SPEC® MPIL2007 Result

Copyright 2006-2010 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

SGI

SGI Altix ICE 8400EX
(Intel Xeon X5680, 3.33 GHz)

SPECmpiL_peak2007 = Not Run

MPI2007 license: 4 Test date: Sep-2010
Test sponsor: SGI Hardware Availability: May-2010
Tested by: SGI Software Availability: Oct-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 384 386 10.1  385 10.1  385 10.1 
122.tachyon 384 301 6.45 291 6.69 291 6.68
125.RAxML 384 364 8.02 364 8.01 364 8.01
126.lammps 384 237 10.4  237 10.4  237 10.4 
128.GAPgeofem 384 327 18.1  330 18.0  351 16.9 
129.tera_tf 384 177 6.20 177 6.19 177 6.20
132.zeusmp2 384 158 13.4  157 13.5  158 13.4 
137.lu 384 176 23.9  176 23.9  176 23.9 
142.dmilc 384 143 25.7  143 25.7  143 25.7 
143.dleslie 384 182 17.1  181 17.1  184 16.9 
145.lGemsFDTD 384 275 16.1  275 16.0  275 16.0 
147.l2wrf2 384 544 15.1  541 15.2  543 15.1 
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: 32
Total Chips: 64
Total Cores: 384
Total Threads: 768
Total Memory: 768 GB
Base Ranks Run: 384
Minimum Peak Ranks: --
Maximum Peak Ranks: --
Software Summary
C Compiler: Intel C Compiler for Linux
Version 11.1, Build 20100414
C++ Compiler: Intel C++ Compiler for Linux
Version 11.1, Build 20100414
Fortran Compiler: Intel Fortran Compiler for Linux
Version 11.1, Build 20100414
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 64-bit
MPI Library: SGI MPT 2.02 Beta
Other MPI Info: OFED 1.4.2
Pre-processors: None
Other Software: None

Node Description: SGI Altix ICE 8400EX Compute Node

Hardware
Number of nodes: 32
Uses of the node: compute
Vendor: SGI
Model: SGI Altix ICE 8400EX (Intel Xeon X5680, 3.33 GHz)
CPU Name: Intel Xeon X5680
CPU(s) orderable: 1-2 chips
Chips enabled: 2
Cores enabled: 12
Cores per chip: 6
Threads per core: 2
CPU Characteristics: Six Core, 3.33 GHz, 6.4 GT/s QPI
Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.6 GHz
Hyper-Threading Technology enabled
CPU MHz: 3333
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: 2
Slot Type: PCIe x8 Gen2
Data Rate: InfiniBand 4x QDR
Ports Used: 1
Interconnect Type: InfiniBand
Software
Adapter: Mellanox MT26428 ConnectX IB QDR
(PCIe x8 Gen2 5 GT/s)
Adapter Driver: OFED-1.4.2
Adapter Firmware: 2.7.200
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1,
Kernel 2.6.32.13-0.4-default
Local File System: NFSv3
Shared File System: NFSv3 IPoIB
System State: Multi-user, run level 3
Other Software: SGI ProPack 7 for Linux Service Pack 1,
SGI Tempo V 2.1

Node Description: SGI InfiniteStorage Nexis 2000 NAS

Hardware
Number of nodes: 1
Uses of the node: fileserver
Vendor: SGI
Model: SGI Altix XE 270 (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 chip
L3 Cache: 12 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 24 GB (6*4GB DDR3-1333 CL9 DIMMs)
Disk Subsystem: 8.8 TB RAID 5
60 x 146 GB SAS (Seagate Cheetah 15K.5)
Other Hardware: None
Adapter: Mellanox MT26418 ConnectX, MT25208 InfiniHost III
Ex
(PCIe x8 Gen2 5 GT/s, PCIe x8 Gen1 2.5 GT/s)
Number of Adapters: 2
Slot Type: PCIe x8 Gen2, PCIe x8 Gen1
Data Rate: InfiniBand 4x DDR
Ports Used: 2
Interconnect Type: InfiniBand
Software
Adapter: Mellanox MT26418 ConnectX, MT25208 InfiniHost III
Ex
(PCIe x8 Gen2 5 GT/s, PCIe x8 Gen1 2.5 GT/s)
Adapter Driver: OFED-1.4.0
Adapter Firmware: 2.6.0 and 5.2.0
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)
Kernel 2.6.27.19-5-default
Local File System: xfs
Shared File System: --
System State: Multi-user, run level 3
Other Software: SGI Foundation Software 2

Interconnect Description: InfiniBand (MPI)

Hardware
Vendor: Mellanox Technologies and SGI
Model: MT26428 ConnectX
Switch Model: SGI QDR_1.5_HYPR_2454 with Mellanox Device 48438
(Infiniscale IV)
Number of Switches: 32
Number of Ports: 36
Data Rate: InfiniBand 4x QDR
Firmware: 5030005
Topology: Enhanced Hypercube
Primary Use: MPI traffic

Interconnect Description: InfiniBand (I/O)

Hardware
Vendor: Mellanox Technologies and SGI
Model: MT26428 ConnectX
Switch Model: SGI QDR_1.5_HYPR_2454 with Mellanox Device 48438
(Infiniscale IV)
Number of Switches: 16
Number of Ports: 36
Data Rate: InfiniBand 4x QDR
Firmware: 5030005
Topology: Enhanced 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_IB_RAILS=2
   ulimit -s unlimited

 BIOS settings:
   AMI BIOS version 080016
   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.

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.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.xml.