| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Apr-2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | May-2011 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | Nov-2010 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | POWER7 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intelligent Energy Optimization not enabled |
| CPU MHz: | 2464 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 32 cores, 4 chips, 8 cores/chip, 4 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 32 cores |
| Primary Cache: | 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core |
| Secondary Cache: | 256 KB I+D on chip per core |
| L3 Cache: | 4 MB I+D on chip per core |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 256 GB (32 x 8 GB) DDR3 1066 MHz |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1 x 600 GB SAS SFF 10K RPM |
| Other Hardware: | Installed in BladeCenter H |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.0 (ppc64), Kernel 2.6.32-71.el6.ppc64 |
| Compiler: | IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V11.1 Version: 11.01.0000.0001 IBM XL Fortran for Linux, V13.1 Version: 13.01.0000.0001 |
| Auto Parallel: | No |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run Level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | -Post-Link Optimization for Linux on POWER, Version 5.6.0-2 -MicroQuill SmartHeap 9 -Apache C++ Standard Library V4.2.1 |
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. | ||||||||||||||
| 410.bwaves | 128 | 2136 | 814 | 2147 | 810 | 2150 | 809 | 128 | 2136 | 814 | 2147 | 810 | 2150 | 809 |
| 416.gamess | 128 | 3917 | 640 | 3921 | 639 | 3916 | 640 | 128 | 3604 | 695 | 3592 | 698 | 3603 | 696 |
| 433.milc | 128 | 1538 | 764 | 1557 | 755 | 1558 | 754 | 32 | 374 | 786 | 375 | 784 | 375 | 784 |
| 434.zeusmp | 128 | 1587 | 734 | 1585 | 735 | 1580 | 737 | 128 | 1587 | 734 | 1585 | 735 | 1580 | 737 |
| 435.gromacs | 128 | 1738 | 526 | 1735 | 527 | 1738 | 526 | 128 | 1334 | 685 | 1325 | 690 | 1320 | 692 |
| 436.cactusADM | 128 | 1687 | 907 | 1682 | 909 | 1684 | 908 | 128 | 1342 | 1140 | 1339 | 1140 | 1335 | 1150 |
| 437.leslie3d | 128 | 2344 | 513 | 2368 | 508 | 2358 | 510 | 32 | 525 | 573 | 526 | 571 | 527 | 571 |
| 444.namd | 128 | 1184 | 867 | 1192 | 862 | 1169 | 878 | 128 | 1184 | 867 | 1192 | 862 | 1169 | 878 |
| 447.dealII | 128 | 1062 | 1380 | 1061 | 1380 | 1064 | 1380 | 128 | 858 | 1710 | 869 | 1680 | 867 | 1690 |
| 450.soplex | 128 | 2388 | 447 | 3001 | 356 | 2378 | 449 | 128 | 2388 | 447 | 3001 | 356 | 2378 | 449 |
| 453.povray | 128 | 1054 | 646 | 1043 | 653 | 1045 | 651 | 128 | 881 | 773 | 885 | 769 | 875 | 778 |
| 454.calculix | 128 | 1707 | 619 | 1700 | 621 | 1699 | 622 | 128 | 1599 | 660 | 1600 | 660 | 1605 | 658 |
| 459.GemsFDTD | 128 | 3305 | 411 | 3239 | 419 | 3243 | 419 | 32 | 786 | 432 | 785 | 433 | 788 | 431 |
| 465.tonto | 128 | 2766 | 455 | 2760 | 456 | 2765 | 456 | 128 | 1479 | 851 | 1480 | 851 | 1480 | 851 |
| 470.lbm | 128 | 1516 | 1160 | 1523 | 1150 | 1526 | 1150 | 128 | 1516 | 1160 | 1523 | 1150 | 1526 | 1150 |
| 481.wrf | 128 | 2170 | 659 | 2167 | 660 | 2129 | 672 | 128 | 1865 | 767 | 1858 | 769 | 1801 | 794 |
| 482.sphinx3 | 128 | 3257 | 766 | 3311 | 754 | 3215 | 776 | 128 | 3257 | 766 | 3311 | 754 | 3215 | 776 |
Peak Tuning Notes
IBM Post-Link Optimization tool with options "-O4 -nodp" used for 433.milc 435.gromacs 450.soplex 482.sphinx3 options "-O4 -nodp -m power7" used for 434.zeusmp options "-O3 -lu -1 -nodp -sdp 9 -m power7" used for 436.cactusADM options "-O3 -lu -1 -nodp -sdp 9" used for 437.leslied 444.namd options "-O4" used for 465.tonto
Submit Notes
The config file option 'submit' was used. Benchmarks bound to a processor using numactl on the submit command.
Operating System Notes
ulimit -s (stack) set to 1048576. Large pages reserved as follows by root user: echo 4224 > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages The following environment varibles were set before the runspec command: XLFRTEOPTS=intrinthds=1 HUGETLB_VERBOSE=0 HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes HUGETLB_ELFMAP=RW 447.dealII (peak): "apache_stdcxx_4_2_1" src.alt was used. 447.dealII (base): "apache_stdcxx_4_2_1" src.alt was used. The Apache C++ Standard Library V4.2.1 was installed from http://stdcxx.apache.org/download.html using: gmake BUILDTYPE=8d CONFIG=gcc.config
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=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-align |
C++ benchmarks:
| -O4 -qsimd -qrtti -lhugetlbfs -lsmartheap |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qalias=nostd -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-align |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qalias=nostd -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-align |
Base Other Flags
C benchmarks:
C++ benchmarks:
Fortran benchmarks:
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
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: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -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 -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -lhugetlbfs |
| 470.lbm: | basepeak = yes |
| 482.sphinx3: | basepeak = yes |
C++ benchmarks:
| 444.namd: | basepeak = yes |
| 447.dealII: | -O4 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -qrtti -qcpp_stdinc=/autobench/sources/stdcxx-4.2.1/dist/include/ansi:/autobench/sources/stdcxx-4.2.1/dist/include:/opt/ibmcmp/vacpp/11.1/include -lsmartheap -L/autobench/sources/stdcxx-4.2.1/dist/lib -R/autobench/sources/stdcxx-4.2.1/dist/lib -lstd8d |
| 450.soplex: | basepeak = yes |
| 453.povray: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -qsimd -lsmartheap |
Fortran benchmarks:
| 410.bwaves: | basepeak = yes |
| 416.gamess: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -qalias=nostd -lhugetlbfs |
| 434.zeusmp: | basepeak = yes |
| 437.leslie3d: | -Wl,-q -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -q64 -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-align |
| 459.GemsFDTD: | -O4 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -qsimd -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-align |
| 465.tonto: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -qsimd -lhugetlbfs |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| 435.gromacs: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -qsimd -lhugetlbfs |
| 436.cactusADM: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -qnostrict -qsimd -q64 -lhugetlbfs |
| 454.calculix: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -qsimd -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-align |
| 481.wrf: | -O3 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qipa=threads -q64 -lhugetlbfs |