| CPU2006 license: | 55 | Test date: | Mar-2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Dell Inc. | Hardware Availability: | Mar-2010 |
| Tested by: | Dell Inc. | Software Availability: | Dec-2009 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon X7542 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.80 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 2666 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 12 cores, 2 chips, 6 cores/chip |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 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: | 18 MB I+D on chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 128 GB (32 x 4 GB DDR3-1066 QR RDIMM) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 6 x 73 GB 15000 RPM SAS |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86_64) Update 4 errata kernel (RHEL 5.4.z) kernel-2.6.18-164.9.1.el5.x86_64 |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ Professional Compiler for IA32 and Intel 64, Version 11.1 Build 20091130 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.1.064 |
| Auto Parallel: | Yes |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 64-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | Microquill SmartHeap V8.1 Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502 |
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 | 465 | 21.0 | 458 | 21.3 | 457 | 21.4 | 395 | 24.7 | 395 | 24.7 | 395 | 24.7 |
| 401.bzip2 | 601 | 16.1 | 602 | 16.0 | 602 | 16.0 | 600 | 16.1 | 601 | 16.1 | 600 | 16.1 |
| 403.gcc | 552 | 14.6 | 551 | 14.6 | 550 | 14.6 | 414 | 19.5 | 413 | 19.5 | 414 | 19.5 |
| 429.mcf | 348 | 26.2 | 327 | 27.9 | 327 | 27.9 | 269 | 33.9 | 264 | 34.5 | 264 | 34.5 |
| 445.gobmk | 533 | 19.7 | 537 | 19.5 | 536 | 19.6 | 479 | 21.9 | 479 | 21.9 | 479 | 21.9 |
| 456.hmmer | 242 | 38.5 | 242 | 38.5 | 242 | 38.6 | 230 | 40.6 | 230 | 40.6 | 230 | 40.6 |
| 458.sjeng | 642 | 18.8 | 644 | 18.8 | 643 | 18.8 | 575 | 21.0 | 575 | 21.1 | 575 | 21.0 |
| 462.libquantum | 37.6 | 551 | 37.8 | 548 | 38.8 | 534 | 38.7 | 535 | 38.7 | 535 | 39.8 | 520 |
| 464.h264ref | 694 | 31.9 | 696 | 31.8 | 695 | 31.8 | 652 | 33.9 | 652 | 33.9 | 652 | 34.0 |
| 471.omnetpp | 459 | 13.6 | 455 | 13.7 | 456 | 13.7 | 304 | 20.5 | 306 | 20.4 | 306 | 20.4 |
| 473.astar | 419 | 16.8 | 415 | 16.9 | 418 | 16.8 | 398 | 17.6 | 399 | 17.6 | 398 | 17.6 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 235 | 29.4 | 234 | 29.5 | 235 | 29.4 | 248 | 27.8 | 247 | 27.9 | 246 | 28.0 |
Operating System Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run
Platform Notes
vm.zone_reclaim_mode = 1 in /etc/sysctl.conf file BIOS Settings: Power Management = Maximum Performance (Default = Active Power Controller)
General Notes
OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores KMP_AFFINITY set to granularity=fine,scatter
Base Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_X64 |
| 401.bzip2: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 403.gcc: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 429.mcf: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 445.gobmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 456.hmmer: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 458.sjeng: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 464.h264ref: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 471.omnetpp: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 473.astar: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -parallel -opt-prefetch |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-64bit -lsmartheap64 |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icc -m64 | |
| 400.perlbench: | icc -m32 |
| 429.mcf: | icc -m32 |
| 445.gobmk: | icc -m32 |
| 464.h264ref: | icc -m32 |
C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icpc -m32 | |
| 473.astar: | icpc -m64 |
Peak Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 |
| 401.bzip2: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 403.gcc: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 456.hmmer: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 458.sjeng: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 473.astar: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
C++ benchmarks:
| 471.omnetpp: | -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=block -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-32bit -lsmartheap |
| 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 -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-64bit -lsmartheap64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-32bit -lsmartheap |