SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2017 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

Dell Inc.

PowerEdge C6420 (Intel Xeon Platinum 8156, 3.60
GHz)

SPECfp®2006 = 94.6

CPU2006 license: 55 Test date: Jul-2017
Test sponsor: Dell Inc. Hardware Availability: Jul-2017
Tested by: Dell Inc. Software Availability: Nov-2016
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
CPU Characteristics: Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.70 GHz
CPU MHz: 3600
FPU: Integrated
CPU(s) enabled: 8 cores, 2 chips, 4 cores/chip, 2 threads/core
CPU(s) orderable: 1,2 chip
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 1 MB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache: 16.5 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 384 GB (12 x 32 GB 2Rx8 PC4-2666V-R)
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 960 GB SATA SSD
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (x86_64)
4.4.21-69-default
Compiler: C/C++: Version 17.0.3.191 of Intel C/C++
Compiler for Linux;
Fortran: Version 17.0.3.191 of Intel Fortran
Compiler for Linux
Auto Parallel: Yes
File System: btrfs
System State: Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: None

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 26.9 506   27.0 504   26.3 516   26.9 506   27.0 504   26.3 516  
416.gamess 402   48.7 403   48.6 403   48.6 371   52.8 371   52.8 371   52.8
433.milc 150   61.2 163   56.3 160   57.3 150   61.2 163   56.3 160   57.3
434.zeusmp 96.3 94.5 105   86.9 98.8 92.1 96.3 94.5 105   86.9 98.8 92.1
435.gromacs 106   67.3 106   67.3 106   67.2 106   67.3 106   67.3 106   67.2
436.cactusADM 19.9 600   20.0 598   19.4 615   19.9 600   20.0 598   19.4 615  
437.leslie3d 36.2 260   34.7 271   36.2 260   36.2 260   34.7 271   36.2 260  
444.namd 229   35.0 229   35.0 230   34.9 230   34.8 224   35.8 224   35.8
447.dealII 247   46.2 250   45.8 247   46.4 247   46.2 250   45.8 247   46.4
450.soplex 538   15.5 530   15.7 521   16.0 538   15.5 530   15.7 521   16.0
453.povray 76.3 69.7 76.3 69.8 76.3 69.7 67.3 79.0 67.5 78.8 67.4 78.9
454.calculix 146   56.6 146   56.4 148   55.7 146   56.6 147   56.0 147   56.1
459.GemsFDTD 60.3 176   66.9 159   60.5 175   57.3 185   58.5 181   58.5 181  
465.tonto 202   48.7 203   48.4 204   48.1 155   63.5 166   59.1 157   62.6
470.lbm 25.4 542   25.2 546   26.5 519   25.4 542   25.2 546   26.5 519  
481.wrf 226   49.4 222   50.3 233   48.0 226   49.4 222   50.3 233   48.0
482.sphinx3 255   76.3 268   72.7 260   75.0 255   76.3 268   72.7 260   75.0

Operating System Notes

 Stack size set to unlimited using "ulimit -s unlimited"

Platform Notes

 BIOS settings:
 Sub NUMA Cluster disabled
 Virtualization Technology disabled
 System Profile set to Custom
 CPU Performance set to Maximum Performance
 C States set to Autonomous
 C1E disabled
 Energy Efficient Turbo disabled
 Uncore Frequency set to Dynamic
 Energy Efficiency Policy set to Performance
 Memory Patrol Scrub disabled
 Logical Processor enabled
 CPU Interconnect Bus Link Power Management disabled
 PCI ASPM L1 Link Power Management disabled
 Sysinfo program /root/cpu2006-1.2_ic17u3/config/sysinfo.rev6993
 Revision 6993 of 2015-11-06 (b5e8d4b4eb51ed28d7f98696cbe290c1)
 running on linux-7lna Mon Jul 17 23:37:25 2017

 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) Platinum 8156 CPU @ 3.60GHz
       2 "physical id"s (chips)
       16 "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 : 4
       siblings  : 8
       physical 0: cores 0 5 9 13
       physical 1: cores 1 5 9 13
    cache size : 16896 KB

