SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Hewlett-Packard Company

ProLiant DL580 G7
(2.13 GHz, Intel Xeon E7-4830)

SPECfp®2006 = 53.7

SPECfp_base2006 = 49.5

CPU2006 license:	3	Test date:	Jul-2011
Test sponsor:	Hewlett-Packard Company	Hardware Availability:	Apr-2011
Tested by:	Hewlett-Packard Company	Software Availability:	Dec-2010

Hardware
CPU Name:	Intel Xeon E7-4830
CPU Characteristics:	Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.40 GHz
CPU MHz:	2133
FPU:	Integrated
CPU(s) enabled:	32 cores, 4 chips, 8 cores/chip
CPU(s) orderable:	2,4 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:	24 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache:	None
Memory:	256 GB (64 x 4 GB 2Rx4 PC3-10600R-9, ECC, running at 1067 MHz)
Disk Subsystem:	2 x 146 GB 15 K SAS
Other Hardware:	None

Software
Operating System:	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) SP1, Kernel 2.6.32.12-0.7-default
Compiler:	Intel C++ and Fortran Intel 64 Compiler XE for applications running on Intel 64 Version 12 Update 3
Auto Parallel:	Yes
File System:	ext3
System State:	Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers:	64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	None

Results Table

Benchmark	Base						Peak
Benchmark	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.
410.bwaves	31.5	432	32.9	413	30.3	449	31.5	432	32.9	413	30.3	449
416.gamess	1270	15.4	1278	15.3	1268	15.4	982	19.9	981	20.0	980	20.0
433.milc	319	28.7	320	28.7	319	28.8	319	28.7	320	28.7	319	28.8
434.zeusmp	98.7	92.2	99.1	91.8	98.1	92.8	98.7	92.2	99.1	91.8	98.1	92.8
435.gromacs	453	15.8	452	15.8	455	15.7	425	16.8	423	16.9	424	16.8
436.cactusADM	33.3	359	32.5	368	32.9	363	33.3	359	32.5	368	32.9	363
437.leslie3d	56.6	166	57.4	164	58.6	160	56.6	166	57.4	164	58.6	160
444.namd	574	14.0	573	14.0	573	14.0	563	14.2	563	14.2	563	14.3
447.dealII	401	28.6	401	28.6	400	28.6	401	28.6	401	28.6	400	28.6
450.soplex	356	23.5	355	23.5	356	23.5	356	23.5	355	23.5	356	23.5
453.povray	240	22.1	243	21.9	240	22.1	190	27.9	190	28.0	189	28.1
454.calculix	412	20.0	410	20.1	410	20.1	344	24.0	344	24.0	343	24.0
459.GemsFDTD	111	95.3	107	99.2	119	89.0	88.2	120	103	103	102	104
465.tonto	630	15.6	629	15.7	620	15.9	408	24.1	410	24.0	408	24.1
470.lbm	23.2	592	22.8	602	22.8	602	23.2	592	22.8	602	22.8	602
481.wrf	401	27.9	392	28.5	385	29.0	401	27.9	392	28.5	385	29.0
482.sphinx3	527	37.0	527	37.0	528	36.9	475	41.1	475	41.0	477	40.8

Operating System Notes

 'nodev   /mnt/hugepages   hugetlbfs   defaults   0 0' added to /etc/fstab
 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run
echo 900 > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages
export HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes
export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib64/libhugetlbfs.so

Platform Notes

 BIOS configuration:
  Intel HyperThreading Options set to Disabled
  Minimum Processor Idle Power States set to C6
  Thermal Configuration set to Increased Cooling

General Notes

 Binaries were compiled on RHEL5.5

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

icc -m64

C++ benchmarks:

icpc -m64

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort -m64

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icc -m64 ifort -m64

Base Portability Flags

410.bwaves:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
416.gamess:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
433.milc:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
434.zeusmp:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
435.gromacs:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -nofor_main
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -nofor_main
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
447.dealII:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
450.soplex:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -nofor_main
459.GemsFDTD:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
465.tonto:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
470.lbm:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
481.wrf:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_CASE_FLAG -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX
482.sphinx3:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

icc -m64

C++ benchmarks:

icpc -m64

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort -m64

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icc -m64 ifort -m64

Peak Portability Flags

Same as Base Portability Flags

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:	basepeak = yes
470.lbm:	basepeak = yes
482.sphinx3:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -unroll2 -ansi-alias -parallel

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -fno-alias -auto-ilp32
447.dealII:	basepeak = yes
450.soplex:	basepeak = yes
453.povray:	-xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll4 -ansi-alias -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	basepeak = yes
416.gamess:	-xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll2 -inline-level=0 -scalar-rep- -static
434.zeusmp:	basepeak = yes
437.leslie3d:	basepeak = yes
459.GemsFDTD:	-xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll2 -inline-level=0 -opt-prefetch -parallel -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT
465.tonto:	-xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3 -auto -unroll4 -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -static -auto-ilp32 -ansi-alias
436.cactusADM:	basepeak = yes
454.calculix:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -auto-ilp32 -ansi-alias
481.wrf:	basepeak = yes

The flags files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/HP-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags.20110316.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12.0-linux64-revB.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/HP-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags.20110316.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12.0-linux64-revB.xml.