| CPU2006 license: | 20 | Test date: | Jun-2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Bull SAS | Hardware Availability: | Mar-2008 |
| Tested by: | Bull SAS | Software Availability: | Oct-2007 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | POWER6 |
| CPU Characteristics: | |
| CPU MHz: | 4200 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 1 core, 1 chip, 2 cores/chip |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 4,8,12,16 cores (1 to 4 drawers with 2 chips) |
| 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: | 128 GB (64x2 GB) DDR2 667 MHz |
| Disk Subsystem: | 2x73 GB SAS 15K RPM |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | IBM AIX 5L V5.3 updated with the 5300-07 Technology Level |
| Compiler: | XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition V9 for AIX Updated with the Oct2007 PTF. XL Fortran Enterprise Edition V11.1 for AIX Updated with the Oct2007 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. | ||||||||||||
| 410.bwaves | 387 | 35.2 | 387 | 35.1 | 387 | 35.1 | 304 | 44.7 | 304 | 44.7 | 304 | 44.7 |
| 416.gamess | 1562 | 12.5 | 1563 | 12.5 | 1562 | 12.5 | 1465 | 13.4 | 1465 | 13.4 | 1465 | 13.4 |
| 433.milc | 581 | 15.8 | 582 | 15.8 | 582 | 15.8 | 525 | 17.5 | 525 | 17.5 | 525 | 17.5 |
| 434.zeusmp | 817 | 11.1 | 817 | 11.1 | 819 | 11.1 | 403 | 22.6 | 401 | 22.7 | 400 | 22.8 |
| 435.gromacs | 759 | 9.41 | 759 | 9.41 | 759 | 9.40 | 634 | 11.3 | 634 | 11.3 | 634 | 11.3 |
| 436.cactusADM | 714 | 16.7 | 714 | 16.7 | 714 | 16.7 | 513 | 23.3 | 514 | 23.2 | 513 | 23.3 |
| 437.leslie3d | 351 | 26.8 | 352 | 26.7 | 352 | 26.7 | 330 | 28.5 | 330 | 28.5 | 330 | 28.5 |
| 444.namd | 518 | 15.5 | 518 | 15.5 | 518 | 15.5 | 483 | 16.6 | 483 | 16.6 | 483 | 16.6 |
| 447.dealII | 575 | 19.9 | 576 | 19.9 | 576 | 19.9 | 576 | 19.9 | 576 | 19.9 | 576 | 19.9 |
| 450.soplex | 469 | 17.8 | 469 | 17.8 | 469 | 17.8 | 447 | 18.7 | 447 | 18.7 | 447 | 18.7 |
| 453.povray | 483 | 11.0 | 483 | 11.0 | 483 | 11.0 | 379 | 14.0 | 379 | 14.0 | 379 | 14.0 |
| 454.calculix | 596 | 13.8 | 596 | 13.8 | 596 | 13.8 | 531 | 15.5 | 531 | 15.5 | 531 | 15.5 |
| 459.GemsFDTD | 785 | 13.5 | 786 | 13.5 | 786 | 13.5 | 637 | 16.7 | 637 | 16.6 | 637 | 16.7 |
| 465.tonto | 1240 | 7.94 | 1240 | 7.94 | 1240 | 7.94 | 710 | 13.9 | 710 | 13.9 | 710 | 13.9 |
| 470.lbm | 300 | 45.8 | 300 | 45.8 | 300 | 45.8 | 293 | 46.9 | 293 | 46.9 | 293 | 46.9 |
| 481.wrf | 998 | 11.2 | 998 | 11.2 | 998 | 11.2 | 995 | 11.2 | 993 | 11.3 | 993 | 11.3 |
| 482.sphinx3 | 682 | 28.6 | 681 | 28.6 | 682 | 28.6 | 610 | 32.0 | 609 | 32.0 | 609 | 32.0 |
General Notes
See flags file of details on following settings. all 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. Remote console disabled in /etc/inittab. Speed run on 1 core partition defined on HMC; (unused cores are powered on, but their clock is halted; Full L3 cache of the chip is used by the remaining core) 4000 16M large pages defined with vmo command fdpr binary optimization tool used for: 410.bwaves 433.milc 435.gromacs 436.cactusADM 453.povray 470.lbm 482.sphinx3
Base Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| /usr/vac/bin/xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| /usr/vacpp/bin/xlC |
Fortran benchmarks:
| /usr/bin/xlf95 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| /usr/vac/bin/xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 /usr/bin/xlf95 |
Base Portability Flags
| 410.bwaves: | -qfixed |
| 416.gamess: | -qfixed |
| 434.zeusmp: | -qfixed |
| 435.gromacs: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 436.cactusADM: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 437.leslie3d: | -qfixed |
| 454.calculix: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 481.wrf: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX -DNOUNDERSCORE |
| 482.sphinx3: | -qchars=signed |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -bmaxdata:0x40000000 -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -blpdata |
C++ benchmarks:
