| CPU2006 license: | 9006 | Test date: | May-2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | NEC Corporation | Hardware Availability: | Feb-2011 |
| Tested by: | NEC Corporation | Software Availability: | Mar-2011 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon E5606 |
| CPU Characteristics: | |
| CPU MHz: | 2133 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 8 cores, 2 chips, 4 cores/chip |
| 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: | 96 GB (12 x 8 GB 2Rx4 PC3-10600R-9, ECC, running at 1067 MHz and CL7) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1 x 500 GB SATA, 7200 RPM |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (x86_64), Kernel 2.6.32.12-0.7-default |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ Intel 64 Compiler XE for applications running on Intel 64, Version 12.0.3.174 Build 20110309 |
| Auto Parallel: | Yes |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | Microquill SmartHeap V8.1 |
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 | 585 | 16.7 | 583 | 16.7 | 584 | 16.7 | 510 | 19.1 | 512 | 19.1 | 509 | 19.2 |
| 401.bzip2 | 768 | 12.6 | 768 | 12.6 | 768 | 12.6 | 732 | 13.2 | 733 | 13.2 | 732 | 13.2 |
| 403.gcc | 459 | 17.6 | 456 | 17.7 | 462 | 17.4 | 440 | 18.3 | 440 | 18.3 | 440 | 18.3 |
| 429.mcf | 277 | 32.9 | 278 | 32.8 | 277 | 32.9 | 277 | 32.9 | 278 | 32.8 | 277 | 32.9 |
| 445.gobmk | 669 | 15.7 | 669 | 15.7 | 662 | 15.8 | 649 | 16.2 | 650 | 16.1 | 649 | 16.2 |
| 456.hmmer | 306 | 30.5 | 307 | 30.4 | 306 | 30.5 | 298 | 31.3 | 298 | 31.3 | 298 | 31.3 |
| 458.sjeng | 712 | 17.0 | 711 | 17.0 | 707 | 17.1 | 686 | 17.6 | 687 | 17.6 | 687 | 17.6 |
| 462.libquantum | 30.5 | 679 | 29.7 | 698 | 30.5 | 679 | 30.5 | 679 | 29.7 | 698 | 30.5 | 679 |
| 464.h264ref | 878 | 25.2 | 877 | 25.2 | 881 | 25.1 | 816 | 27.1 | 818 | 27.1 | 816 | 27.1 |
| 471.omnetpp | 425 | 14.7 | 425 | 14.7 | 425 | 14.7 | 361 | 17.3 | 361 | 17.3 | 447 | 14.0 |
| 473.astar | 494 | 14.2 | 492 | 14.3 | 492 | 14.3 | 494 | 14.2 | 492 | 14.3 | 492 | 14.3 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 284 | 24.3 | 282 | 24.5 | 283 | 24.4 | 272 | 25.3 | 272 | 25.4 | 273 | 25.3 |
Operating System Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run 'mount -t hugetlbfs nodev /mnt/hugepages' was used to enable large pages echo 1800 > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages export HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib64/libhugetlbfs.so
Platform Notes
BIOS Settings: Performance/Watt: Traditional Server Class: Custom Data Reuse Optimization: Disabled Memory Voltage: Normal
General Notes
OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores The Express5800/R120b-1 and the Express5800/R120b-2 models are electronically equivalent. The results have been measured on the Express5800/R120b-1 model.
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 -parallel -opt-prefetch -auto-p32 -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib64 -lsmartheap64 -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icc -m64 | |
| 400.perlbench: | 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 |
| 429.mcf: | -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) -opt-ra-region-strategy=block -ansi-alias -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib -lsmartheap -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 473.astar: | basepeak = yes |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib -lsmartheap -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |