SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2014 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

Bull SAS

NovaScale R480 E1
(2.66 GHz, Intel Xeon X7460)

SPECfp®2006 = 23.1

CPU2006 license: 20 Test date: Nov-2008
Test sponsor: Bull SAS Hardware Availability: Nov-2008
Tested by: NEC Corporation Software Availability: Nov-2008
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon X7460
CPU Characteristics: 1066 MHz system bus
CPU MHz: 2667
FPU: Integrated
CPU(s) enabled: 24 cores, 4 chips, 6 cores/chip
CPU(s) orderable: 1,2,3,4 chips
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 9 MB I+D on chip per chip, 3 MB shared / 2 cores
L3 Cache: 16 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 32 GB (16x2 GB PC2-5300F, 2 rank, CL5-5-5, ECC)
Disk Subsystem: 1x73.2 GB SAS, 15000 RPM
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP2,
Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.21-smp
Compiler: Intel C++ and Fortran Compiler 11.0 for Linux
Build 20080930 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.0.069,
l_fproc_p_11.0.069
Auto Parallel: Yes
File System: ext2
System State: Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502

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.
410.bwaves 296   45.8 296   45.9 296   45.9 298   45.7 297   45.8 298   45.6
416.gamess 1220   16.1 1213   16.1 1215   16.1 960   20.4 960   20.4 960   20.4
433.milc 817   11.2 817   11.2 816   11.2 824   11.1 824   11.1 823   11.2
434.zeusmp 505   18.0 506   18.0 506   18.0 505   18.0 506   18.0 506   18.0
435.gromacs 402   17.8 403   17.7 401   17.8 398   18.0 398   18.0 398   17.9
436.cactusADM 75.4 158   75.6 158   75.3 159   77.2 155   77.0 155   77.0 155  
437.leslie3d 617   15.2 617   15.2 620   15.2 617   15.2 617   15.2 620   15.2
444.namd 550   14.6 550   14.6 550   14.6 555   14.4 554   14.5 553   14.5
447.dealII 483   23.7 484   23.6 483   23.7 449   25.5 449   25.5 449   25.5
450.soplex 706   11.8 709   11.8 711   11.7 626   13.3 634   13.2 628   13.3
453.povray 243   21.9 254   21.0 243   21.9 199   26.8 198   26.9 197   27.0
454.calculix 452   18.2 457   18.1 452   18.2 390   21.1 393   21.0 391   21.1
459.GemsFDTD 417   25.4 417   25.5 417   25.4 403   26.4 403   26.3 403   26.3
465.tonto 597   16.5 600   16.4 599   16.4 487   20.2 489   20.1 488   20.2
470.lbm 441   31.1 440   31.2 440   31.2 441   31.1 440   31.2 440   31.2
481.wrf 674   16.6 676   16.5 675   16.5 677   16.5 676   16.5 676   16.5
482.sphinx3 754   25.9 752   25.9 760   25.6 749   26.0 762   25.6 751   26.0

Operating System Notes

 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run
 OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores
 KMP_AFFINITY set to "physical,0"
 KMP_STACKSIZE set to 200M

Platform Notes

Bios settings:
Hardware Prefetcher:             Enabled
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch:    Enabled
FSB High Bandwidth Optimization: Disabled

General Notes

 The NEC Express5800/R140a-4(Intel Xeon X7460) and
 the Bull NovaScale R480 E1(Intel Xeon X7460, 2.66 GHz) models are electronically equivalent.
 The results have been measured on a NEC Express5800/R140a-4(Intel Xeon X7460) model.

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 icc 

C++ benchmarks:

 icpc 

Fortran benchmarks:

 ifort 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc   ifort 

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:

 -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -parallel   -opt-prefetch 

C++ benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -parallel   -opt-prefetch 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -parallel   -opt-prefetch 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -parallel   -opt-prefetch 

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icc 
482.sphinx3:  /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/bin/ia32/icc   -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/ipp/ia32/lib   -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/ipp/ia32/include 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icpc 
450.soplex:  /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/bin/ia32/icpc   -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/ipp/ia32/lib   -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/ipp/ia32/include 

Fortran benchmarks:

 ifort 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc   ifort 

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 
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 

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -fno-alias 
470.lbm:  basepeak = yes 
482.sphinx3:  -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -unroll2 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -fno-alias   -auto-ilp32 
447.dealII:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -unroll2   -ansi-alias   -scalar-rep-   -opt-prefetch 
450.soplex:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-malloc-options=3 
453.povray:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -unroll4   -ansi-alias 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-prefetch   -parallel 
416.gamess:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -unroll2   -Ob0   -ansi-alias   -scalar-rep- 
434.zeusmp:  basepeak = yes 
437.leslie3d:  basepeak = yes 
459.GemsFDTD:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -unroll2   -Ob0   -opt-prefetch   -parallel 
465.tonto:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -unroll4   -auto 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-prefetch   -auto-ilp32 
436.cactusADM:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -unroll2   -opt-prefetch   -parallel   -auto-ilp32 
454.calculix:  -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -auto-ilp32 
481.wrf:  -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-prefetch   -parallel   -auto-ilp32 

The flags files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revD.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/NEC-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags-revB.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revD.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/NEC-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags-revB.xml.