SPEC® MPIL2007 Result

Copyright 2006-2010 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

SGI

SGI Altix ICE 8400EX
(Intel Xeon X5670, 2.93 GHz)

SPECmpiL_peak2007 = Not Run

MPI2007 license: 4 Test date: Apr-2010
Test sponsor: SGI Hardware Availability: May-2010
Tested by: SGI Software Availability: Feb-2010
Benchmark results graph

Results Table

Benchmark Base Peak
Ranks Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Ranks Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio
Results appear in the order in which they were run. Bold underlined text indicates a median measurement.
121.pop2 96 1592 2.44 1587 2.45
122.tachyon 96 1192 1.63 1194 1.63
125.RAxML 96 2391 1.22 2387 1.22
126.lammps 96 1013 2.43 1018 2.42
128.GAPgeofem 96 1642 3.61 1624 3.65
129.tera_tf 96 656 1.68 656 1.68
132.zeusmp2 96 664 3.19 666 3.18
137.lu 96 1107 3.80 1106 3.80
142.dmilc 96 552 6.68 552 6.68
143.dleslie 96 798 3.89 798 3.89
145.lGemsFDTD 96 1067 4.13 1067 4.13
147.l2wrf2 96 2056 3.99 2055 3.99
Hardware Summary
Type of System: Homogeneous
Compute Node: SGI Altix ICE 8400EX Compute Node
Interconnects: InfiniBand (MPI)
InfiniBand (I/O)
File Server Node: SGI InfiniteStorage Nexis 2000 NAS
Total Compute Nodes: 8
Total Chips: 16
Total Cores: 96
Total Threads: 192
Total Memory: 192 GB
Base Ranks Run: 96
Minimum Peak Ranks: --
Maximum Peak Ranks: --
Software Summary
C Compiler: Intel C Compiler for Linux
Version 11.1, Build 20100203
C++ Compiler: Intel C++ Compiler for Linux
Version 11.1, Build 20100203
Fortran Compiler: Intel Fortran Compiler for Linux
Version 11.1, Build 20100203
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 64-bit
MPI Library: SGI MPT 1.26
Other MPI Info: OFED 1.4.1
Pre-processors: None
Other Software: None

Node Description: SGI Altix ICE 8400EX Compute Node

Hardware
Number of nodes: 8
Uses of the node: compute
Vendor: SGI
Model: SGI Altix ICE 8400EX (Intel Xeon X5670, 2.93 GHz)
CPU Name: Intel Xeon X5670
CPU(s) orderable: 1-2 chips
Chips enabled: 2
Cores enabled: 12
Cores per chip: 6
Threads per core: 2
CPU Characteristics: Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.33 GHz
Hyper-Threading Technology enabled
CPU MHz: 2933
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 256 KB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache: 12 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 24 GB (6*4GB DDR3-1333 CL9 RDIMMs)
Disk Subsystem: None
Other Hardware: None
Adapter: Mellanox MT26428 ConnectX IB QDR
(PCIe x8 Gen2 5 GT/s)
Number of Adapters: 1
Slot Type: PCIe x8 Gen2
Data Rate: InfiniBand 4x QDR
Ports Used: 2
Interconnect Type: InfiniBand
Software
Adapter: Mellanox MT26428 ConnectX IB QDR
(PCIe x8 Gen2 5 GT/s)
Adapter Driver: OFED-1.4.1
Adapter Firmware: 2.7.0
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP3
Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.54.5-smp
Local File System: NFSv3
Shared File System: NFSv3 IPoIB
System State: Multi-user, run level 3
Other Software: SGI ProPack 6 for Linux Service Pack 6, SGI Tempo
V 1.10