 From /proc/meminfo
    MemTotal:       394868380 kB
    HugePages_Total:       0
    Hugepagesize:       2048 kB

 From /etc/*release* /etc/*version*
    SuSE-release:
       SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64)
       VERSION = 12
       PATCHLEVEL = 2
       # This file is deprecated and will be removed in a future service pack or
       release.
       # Please check /etc/os-release for details about this release.
    os-release:
       NAME="SLES"
       VERSION="12-SP2"
       VERSION_ID="12.2"
       PRETTY_NAME="SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2"
       ID="sles"
       ANSI_COLOR="0;32"
       CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:suse:sles:12:sp2"

 uname -a:
    Linux linux-7lna 4.4.21-69-default #1 SMP Tue Oct 25 10:58:20 UTC 2016
    (9464f67) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

 run-level 3 Jul 17 15:45

 SPEC is set to: /root/cpu2006-1.2_ic17u3
    Filesystem     Type   Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
    /dev/sda6      btrfs  272G  9.8G  262G   4% /
 Additional information from dmidecode:

    Warning: Use caution when you interpret this section. The 'dmidecode' program
    reads system data which is "intended to allow hardware to be accurately
    determined", but the intent may not be met, as there are frequent changes to
    hardware, firmware, and the "DMTF SMBIOS" standard.

   BIOS Dell Inc. 1.0.8 07/12/2017
   Memory:
    4x 002C00B3002C 36ASF4G72PZ-2G6D1 32 GB 2 rank 2666 MHz
    4x 002C0632002C 36ASF4G72PZ-2G6D1 32 GB 2 rank 2666 MHz
    4x 00AD063200AD HMA84GR7AFR4N-VK 32 GB 2 rank 2666 MHz
    4x Not Specified Not Specified

 (End of data from sysinfo program)

General Notes

Environment variables set by runspec before the start of the run:
KMP_AFFINITY = "granularity=fine,compact,1,0"
LD_LIBRARY_PATH = "/root/cpu2006-1.2_ic17u3/lib/ia32:/root/cpu2006-1.2_ic17u3/lib/intel64:/root/cpu2006-1.2_ic17u3/sh10.2"
OMP_NUM_THREADS = "8"

 Binaries compiled on a system with 1x Intel Core i7-4790 CPU + 32GB RAM
 memory using Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.2
 Transparent Huge Pages enabled by default.
 Filesystem page cache cleared with:
 shell invocation of 'sync; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches' prior to run

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:

 -xCORE-AVX2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -parallel   -qopt-prefetch 

C++ benchmarks:

 -xCORE-AVX2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -qopt-prefetch 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -xCORE-AVX2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -parallel   -qopt-prefetch 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -xCORE-AVX2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -parallel   -qopt-prefetch 

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:  basepeak = yes 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xCORE-AVX2(pass 2)   -par-num-threads=1(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -fno-alias   -auto-ilp32 
447.dealII:  basepeak = yes 
450.soplex:  basepeak = yes 
453.povray:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xCORE-AVX2(pass 2)   -par-num-threads=1(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -unroll4   -ansi-alias 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  basepeak = yes 
416.gamess:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xCORE-AVX2(pass 2)   -par-num-threads=1(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -unroll2   -inline-level=0   -scalar-rep- 
434.zeusmp:  basepeak = yes 
437.leslie3d:  basepeak = yes 
459.GemsFDTD:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xCORE-AVX2(pass 2)   -par-num-threads=1(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -unroll2   -inline-level=0   -qopt-prefetch   -parallel 
465.tonto:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xCORE-AVX2(pass 2)   -par-num-threads=1(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -inline-calloc   -qopt-malloc-options=3   -auto   -unroll4 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:  basepeak = yes 
436.cactusADM:  basepeak = yes 
454.calculix:  -xCORE-AVX2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -auto-ilp32 
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-ic17.0-official-linux64-revF.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Dell-Platform-Flags-PowerEdge14G-revC.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic17.0-official-linux64-revF.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Dell-Platform-Flags-PowerEdge14G-revC.xml.