| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Jun-2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | Jun-2008 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | May-2008 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | POWER6 |
| CPU Characteristics: | |
| CPU MHz: | 5000 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 64 cores, 32 chips, 2 cores/chip, 2 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 8,16,24,32,40,48,56,64 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: | 512 GB (256x2 GB) DDR2 667 MHz |
| Disk Subsystem: | 4x146 GB SCSI 15K RPM |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform 5.2 for IBM POWER |
| Compiler: | IBM XL C/C++ Advanced Edition for Linux, V9.0 Updated with the Mar2008 PTF. IBM XL Fortran Advanced Edition for Linux, V11.1 Updated with the Mar2008 PTF. |
| Auto Parallel: | No |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | -IBM Post-Link Optimization for Linux on POWER, Version 5.4.0-17 -MicroQuill SmartHeap 8.1 -IBM Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library for Linux on POWER, Version 4.3 |
Results Table
| Benchmark | Base | Peak | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 128 | 563 | 3090 | 563 | 3090 | 550 | 3160 | 128 | 465 | 3740 | 415 | 4190 | 415 | 4190 |
| 416.gamess | 128 | 1672 | 1500 | 1671 | 1500 | 1671 | 1500 | 128 | 1579 | 1590 | 1580 | 1590 | 1580 | 1590 |
| 433.milc | 128 | 794 | 1480 | 795 | 1480 | 795 | 1480 | 128 | 763 | 1540 | 762 | 1540 | 762 | 1540 |
| 434.zeusmp | 128 | 850 | 1370 | 850 | 1370 | 853 | 1370 | 128 | 483 | 2410 | 483 | 2410 | 483 | 2410 |
| 435.gromacs | 128 | 749 | 1220 | 750 | 1220 | 749 | 1220 | 128 | 724 | 1260 | 724 | 1260 | 724 | 1260 |
| 436.cactusADM | 128 | 1067 | 1430 | 1066 | 1430 | 1066 | 1430 | 128 | 707 | 2160 | 707 | 2160 | 708 | 2160 |
| 437.leslie3d | 128 | 673 | 1790 | 672 | 1790 | 673 | 1790 | 128 | 534 | 2250 | 533 | 2260 | 534 | 2250 |
| 444.namd | 128 | 626 | 1640 | 626 | 1640 | 626 | 1640 | 128 | 603 | 1700 | 603 | 1700 | 603 | 1700 |
| 447.dealII | 128 | 566 | 2590 | 568 | 2580 | 568 | 2580 | 128 | 550 | 2660 | 549 | 2660 | 550 | 2660 |
| 450.soplex | 128 | 535 | 2000 | 535 | 2000 | 534 | 2000 | 128 | 532 | 2010 | 532 | 2010 | 532 | 2000 |
| 453.povray | 128 | 570 | 1190 | 565 | 1200 | 565 | 1210 | 128 | 427 | 1590 | 442 | 1540 | 446 | 1530 |
| 454.calculix | 128 | 638 | 1660 | 637 | 1660 | 639 | 1650 | 128 | 545 | 1940 | 544 | 1940 | 545 | 1940 |
| 459.GemsFDTD | 128 | 957 | 1420 | 958 | 1420 | 957 | 1420 | 128 | 957 | 1420 | 958 | 1420 | 957 | 1420 |
| 465.tonto | 128 | 1508 | 835 | 1511 | 833 | 1510 | 834 | 128 | 638 | 1970 | 642 | 1960 | 642 | 1960 |
| 470.lbm | 128 | 463 | 3800 | 463 | 3800 | 462 | 3810 | 128 | 463 | 3800 | 463 | 3800 | 462 | 3810 |
| 481.wrf | 128 | 1153 | 1240 | 1154 | 1240 | 1156 | 1240 | 128 | 740 | 1930 | 740 | 1930 | 739 | 1930 |
| 482.sphinx3 | 128 | 755 | 3300 | 766 | 3250 | 756 | 3300 | 128 | 702 | 3550 | 701 | 3560 | 703 | 3550 |
Submit Notes
The config file option 'submit' was used.
General Notes
kernel release 2.6.18-92.el5.
See flags file for details on following settings.
ulimit -s (stack) set to 1048576.
System in normal architected mode
Large pages reserved as follows by root user:
echo 8960 > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages
System configured with libhugetlbfs library for application access to large pages
export HUGETLB_VERBOSE=0
export HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes
export XLFRTEOPTS=intrinthds=1
Benchmarks bound to a processor using numactl on the submit command.
IBM Post-Link optimization tool used for
433.milc 435.gromacs 436.cactusADM 453.povray 465.tonto 482.sphinx3
Base Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| xlC |
Fortran benchmarks:
| xlf95 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 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: | -DNOUNDERSCORE |
| 482.sphinx3: | -qchars=signed |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnoenablevmx -lhugetlbfs |
C++ benchmarks:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qrtti -qnoenablevmx -qstaticlink |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qalias=nostd -qnoenablevmx -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnoenablevmx -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qalias=nostd -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
Base Other Flags
C benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads |
C++ benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| xlC |
Fortran benchmarks:
| xlf95 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 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: | -DNOUNDERSCORE |
| 482.sphinx3: | -qchars=signed |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| 433.milc: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnoenablevmx -lhugetlbfs |
| 470.lbm: | basepeak = yes |
| 482.sphinx3: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -lhugetlbfs |
C++ benchmarks:
| 444.namd: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O3 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 |
| 447.dealII: | -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qrtti -qnoenablevmx -qstaticlink -Wl,--whole-archive /usr/lib/libsmartheap.a -Wl,--no-whole-archive |
| 450.soplex: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qstrict -lhugetlbfs |
| 453.povray: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -lsmartheap |
Fortran benchmarks:
| 410.bwaves: | -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -lhugetlbfs |
| 416.gamess: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qalias=nostd -qnoenablevmx |
| 434.zeusmp: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O3 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qxlf90=nosignedzero -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 437.leslie3d: | -O3 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT -q64 |
| 459.GemsFDTD: | basepeak = yes |
| 465.tonto: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qessl -q64 -lessl -lsmartheap -lxlf90_r |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| 435.gromacs: | -Wl,-q -O2 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -lhugetlbfs |
| 436.cactusADM: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O2 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnostrict -lhugetlbfs |
| 454.calculix: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 481.wrf: | -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnoenablevmx -q64 -lhugetlbfs |