| CPU2006 license: | 9019 | Test date: | Oct-2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Cisco Systems | Hardware Availability: | Sep-2010 |
| Tested by: | Cisco Systems | Software Availability: | Jan-2010 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon E6540 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.27 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 2000 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 12 cores, 2 chips, 6 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: | 18 MB I+D on chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 128 GB (32 x 4 GB 2Rx4 PC3-10600R, ECC, running at 978 MHz and CL7) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1 x 64 GB SSD, SATA, 3Gb/s |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SuSe Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64), Kernel 2.6.27.19-5-default |
| 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: | No |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | MicroQuill SmartHeap Library V8.1 |
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 | 24 | 1137 | 206 | 1140 | 206 | 1141 | 206 | 24 | 968 | 242 | 970 | 242 | 958 | 245 |
| 401.bzip2 | 24 | 1461 | 158 | 1469 | 158 | 1466 | 158 | 24 | 1387 | 167 | 1386 | 167 | 1383 | 167 |
| 403.gcc | 24 | 931 | 207 | 939 | 206 | 935 | 207 | 24 | 939 | 206 | 940 | 206 | 943 | 205 |
| 429.mcf | 24 | 724 | 302 | 721 | 303 | 729 | 300 | 24 | 723 | 303 | 718 | 305 | 730 | 300 |
| 445.gobmk | 24 | 1037 | 243 | 1037 | 243 | 1037 | 243 | 24 | 950 | 265 | 950 | 265 | 952 | 264 |
| 456.hmmer | 24 | 667 | 336 | 658 | 340 | 664 | 337 | 24 | 522 | 429 | 520 | 431 | 518 | 432 |
| 458.sjeng | 24 | 1299 | 224 | 1305 | 223 | 1307 | 222 | 24 | 1183 | 245 | 1185 | 245 | 1184 | 245 |
| 462.libquantum | 24 | 630 | 789 | 617 | 805 | 616 | 807 | 24 | 608 | 818 | 623 | 798 | 608 | 817 |
| 464.h264ref | 24 | 1731 | 307 | 1686 | 315 | 1710 | 311 | 24 | 1656 | 321 | 1674 | 317 | 1640 | 324 |
| 471.omnetpp | 24 | 853 | 176 | 853 | 176 | 855 | 175 | 24 | 772 | 194 | 771 | 194 | 771 | 195 |
| 473.astar | 24 | 1048 | 161 | 1046 | 161 | 1045 | 161 | 24 | 933 | 181 | 932 | 181 | 932 | 181 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 24 | 599 | 276 | 596 | 278 | 598 | 277 | 24 | 599 | 276 | 596 | 278 | 598 | 277 |
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
General Notes
Binaries were compiled on SLES 10 with Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502
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 -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/libic11.1-32bit -lsmartheap |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icc -m32 | |
| 401.bzip2: | icc -m64 |
| 456.hmmer: | icc -m64 |
| 458.sjeng: | icc -m64 |
| 462.libquantum: | icc -m64 |
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 |
| 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:
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 429.mcf: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -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 -auto-ilp32 -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: | -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: | basepeak = yes |