SPEC® CFP2006 Result

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IBM Corporation

IBM System x3655 (AMD Opteron 2356)

CPU2006 license: 11 Test date: Apr-2008
Test sponsor: IBM Corporation Hardware Availability: Jul-2008
Tested by: Advanced Micro Devices Software Availability: May-2008
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: AMD Opteron 2356
CPU Characteristics:
CPU MHz: 2300
FPU: Integrated
CPU(s) enabled: 8 cores, 2 chips, 4 cores/chip
CPU(s) orderable: 1,2 chips
Primary Cache: 64 KB I + 64 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 512 KB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache: 2 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 16 GB (8 x 2 GB, DDR2-667, CL5, Reg, Dual Rank)
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 73.4 GB SAS, 15000 RPM
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP1,
Kernel 2.6.16.46-0.12-smp
Compiler: PGI Server Complete Version 7.2
PathScale Compiler Suite Version 3.1
Auto Parallel: No
File System: ext3
System State: Runlevel 3 (Full multiuser with network)
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: None

Results Table

Benchmark Base Peak
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 1520 71.5 1507 72.2 1506 72.2 8 1436 75.7 1438 75.6 1442 75.4
416.gamess 8 1381 113   1384 113   1381 113   8 1274 123   1273 123   1273 123  
433.milc 8 1279 57.4 1279 57.4 1279 57.4 8 1257 58.4 1258 58.4 1258 58.4
434.zeusmp 8 846 86.0 844 86.3 848 85.8 8 857 84.9 845 86.2 856 85.1
435.gromacs 8 662 86.3 661 86.4 661 86.4 8 534 107   534 107   535 107  
436.cactusADM 8 1123 85.1 1124 85.0 1132 84.4 8 1050 91.1 1049 91.2 1044 91.6
437.leslie3d 8 1533 49.1 1534 49.0 1534 49.0 8 1482 50.7 1481 50.8 1479 50.8
444.namd 8 754 85.1 754 85.1 753 85.2 8 665 96.5 665 96.5 664 96.6
447.dealII 8 859 107   854 107   845 108   8 587 156   589 155   583 157  
450.soplex 8 1280 52.1 1279 52.1 1279 52.2 8 1268 52.6 1268 52.6 1266 52.7
453.povray 8 376 113   373 114   372 114   8 311 137   310 137   309 138  
454.calculix 8 588 112   588 112   588 112   8 588 112   586 113   586 113  
459.GemsFDTD 8 1858 45.7 1871 45.4 1865 45.5 8 1770 48.0 1786 47.5 1783 47.6
465.tonto 8 840 93.7 839 93.8 843 93.4 8 733 107   731 108   730 108  
470.lbm 8 2362 46.5 2397 45.9 2385 46.1 8 2307 47.6 2307 47.7 2307 47.6
481.wrf 8 1048 85.3 1041 85.9 1044 85.6 8 1012 88.3 1015 88.0 1012 88.3
482.sphinx3 8 2081 74.9 2077 75.1 2076 75.1 8 1772 88.0 1774 87.9 1780 87.6

Operating System Notes

 'numactl' was used to bind copies to the cores
 Environment variable PGI_HUGE_PAGES set to 150
 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set environment stack size
 'ulimit -l 2457600' was used to set environment locked pages in memory quantity
 Set vm/nr_hugepages=1200 in /etc/sysctl.conf
 mount -t hugetlbfs nodev /mnt/hugepages

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 pgcc 

C++ benchmarks:

 pgcpp 

Fortran benchmarks:

 pgf95 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 pgcc   pgf95 

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   -Mnomain 
436.cactusADM:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -Mnomain 
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   -Mnomain 
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:

 -fast   -Mipa=jobs:4   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 

C++ benchmarks:

 -fast   -Mipa=jobs:4   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   --zc_eh   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -fast   -Mipa=jobs:4   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -fast   -Mipa=jobs:4   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 

Base Other Flags

C benchmarks:

 -w 

C++ benchmarks:

 -w 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -w 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -w 

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

 pathcc 
433.milc:  pgcc 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 pathCC 
444.namd:  pgcpp 

Fortran benchmarks (except as noted below):

 pathf95 
410.bwaves:  pgf95 
434.zeusmp:  pgf95 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C (except as noted below):

 pgcc   pgf95 
436.cactusADM:  pathcc   pathf95 
481.wrf:  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   -Mnomain 
436.cactusADM:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -fno-second-underscore 
437.leslie3d:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
444.namd:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
453.povray:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
454.calculix:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -Mnomain 
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:  -fastsse   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -Msafeptr   -Mfprelaxed   -Mipa=jobs:4   -Mipa=inline   -Mipa=arg   -Mipa=const   -Mipa=ptr   -Mipa=shape   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 
470.lbm:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast   -m3dnow 
482.sphinx3:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -Mpfi(pass 1)   -Mipa=jobs:4(pass 2)   -Mipa=fast(pass 2)   -Mipa=inline(pass 2)   -Mpfo(pass 2)   -fast   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   --zc_eh   -Mnodepchk   -Munroll=n:4   -Munroll=m:8   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 
447.dealII:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast   -static   -INLINE:aggressive=on   -OPT:malloc_alg=1   -m32   -fno-exceptions 
450.soplex:  -march=barcelona   -fb_create fbdata(pass 1)   -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2)   -m32   -O3   -TENV:frame_pointer=off   -LNO:prefetch=1 
453.povray:  -march=barcelona   -fb_create fbdata(pass 1)   -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2)   -Ofast   -CG:load_exe=0 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  -Mpfi(pass 1)   -Mipa=jobs:4(pass 2)   -Mipa=fast(pass 2)   -Mipa=inline(pass 2)   -Mpfo(pass 2)   -fastsse   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc   -Mprefetch=distance:12   -Mprefetch=nta   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 
416.gamess:  -march=barcelona   -fb_create fbdata(pass 1)   -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2)   -O2   -OPT:Ofast   -OPT:ro=3   -OPT:unroll_size=256 
434.zeusmp:  -fastsse   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -Mipa=jobs:4   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 
437.leslie3d:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast   -m3dnow   -OPT:unroll_size=256   -CG:load_exe=0   -OPT:malloc_alg=1 
459.GemsFDTD:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast   -LNO:fission=2   -LNO:simd=2   -OPT:malloc_alg=1 
465.tonto:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast   -OPT:malloc_alg=1   -OPT:alias=no_f90_pointer_alias   -LNO:blocking=off   -CG:load_exe=1   -IPA:plimit=525 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:  -fast   -Mfpapprox=rsqrt   -Mipa=jobs:4   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 
436.cactusADM:  -march=barcelona   -fb_create fbdata(pass 1)   -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2)   -Ofast   -WOPT:aggstr=0 
454.calculix:  -fastsse   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -Mipa=jobs:4   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 
481.wrf:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast   -LNO:blocking=off   -LNO:prefetch_ahead=10   -OPT:malloc_alg=1   -m3dnow   -LANG:copyinout=off   -IPA:callee_limit=5000 

Peak Other Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:  -w 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -w 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  -w 
434.zeusmp:  -w 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:  -w 
454.calculix:  -w 

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Originally published on 11 June 2008.