SPEC® CFP2006 Result

IBM Corporation

IBM System x3755 (AMD Opteron 8218)

SPECfp®_rate2006 = 86.6

SPECfp_rate_base2006 = 82.5

CPU2006 license:	11	Test date:	Jul-2007
Test sponsor:	IBM Corporation	Hardware Availability:	Oct-2006
Tested by:	IBM Corporation	Software Availability:	Mar-2007

Hardware
CPU Name:	AMD Opteron 8218
CPU Characteristics:
CPU MHz:	2600
FPU:	Integrated
CPU(s) enabled:	8 cores, 4 chips, 2 cores/chip
CPU(s) orderable:	1, 2, 3, 4 chips
Primary Cache:	64 KB I + 64 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache:	1 MB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache:	None
Other Cache:	None
Memory:	32 GB (16 x 2GB DDR2-5300 ECC)
Disk Subsystem:	1 x 36 GB SAS, 15000 RPM
Other Hardware:	None

Software
Operating System:	SLES 10 (x86_64), 2.6.16.21-0.8-smp
Compiler:	QLogic PathScale Compiler Suite, Release 3.0
Auto Parallel:	No
File System:	ext3
System State:	Multi-user, run level 3
Base Pointers:	64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	None

Results Table

Benchmark	Base							Peak
Benchmark	Copies	Seconds	Ratio	Seconds	Ratio	Seconds	Ratio	Copies	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	8	1192	91.2	1189	91.4	1190	91.3	8	1158	93.9	1304	83.4	1307	83.2
416.gamess	8	1494	105	1493	105	1493	105	8	1319	119	1318	119	1319	119
433.milc	8	1229	59.7	1229	59.8	1229	59.7	8	1228	59.8	1228	59.8	1229	59.8
434.zeusmp	8	912	79.9	908	80.2	907	80.3	8	895	81.3	896	81.3	897	81.2
435.gromacs	8	618	92.4	621	92.1	618	92.4	8	548	104	546	105	547	104
436.cactusADM	8	1089	87.8	1088	87.8	1086	88.0	8	1018	93.9	1014	94.3	1013	94.4
437.leslie3d	8	1091	69.0	1093	68.8	1094	68.7	8	1091	69.0	1093	68.8	1094	68.7
444.namd	8	709	90.5	709	90.5	709	90.5	8	669	95.9	669	95.9	668	96.0
447.dealII	8	793	115	791	116	793	115	8	635	144	635	144	635	144
450.soplex	8	1186	56.3	1184	56.3	1186	56.2	8	1038	64.3	1038	64.3	1039	64.2
453.povray	8	352	121	354	120	354	120	8	322	132	322	132	325	131
454.calculix	8	1206	54.7	1207	54.7	1207	54.7	8	1118	59.0	1117	59.1	1118	59.0
459.GemsFDTD	8	1354	62.7	1370	61.9	1341	63.3	8	1346	63.1	1352	62.8	1352	62.8
465.tonto	8	747	105	746	106	746	106	8	747	105	746	106	746	106
470.lbm	8	1601	68.7	1568	70.1	1577	69.7	8	1601	68.7	1568	70.1	1577	69.7
481.wrf	8	906	98.7	903	99.0	905	98.8	8	906	98.7	903	99.0	905	98.8
482.sphinx3	8	1849	84.3	1845	84.5	1842	84.6	8	1849	84.3	1845	84.5	1842	84.6

General Notes

 taskset utility used to bind CPU(s) to processes
DSPEC_CPU_TABLE_WORKAROUND was used for portability when compiling 447.dealII
due to compilation being performed on SLES 9 SP3

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

pathcc

C++ benchmarks:

pathCC

Fortran benchmarks:

pathf95

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

pathcc pathf95

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
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -fno-second-underscore
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
447.dealII:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_TABLE_WORKAROUND
450.soplex:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
459.GemsFDTD:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
465.tonto:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
470.lbm:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
481.wrf:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX -fno-second-underscore
482.sphinx3:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

-Ofast

C++ benchmarks:

-Ofast

Fortran benchmarks:

-Ofast -OPT:malloc_alg=1

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

-Ofast -OPT:malloc_alg=1

Base Other Flags

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

pathcc

C++ benchmarks:

pathCC

Fortran benchmarks:

pathf95

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

pathcc pathf95

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
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -fno-second-underscore
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
447.dealII:	-DSPEC_CPU_TABLE_WORKAROUND
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
459.GemsFDTD:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
465.tonto:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
470.lbm:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
481.wrf:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX -fno-second-underscore
482.sphinx3:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:	-Ofast -CG:cflow=off -LNO:prefetch=1 -OPT:malloc_alg=1
470.lbm:	basepeak = yes
482.sphinx3:	basepeak = yes

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -Ofast -fno-exceptions
447.dealII:	-Ofast -INLINE:aggressive=on -LNO:opt=0 -OPT:alias=disjoint -m32 -fno-exceptions
450.soplex:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -m32 -O3 -OPT:IEEE_arith=3 -CG:load_exe=0 -CG:movnti=1 -LNO:minvariant=off -LNO:prefetch=1 -fno-exceptions
453.povray:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -Ofast -fno-fast-math

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -O3 -OPT:Ofast -OPT:IEEE_arith=3 -LNO:blocking=off -LNO:ignore_feedback=off
416.gamess:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -O2 -OPT:Ofast -OPT:ro=3 -OPT:unroll_size=256
434.zeusmp:	-Ofast -CG:local_fwd_sched=on -LNO:blocking=off -LNO:interchange=off -LNO:fu=10 -LNO:full_unroll_outer=on
437.leslie3d:	basepeak = yes
459.GemsFDTD:	-Ofast -LNO:fission=2 -LNO:prefetch=0
465.tonto:	basepeak = yes

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-O3 -OPT:rsqrt=2 -OPT:ro=3
436.cactusADM:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -O3 -LNO:prefetch=3 -LNO:prefetch_ahead=5 -LNO:ou_prod_max=10 -LNO:full_unroll=5 -ipa
454.calculix:	-Ofast -LNO:simd=0 -WOPT:mem_opnds=on
481.wrf:	basepeak = yes

Peak Other Flags

C benchmarks:

-IPA:max_jobs=2

C++ benchmarks:

-IPA:max_jobs=2

Fortran benchmarks:

-IPA:max_jobs=2

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

-IPA:max_jobs=2

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/CPU2006_flags.20090714.13.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/CPU2006_flags.20090714.13.xml.