| CPU2006 license: | 55 | Test date: | Sep-2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Dell Inc. | Hardware Availability: | Sep-2008 |
| Tested by: | Dell Inc. | Software Availability: | Nov-2008 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon E5420 |
| CPU Characteristics: | |
| CPU MHz: | 2500 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 8 cores, 2 chips, 4 cores/chip |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 1,2 chips |
| Primary Cache: | 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core |
| Secondary Cache: | 12 MB I+D on chip per chip, 6 MB shared / 2 cores |
| L3 Cache: | None |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 16 GB (8 x 2 GB 667 MHz ECC CL5 FB-DIMM) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1 x 80 GB 5400 RPM SATA |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP2, Kernel 2.6.16-60.0.21-smp |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ Compiler 11.0 for Linux Build 20080730 Package ID: l_cc_b_11.0.042 |
| Auto Parallel: | Yes |
| File System: | ReiserFS |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | Microquill SmartHeap V8.1 Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502 |
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. | ||||||||||||
| 400.perlbench | 567 | 17.2 | 566 | 17.3 | 568 | 17.2 | 456 | 21.4 | 456 | 21.4 | 459 | 21.3 |
| 401.bzip2 | 693 | 13.9 | 690 | 14.0 | 690 | 14.0 | 642 | 15.0 | 647 | 14.9 | 643 | 15.0 |
| 403.gcc | 603 | 13.3 | 601 | 13.4 | 569 | 14.2 | 451 | 17.8 | 452 | 17.8 | 451 | 17.9 |
| 429.mcf | 357 | 25.6 | 357 | 25.5 | 357 | 25.6 | 356 | 25.6 | 357 | 25.5 | 357 | 25.6 |
| 445.gobmk | 620 | 16.9 | 620 | 16.9 | 619 | 16.9 | 569 | 18.4 | 569 | 18.4 | 569 | 18.4 |
| 456.hmmer | 661 | 14.1 | 661 | 14.1 | 661 | 14.1 | 430 | 21.7 | 431 | 21.7 | 431 | 21.7 |
| 458.sjeng | 710 | 17.0 | 711 | 17.0 | 713 | 17.0 | 678 | 17.8 | 677 | 17.9 | 677 | 17.9 |
| 462.libquantum | 90.7 | 228 | 91.3 | 227 | 90.8 | 228 | 90.7 | 228 | 91.3 | 227 | 90.8 | 228 |
| 464.h264ref | 900 | 24.6 | 905 | 24.5 | 912 | 24.3 | 755 | 29.3 | 758 | 29.2 | 755 | 29.3 |
| 471.omnetpp | 448 | 14.0 | 446 | 14.0 | 447 | 14.0 | 399 | 15.7 | 400 | 15.6 | 398 | 15.7 |
| 473.astar | 559 | 12.6 | 559 | 12.6 | 559 | 12.6 | 474 | 14.8 | 474 | 14.8 | 474 | 14.8 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 329 | 21.0 | 322 | 21.5 | 321 | 21.5 | 329 | 21.0 | 322 | 21.5 | 321 | 21.5 |
Operating System Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stack size to unlimited prior to run
General Notes
All benchmarks compiled in 32-bit mode except 401.bzip2 and 456.hmmer, for peak, are compiled in 64-bit mode OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of processors KMP_AFFINITY set to "physical,0"
Base Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -parallel -par-runtime-control -opt-prefetch |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/spec/cpu2006.1.1/lib -lsmartheap |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks (except as noted below):
C++ benchmarks:
| icpc |
Peak Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 |
| 401.bzip2: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 456.hmmer: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| 400.perlbench: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -ansi-alias -opt-prefetch |
| 401.bzip2: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -auto-ilp32 -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
| 403.gcc: | -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3 |
| 429.mcf: | -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch |
| 445.gobmk: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -O2 -ipo -no-prec-div -ansi-alias |
| 456.hmmer: | -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -ansi-alias -auto-ilp32 |
| 458.sjeng: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll4 |
| 462.libquantum: | basepeak = yes |
| 464.h264ref: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -ansi-alias |
C++ benchmarks:
| 471.omnetpp: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -ansi-alias -opt-ra-region-strategy=block -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/spec/cpu2006.1.1/lib -lsmartheap |
| 473.astar: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -ansi-alias -opt-ra-region-strategy=routine -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/spec/cpu2006.1.1/lib -lsmartheap |
| 483.xalancbmk: | basepeak = yes |