + Aug07 PTF |
| Auto Parallel: | No |
| File System: | AIX/JFS2 |
| System State: | Multi-user |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | None |
Results Table
| Benchmark | Base | Peak | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| 400.perlbench | 865 | 11.3 | 864 | 11.3 | 864 | 11.3 | 709 | 13.8 | 708 | 13.8 | 709 | 13.8 |
| 401.bzip2 | 785 | 12.3 | 785 | 12.3 | 784 | 12.3 | 600 | 16.1 | 600 | 16.1 | 600 | 16.1 |
| 403.gcc | 498 | 16.2 | 499 | 16.1 | 499 | 16.1 | 410 | 19.6 | 410 | 19.6 | 410 | 19.6 |
| 429.mcf | 261 | 34.9 | 261 | 35.0 | 261 | 35.0 | 250 | 36.5 | 250 | 36.5 | 250 | 36.5 |
| 445.gobmk | 667 | 15.7 | 667 | 15.7 | 667 | 15.7 | 588 | 17.8 | 588 | 17.8 | 588 | 17.8 |
| 456.hmmer | 774 | 12.1 | 774 | 12.1 | 774 | 12.1 | 547 | 17.1 | 547 | 17.1 | 547 | 17.1 |
| 458.sjeng | 894 | 13.5 | 894 | 13.5 | 894 | 13.5 | 815 | 14.8 | 815 | 14.8 | 815 | 14.9 |
| 462.libquantum | 397 | 52.2 | 397 | 52.1 | 397 | 52.1 | 222 | 93.4 | 222 | 93.4 | 222 | 93.4 |
| 464.h264ref | 789 | 28.0 | 789 | 28.0 | 789 | 28.0 | 720 | 30.8 | 720 | 30.7 | 720 | 30.7 |
| 471.omnetpp | 402 | 15.6 | 401 | 15.6 | 401 | 15.6 | 344 | 18.2 | 344 | 18.2 | 344 | 18.2 |
| 473.astar | 566 | 12.4 | 566 | 12.4 | 566 | 12.4 | 508 | 13.8 | 508 | 13.8 | 508 | 13.8 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 431 | 16.0 | 431 | 16.0 | 431 | 16.0 | 377 | 18.3 | 377 | 18.3 | 377 | 18.3 |
Operating System Notes
AIX 5.3 Updated with the 5300-06 Technology Level ulimits set to unlimited Envionment variables set before executing benchmarks: MALLOCOPTIONS=pool MEMORY_AFFINITY=MCM XLFRTEOPTS=intrinthds=1 System set to "Enhanced" mode when defining partition on HMC bindprocessor command used on submit to bind each copy to a unique processor. Large page mode was set as follows: vmo -r -o lgpg_regions=768 -o lgpg_size=16777216
General Notes
Speed run on 1 core partition defined on HMC fdpr binary optimization tool used for 401.bzip2 403.gcc 429.mcf 456.hmmer 462.libquantum 473.astar
Base Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 464.h264ref: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX -qchars=signed |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -qlanglvl=extc99 -bmaxdata:0x50000000 -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qalias=noansi -qalloca -blpdata |
C++ benchmarks:
| -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qrtti=all -blpdata |
Base Other Flags
C benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads -qsuppress=1500-036 |
C++ benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads -qsuppress=1500-036 |
Peak Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 403.gcc: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 464.h264ref: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX -qchars=signed |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
C++ benchmarks:
| 471.omnetpp: | -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -D_ILS_MACROS -qalign=natural -qrtti=all -qinlglue -blpdata |
| 473.astar: | -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -D_ILS_MACROS -blpdata |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qinlglue -D__IBM_FAST_VECTOR -blpdata |