SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2014 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

Hewlett-Packard Company

ProLiant BL460c Gen8
(2.30 GHz, Intel Xeon E5-2630)

SPECfp®2006 = 71.6

CPU2006 license: 3 Test date: Sep-2012
Test sponsor: Hewlett-Packard Company Hardware Availability: Oct-2012
Tested by: Hewlett-Packard Company Software Availability: Mar-2012
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon E5-2630
CPU Characteristics: Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.80 GHz
CPU MHz: 2300
FPU: Integrated
CPU(s) enabled: 12 cores, 2 chips, 6 cores/chip, 2 threads/core
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: 15 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 128 GB (16 x 8 GB 2Rx4 PC3-12800R-11, ECC,
running at 1333 MHz and CL9)
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 300 GB 15 K SAS
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.2,
(Santiago)
Kernel 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64
Compiler: C/C++: Version 12.1.0.225 of Intel C++
Studio XE for Linux;
Fortran: Version 12.1.0.225 of Intel Fortran
Studio XE for Linux
Auto Parallel: Yes
File System: ext4
System State: Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: HP Array Configuration Utility, CLI version

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 45.2 300   45.6 298   44.0 309   43.6 311   45.2 300   44.6 304  
416.gamess 779   25.1 777   25.2 777   25.2 671   29.2 664   29.5 664   29.5
433.milc 174   52.7 174   52.7 174   52.7 170   53.9 171   53.7 170   54.0
434.zeusmp 74.4 122   74.0 123   74.0 123   74.4 122   74.0 123   74.0 123  
435.gromacs 262   27.3 261   27.4 261   27.4 262   27.3 261   27.4 261   27.4
436.cactusADM 29.9 400   30.1 397   30.1 397   29.9 400   30.1 397   30.1 397  
437.leslie3d 60.0 157   57.4 164   57.8 163   60.0 157   57.4 164   57.8 163  
444.namd 419   19.1 419   19.2 419   19.1 412   19.5 412   19.5 412   19.5
447.dealII 267   42.9 268   42.6 267   42.9 267   42.9 268   42.6 267   42.9
450.soplex 239   34.9 240   34.8 241   34.6 239   34.9 240   34.8 241   34.6
453.povray 150   35.4 150   35.5 150   35.5 126   42.1 126   42.1 127   42.1
454.calculix 258   32.0 261   31.6 261   31.6 239   34.6 240   34.4 240   34.4
459.GemsFDTD 85.3 124   84.9 125   84.7 125   72.4 147   72.6 146   72.6 146  
465.tonto 342   28.8 309   31.8 342   28.7 274   35.9 275   35.8 277   35.6
470.lbm 37.0 371   36.2 379   36.2 379   37.0 371   36.2 379   36.2 379  
481.wrf 173   64.4 176   63.4 175   63.7 173   64.4 176   63.4 175   63.7
482.sphinx3 319   61.1 322   60.5 329   59.3 313   62.3 318   61.2 321   60.8

Operating System Notes

 Stack size set to unlimited using "ulimit -s unlimited"
 Transparent Huge Pages enabled with:
 echo always > /sys/kernel/mm/redhat_transparent_hugepage/enabled
 Filesystem page cache cleared with:
 echo 1 >       /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
 Zone reclaim mode enabled with:
 echo 1 >       /proc/sys/vm/zone_reclaim_mode
 runspec command invoked through numactl i.e.:
 numactl --localalloc runspec <etc>
 Drive Write Cache set to Enabled in HP Array Configuration Utility,
  CLI version
 Accelerator Ratio for Reads/Writes set to = 100% Read / 0% Write
  in HP Array Configuration Utility, CLI version

Platform Notes

BIOS Configuration:
 HP Power Profile set to Maximum Performance
 Minimum Processor Idle Power Core State set to C6
 Minimum Processor Idle Power Package State set to C6 (non-retention)
 Energy/Performance Bias is set to Maximum Performance
 Memory Power Savings Mode set to Maximum Performance
 Thermal Configuration set to Maximum Cooling
 Collaborative Power Control set to Disabled
 Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring set to Disabled

 Sysinfo program /cpu2006/config/sysinfo.rev6800
 $Rev: 6800 $ $Date:: 2011-10-11 #$ 6f2ebdff5032aaa42e583f96b07f99d3
 running on BL460cGen8 Wed Sep  5 17:46:39 2012

 This section contains SUT (System Under Test) info as seen by
 some common utilities.  To remove or add to this section, see:
   http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/Docs/config.html#sysinfo

 From /proc/cpuinfo
    model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 0 @ 2.30GHz
       2 "physical id"s (chips)
       24 "processors"
    cores, siblings (Caution: counting these is hw and system dependent.  The
    following excerpts from /proc/cpuinfo might not be reliable.  Use with
    caution.)
       cpu cores : 6
       siblings  : 12
       physical 0: cores 0 1 2 3 4 5
       physical 1: cores 0 1 2 3 4 5
    cache size : 15360 KB

 From /proc/meminfo
    MemTotal:       132119940 kB
    HugePages_Total:       0
    Hugepagesize:       2048 kB

 /usr/bin/lsb_release -d
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.2 (Santiago)

 From /etc/*release* /etc/*version*
    redhat-release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.2 (Santiago)
    system-release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.2 (Santiago)
    system-release-cpe: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6server:ga:server

 uname -a:
    Linux BL460cGen8 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Nov 9 08:03:13 EST 2011
    x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

 run-level 3 Sep 5 16:28

 SPEC is set to: /cpu2006
    Filesystem    Type    Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
    /dev/sda3     ext4    273G  8.3G  251G   4% /

 Additional information from dmidecode:
   BIOS HP I31 08/12/2012
   Memory:
    16x HP Not Specified 8 GB 1600 MHz 2 rank

 (End of data from sysinfo program)

General Notes

Environment variables set by runspec before the start of the run:
KMP_AFFINITY = "granularity=fine,scatter"
LD_LIBRARY_PATH = "/cpu2006/libs/32:/cpu2006/libs/64"
OMP_NUM_THREADS = "12"

 Binaries compiled on a system with 1x Core i7-860 CPU + 8GB
 memory using 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 

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

 -xAVX   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -parallel   -opt-prefetch   -ansi-alias 

C++ benchmarks:

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

Fortran benchmarks:

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

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -xAVX   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -parallel   -opt-prefetch   -ansi-alias 

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:  -xAVX(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 
470.lbm:  basepeak = yes 
482.sphinx3:  -xAVX   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -unroll2   -ansi-alias   -parallel 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -xAVX(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:  -xAVX(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll4   -ansi-alias 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  -xAVX   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -opt-prefetch   -parallel   -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:  basepeak = yes 
459.GemsFDTD:  -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   -opt-prefetch   -parallel 
465.tonto:  -xAVX(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 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:  basepeak = yes 
436.cactusADM:  basepeak = yes 
454.calculix:  -xAVX   -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/Intel-ic12.1-official-linux64.20120425.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/HP-Platform-Flags-Intel-V1.2-A.20120829.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12.1-official-linux64.20120425.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/HP-Platform-Flags-Intel-V1.2-A.20120829.xml.