SPEC® CINT2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2014 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

Bull SAS

NovaScale R460 E2
(Intel Xeon X5550, 2.66 GHz)

CPU2006 license: 20 Test date: Apr-2009
Test sponsor: Bull SAS Hardware Availability: Apr-2009
Tested by: NEC Corporation Software Availability: Feb-2009
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon X5550
CPU Characteristics: Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.06 GHz
CPU MHz: 2667
FPU: Integrated
CPU(s) enabled: 8 cores, 2 chips, 4 cores/chip, 2 threads/core
CPU(s) orderable: 1,2 chips
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 256 KB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache: 8 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 48 GB (12 X 4 GB PC3-8500R, 2 rank, CL7, ECC)
Disk Subsystem: 1x146.5 GB SAS, 15000 RPM
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64)
SP2 with patch Linux kernel 20090119,
Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.34-smp
Compiler: Intel C++ Compiler 11.0 for Linux
Build 20090131 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.0.081
Auto Parallel: No
File System: ReiserFS
System State: Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers: 32-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: MicroQuill SmartHeap Library 8.1
Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502

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.
400.perlbench 16 764 205 775 202 768 204 16 662 236 661 236 672 233
401.bzip2 16 1047 147 1046 148 1046 148 16 1005 154 1002 154 1006 154
403.gcc 16 692 186 676 190 663 194 16 676 191 675 191 664 194
429.mcf 16 550 265 550 265 551 265 8 274 266 273 268 273 267
445.gobmk 16 757 222 755 222 756 222 16 683 246 683 246 679 247
456.hmmer 16 897 166 905 165 906 165 8 333 224 333 224 333 224
458.sjeng 16 924 210 920 210 919 211 16 840 230 841 230 835 232
462.libquantum 16 485 684 485 683 484 685 16 484 685 485 684 484 684
464.h264ref 16 1247 284 1291 274 1292 274 16 1220 290 1188 298 1193 297
471.omnetpp 16 589 170 589 170 590 170 16 589 170 589 170 590 170
473.astar 16 774 145 777 145 777 145 16 703 160 702 160 705 159
483.xalancbmk 16 441 251 436 253 438 252 16 441 251 436 253 438 252

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.
 numactl was used to bind copies to the cores

Operating System Notes

 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run

Platform Notes

 BIOS setting:
 NUMA configuration: Enabled

General Notes

 The NEC Express5800/R120a-1(Intel Xeon X5550),
 the NEC Express5800/R120a-2(Intel Xeon X5550),
 the Bull NovaScale R440 E2 (Intel Xeon X5550, 2.66 GHz) and
 the Bull NovaScale R460 E2 (Intel Xeon X5550, 2.66 GHz) models are electronically equivalent.
 The results have been measured on a NEC Express5800/R120a-1(Intel Xeon X5550) model.

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 icc 

C++ benchmarks:

 icpc 

Base Portability Flags

400.perlbench:  -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 
462.libquantum:  -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 
483.xalancbmk:  -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -inline-calloc   -opt-malloc-options=3   -opt-prefetch 

C++ benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -opt-prefetch   -Wl,-z,muldefs   -L/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib -lsmartheap 

Base Other Flags

C benchmarks:

403.gcc:  -Dalloca=_alloca 

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icc 
401.bzip2:  /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/081/bin/intel64/icc 
456.hmmer:  /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/081/bin/intel64/icc 
458.sjeng:  /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/081/bin/intel64/icc 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icpc 
473.astar:  /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/081/bin/intel64/icpc 

Peak Portability Flags

400.perlbench:  -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 
401.bzip2:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
456.hmmer:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
458.sjeng:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
462.libquantum:  -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 
473.astar:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
483.xalancbmk:  -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

400.perlbench:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -ansi-alias   -opt-prefetch 
401.bzip2:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-prefetch   -ansi-alias   -auto-ilp32 
403.gcc:  -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -inline-calloc   -opt-malloc-options=3 
429.mcf:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-prefetch 
445.gobmk:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -O2   -ipo   -no-prec-div   -ansi-alias 
456.hmmer:  -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -unroll2   -ansi-alias   -auto-ilp32 
458.sjeng:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll4   -auto-ilp32 
462.libquantum:  -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-malloc-options=3   -opt-prefetch 
464.h264ref:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll2   -ansi-alias 

C++ benchmarks:

471.omnetpp:  basepeak = yes 
473.astar:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -ansi-alias   -opt-ra-region-strategy=routine   -auto-ilp32   -Wl,-z,muldefs   -L/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib64 -lsmartheap64 
483.xalancbmk:  basepeak = yes 

Peak Other Flags

C benchmarks:

403.gcc:  -Dalloca=_alloca 

The flags files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-int-linux64-revF.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/NEC-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags-revE.20090710.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-int-linux64-revF.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/NEC-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags-revE.20090710.xml.