SPEC® CFP2006 Result

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IBM Corporation

IBM System x3250 M4 (Intel Xeon E3-1270)

CPU2006 license: 11 Test date: Oct-2011
Test sponsor: IBM Corporation Hardware Availability: Oct-2011
Tested by: IBM Corporation Software Availability: Aug-2011
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon E3-1270
CPU Characteristics: Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.80 GHz
CPU MHz: 3400
FPU: Integrated
CPU(s) enabled: 4 cores, 1 chip, 4 cores/chip, 2 threads/core
CPU(s) orderable: 1 chip
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: 16 GB (2 x 8 GB 2Rx8 PC3-10600E-9, ECC)
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 146 GB SAS, 15000 RPM
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Release 6.1,
Kernel 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64
Compiler: C/C++/Fortran: Version 12.1.0.225 of
Intel Compiler XE
Build 20110803
Auto Parallel: No
File System: ext4
System State: Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers: 32/64-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: None

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 8 1201 90.5 1202 90.4 1207 90.1 4 583 93.3 579 93.9 582 93.3
416.gamess 8 1034 151   1039 151   1035 151   8 1011 155   1010 155   1009 155  
433.milc 8 802 91.6 802 91.6 802 91.5 8 801 91.7 801 91.7 800 91.7
434.zeusmp 8 534 136   536 136   532 137   8 534 136   536 136   532 137  
435.gromacs 8 467 122   467 122   467 122   8 469 122   467 122   469 122  
436.cactusADM 8 695 138   690 139   692 138   8 695 138   690 139   692 138  
437.leslie3d 8 1264 59.5 1265 59.5 1267 59.3 4 589 63.8 589 63.8 589 63.8
444.namd 8 542 118   533 120   532 121   8 526 122   524 122   529 121  
447.dealII 8 378 242   376 244   388 236   8 378 242   376 244   388 236  
450.soplex 8 974 68.5 976 68.4 976 68.4 4 434 76.9 422 79.0 423 78.9
453.povray 8 205 208   204 208   204 208   8 177 241   176 242   177 240  
454.calculix 8 344 192   338 196   341 193   8 338 195   344 192   343 192  
459.GemsFDTD 8 1458 58.2 1458 58.2 1458 58.2 4 753 56.4 755 56.2 754 56.3
465.tonto 8 587 134   594 132   591 133   8 567 139   571 138   572 138  
470.lbm 8 921 119   923 119   923 119   8 921 119   923 119   923 119  
481.wrf 8 826 108   826 108   826 108   8 814 110   814 110   813 110  
482.sphinx3 8 1559 100   1558 100   1558 100   8 1506 104   1505 104   1509 103  

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.
 taskset was used to bind copies to the cores

Platform Notes

BIOS Settings:
Turbo Mode enabled in BIOS
C-State enabled in BIOS

General Notes

Environment variables set by runspec before the start of the run:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH = "/root/SPECcpu12.1/smartheap:/root/SPECcpu12.1/ic12.1-libs/ia32/:/root/SPECcpu12.1/ic12.1-libs/intel64"

 Binaries compiled on a system with 1x Core i7-860 CPU + 8GB
 memory using RHEL5.5 with binutils-2.17.50.0.6-14.el5
 Stack size set to unlimited using "ulimit -s unlimited"
 Transparent Huge Pages disabled with:
 echo never  > /sys/kernel/mm/redhat_transparent_hugepage/enabled
 Filesystem page cache cleared with:
 echo 1>       /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
 runspec command invoked through numactl i.e.:
 numactl --interleave=all runspec <etc>

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 

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

 -xAVX   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-prefetch   -auto-p32   -ansi-alias   -opt-mem-layout-trans=3 

C++ benchmarks:

 -xAVX   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-prefetch   -auto-p32   -ansi-alias   -opt-mem-layout-trans=3 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -xAVX   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-prefetch 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -xAVX   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-prefetch   -auto-p32   -ansi-alias   -opt-mem-layout-trans=3 

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icc -m64 
482.sphinx3:  icc -m32 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icpc -m64 
450.soplex:  icpc -m32 

Fortran benchmarks:

 ifort -m64 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc -m64   ifort -m64 

Peak 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 
453.povray:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
454.calculix:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
465.tonto:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
470.lbm:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
481.wrf:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -DSPEC_CPU_CASE_FLAG   -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:  -xAVX(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -opt-mem-layout-trans=3(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -static   -auto-ilp32 
470.lbm:  basepeak = yes 
482.sphinx3:  -xAVX   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -opt-mem-layout-trans=3   -unroll2 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -xAVX(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -opt-mem-layout-trans=3(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fno-alias   -auto-ilp32 
447.dealII:  basepeak = yes 
450.soplex:  -xAVX(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -opt-mem-layout-trans=3(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-malloc-options=3 
453.povray:  -xAVX(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -opt-mem-layout-trans=3(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll4   -ansi-alias 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  -xAVX(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -static 
416.gamess:  -xAVX(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:  -xAVX   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-prefetch 
459.GemsFDTD:  -xAVX(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-malloc-options=3 
465.tonto:  -xAVX(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll4   -auto   -inline-calloc   -opt-malloc-options=3 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:  -xAVX(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -opt-mem-layout-trans=3(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-prefetch   -static   -auto-ilp32 
436.cactusADM:  basepeak = yes 
454.calculix:  -xAVX   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -auto-ilp32 
481.wrf:  Same as 454.calculix 

The flags files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12.1-linux64.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/IBM-platform-linux64-revB.20111206.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12.1-linux64.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/IBM-platform-linux64-revB.20111206.xml.