Node Description: SGI InfiniteStorage Nexis 2000 NAS

Hardware
Number of nodes: 1
Uses of the node: fileserver
Vendor: SGI
Model: SGI Altix XE 240 (Intel Xeon 5140, 2.33 GHz)
CPU Name: Intel Xeon 5140
CPU(s) orderable: 1-2 chips
Chips enabled: 2
Cores enabled: 4
Cores per chip: 2
Threads per core: 1
CPU Characteristics: 1333 MHz FSB
CPU MHz: 2333
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 4 MB I+D on chip per chip
L3 Cache: None
Other Cache: None
Memory: 16 GB (8*2GB DDR2-667MHz DIMMS)
Disk Subsystem: 4.3 TB RAID 5
48 x 146 GB SAS (Seagate Cheetah 15K.5)
Other Hardware: None
Adapter: Mellanox MT25208 InfiniHost III Ex
(PCIe x8 Gen1 2.5 GT/s)
Number of Adapters: 2
Slot Type: PCIe x8 Gen1
Data Rate: InfiniBand 4x DDR
Ports Used: 2
Interconnect Type: InfiniBand
Software
Adapter: Mellanox MT25208 InfiniHost III Ex
(PCIe x8 Gen1 2.5 GT/s)
Adapter Driver: OFED-1.3
Adapter Firmware: 5.3.0
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP1
Kernel 2.6.16.54-0.2.5-smp
Local File System: xfs
Shared File System: --
System State: Multi-user, run level 5
Other Software: SGI ProPack 5 for Linux Service Pack 5

Interconnect Description: InfiniBand (MPI)

Hardware
Vendor: Mellanox Technologies
Model: MT26428 ConnectX
Switch Model: Mellanox MT48436 InfiniScale-IV
Number of Switches: 128
Number of Ports: 36
Data Rate: InfiniBand 4x QDR
Firmware: 5030004
Topology: Bristle hypercube
Primary Use: MPI traffic

Interconnect Description: InfiniBand (I/O)

Hardware
Vendor: Mellanox Technologies
Model: MT26428 ConnectX
Switch Model: Mellanox MT48436 InfiniScale-IV
Number of Switches: 64
Number of Ports: 36
Data Rate: InfiniBand 4x QDR
Firmware: 5030004
Topology: Bristle hypercube
Primary Use: I/O traffic

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.

General Notes

Software environment:
  export MPI_REQUEST_MAX=65536
  export MPI_TYPE_MAX=32768
  export MPI_BUFS_THRESHOLD=1
  export MPI_DSM_DISTRIBUTE=yes
  export MPI_IB_RAILS=2
  ulimit -s unlimited
BIOS settings:
  AMI BIOS version 8.16
  Hyper-Threading Technology enabled (default)
  Intel Turbo Boost Technology enabled (default)
  Intel Turbo Boost Technology activated in the OS via
    /etc/init.d/acpid start
    /etc/init.d/powersaved start
    powersave -f
Job Placement:
  Each MPI job was assigned to a topologically compact set
  of nodes, i.e. the minimal needed number of switches was
  used for each job: 2 switches for 96 ranks,
  4 switches for 192 ranks, 8 switches for 384 ranks,
  16 switches for 768 ranks, 32 switches for 1536 ranks,
  64 switches for 3072 ranks.

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 icc 

C++ benchmarks:

126.lammps:  icpc 

Fortran benchmarks:

 ifort 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc   ifort 

Base Portability Flags

121.pop2:  -DSPEC_MPI_CASE_FLAG 

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

 -O3   -xSSE4.2   -no-prec-div 

C++ benchmarks:

126.lammps:  -O3   -xSSE4.2   -no-prec-div   -ansi-alias 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -O3   -xSSE4.2   -no-prec-div 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -O3   -xSSE4.2   -no-prec-div 

Base Other Flags

C benchmarks:

 -lmpi 

C++ benchmarks:

126.lammps:  -lmpi 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -lmpi 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -lmpi 

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/mpi2007/flags/SGI_x86_64_Intel111_flags.20100202.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/mpi2007/flags/SGI_x86_64_Intel111_flags.20100202.xml.