| -bmaxdata:0x50000000 -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qrtti=all -D__IBM_FAST_VECTOR -blpdata |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -bmaxdata:0x60000000 -O5 -qlargepage -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qalias=nostd -blpdata |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -bmaxdata:0x60000000 -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qalias=nostd -blpdata |
Base Other Flags
C benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads -qsuppress=1500-036 |
C++ benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads -qsuppress=1500-036 |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qsuppress=1500-010 -qsuppress=cmpmsg -qipa=threads -qsuppress=1500-036 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -qipa=noobject -qsuppress=1500-010 -qsuppress=cmpmsg -qipa=threads -qsuppress=1500-036 |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| /usr/vac/bin/xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| /usr/vacpp/bin/xlC |
Fortran benchmarks:
| /usr/bin/xlf95 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| /usr/vac/bin/xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 /usr/bin/xlf95 |
Peak Portability Flags
| 410.bwaves: | -qfixed |
| 416.gamess: | -qfixed |
| 434.zeusmp: | -qfixed |
| 435.gromacs: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 436.cactusADM: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 437.leslie3d: | -qfixed |
| 454.calculix: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 481.wrf: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX -DNOUNDERSCORE |
| 482.sphinx3: | -qchars=signed |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| 433.milc: | -bmaxdata:0x40000000 -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qalign=natural -qfdpr -blpdata |
| 470.lbm: | -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qfdpr -q64 -blpdata |
| 482.sphinx3: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qlargepage -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -D_ILS_MACROS -qfdpr -blpdata |
C++ benchmarks:
| 444.namd: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -D_ILS_MACROS |
| 447.dealII: | -bmaxdata:0x50000000 -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qrtti=all -D__IBM_FAST_VECTOR -blpdata |
| 450.soplex: | -bmaxdata:0x40000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qlargepage -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -qstrict -D_ILS_MACROS -blpdata |
| 453.povray: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -D_ILS_MACROS -qalign=natural -qfdpr -blpdata |
Fortran benchmarks:
| 410.bwaves: | -bmaxdata:0x50000000 -O5 -qlargepage -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -qfdpr -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -blpdata |
| 416.gamess: | -bmaxdata:0x40000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qalias=nostd |
| 434.zeusmp: | -bmaxdata:0x40000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O3 -qarch=auto -qtune=auto -qlargepage -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -qxlf90=nosignedzero -blpdata |
| 437.leslie3d: | -O4 -qlargepage -q64 -blpdata |
| 459.GemsFDTD: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -q64 -blpdata |
| 465.tonto: | -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -blpdata |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| 435.gromacs: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -qfdpr -D_ILS_MACROS -blpdata |
| 436.cactusADM: | -bmaxdata:0x60000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O2 -qarch=auto -qtune=auto -qlargepage -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -qfdpr -qnostrict -D_ILS_MACROS -blpdata |
| 454.calculix: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -blpdata |
| 481.wrf: | -bmaxdata:0x30000000 -O5 -qlargepage -qalias=nostd -D_ILS_MACROS -blpdata |
Peak Other Flags
C benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads -qsuppress=1500-036 |
C++ benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads -qsuppress=1500-036 |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qsuppress=1500-010 -qsuppress=cmpmsg -qipa=threads -qsuppress=1500-036 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -qipa=noobject -qsuppress=1500-010 -qsuppress=cmpmsg -qipa=threads -qsuppress=1500-036 |