SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Dell Inc.

PowerEdge 2900 III (Intel Xeon E5450, 3.00 GHz)

SPECfp®_rate2006 = 78.1

SPECfp_rate_base2006 = 71.9

CPU2006 license:	55	Test date:	Nov-2008
Test sponsor:	Dell Inc.	Hardware Availability:	Sep-2008
Tested by:	Dell Inc.	Software Availability:	Nov-2008

Hardware
CPU Name:	Intel Xeon E5450
CPU Characteristics:
CPU MHz:	3000
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:	2 x 73 GB 15000 RPM SAS
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++ and Fortran Compiler 11.0 for Linux Build 20080730 Package ID: l_cproc_b_11.0.042, l_fproc_b_11.0.042
Auto Parallel:	Yes
File System:	ReiserFS
System State:	Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers:	64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502

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	3206	33.9	3204	33.9	3208	33.9	4	1615	33.7	1613	33.7	1613	33.7
416.gamess	8	877	179	877	179	878	178	8	859	182	861	182	858	183
433.milc	8	1986	37.0	1987	37.0	1987	37.0	8	1980	37.1	1980	37.1	1980	37.1
434.zeusmp	8	994	73.2	996	73.1	992	73.4	8	975	74.7	979	74.3	971	74.9
435.gromacs	8	384	149	384	149	385	149	8	381	150	381	150	383	149
436.cactusADM	8	1192	80.2	1190	80.3	1193	80.2	1	110	109	110	109	110	109
437.leslie3d	8	2473	30.4	2475	30.4	2481	30.3	4	1180	31.9	1161	32.4	1179	31.9
444.namd	8	496	129	496	129	496	129	8	499	129	499	129	499	129
447.dealII	8	699	131	698	131	674	136	8	699	131	697	131	699	131
450.soplex	8	1779	37.5	1782	37.4	1784	37.4	8	1604	41.6	1605	41.6	1607	41.5
453.povray	8	216	197	215	198	215	198	8	180	236	180	236	181	236
454.calculix	8	414	159	413	160	413	160	8	413	160	409	161	412	160
459.GemsFDTD	8	3052	27.8	3053	27.8	3053	27.8	8	3066	27.7	3067	27.7	3067	27.7
465.tonto	8	686	115	687	115	685	115	8	646	122	645	122	646	122
470.lbm	8	4038	27.2	4037	27.2	4037	27.2	4	1446	38.0	1447	38.0	1446	38.0
481.wrf	8	1765	50.6	1756	50.9	1766	50.6	8	1765	50.6	1756	50.9	1766	50.6
482.sphinx3	8	2208	70.6	2251	69.3	2250	69.3	4	765	102	781	99.8	785	99.3

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.

Operating System Notes

 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stack size to unlimited prior to run

Platform Notes

 BIOS Settings:
 Hardware Prefetcher = Disabled (Default = Enabled)
 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch = Disabled (Default = Enabled)

General Notes

 taskset was used to bind processes to cores except
 for 436.cactusADM peak
 OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of processors
 KMP_AFFINITY set to "physical,0"
 KMP_STACKSIZE set to 64M

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

icc

C++ benchmarks:

icpc

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icc ifort

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

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icc
482.sphinx3:	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/bin/ia32/icc -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/include

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icpc
450.soplex:	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/bin/ia32/icpc -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/include

Fortran benchmarks (except as noted below):

	ifort
437.leslie3d:	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/bin/ia32/ifort -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/include

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icc ifort

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 -nofor_main
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -nofor_main
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
447.dealII:	-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

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -fno-alias
470.lbm:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -auto-ilp32
482.sphinx3:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -fno-alias -auto-ilp32
447.dealII:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -ansi-alias -scalar-rep-
450.soplex:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-malloc-options=3
453.povray:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll4 -ansi-alias

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch
416.gamess:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -Ob0 -ansi-alias -scalar-rep-
434.zeusmp:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static
437.leslie3d:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-malloc-options=3 -opt-prefetch
459.GemsFDTD:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -Ob0 -opt-prefetch
465.tonto:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll4 -auto

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -auto-ilp32
436.cactusADM:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -opt-prefetch -parallel -auto-ilp32
454.calculix:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -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-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revA.20090713.05.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090713.11.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revA.20090713.05.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090713.11.xml.