SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Hewlett-Packard Company

ProLiant BL460c G5
(3.0 GHz, Intel Xeon E5450)

SPECfp®_rate2006 = 77.5

SPECfp_rate_base2006 = 72.8

CPU2006 license:	3	Test date:	Dec-2008
Test sponsor:	Hewlett-Packard Company	Hardware Availability:	Nov-2008
Tested by:	Hewlett-Packard Company	Software Availability:	Nov-2008

Hardware
CPU Name:	Intel Xeon E5450
CPU Characteristics:	3.0 GHz, 2x6 MB L2 shared, 1333 MHz system bus
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 (4x4 GB PC2-5300F CL5)
Disk Subsystem:	1x72 GB 15 K SAS
Other Hardware:	None

Software
Operating System:	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP1, Kernel 2.6.16.46-0.12-smp
Compiler:	Intel C++ and Fortran Compiler 11.0 for Linux Build 20080930 Package ID: l_cproc_b_11.0.069 l_cprof_b_11.0.069
Auto Parallel:	Yes
File System:	ext3
System State:	Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers:	64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	binutils-2.17.50

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	3072	35.4	3075	35.4	3083	35.3	8	3072	35.4	3075	35.4	3083	35.3
416.gamess	8	881	178	881	178	882	178	8	865	181	860	182	858	183
433.milc	8	1906	38.5	1905	38.6	1905	38.5	8	1899	38.7	1899	38.7	1899	38.7
434.zeusmp	8	990	73.6	990	73.5	991	73.5	8	979	74.4	979	74.4	980	74.3
435.gromacs	8	384	149	385	148	384	149	8	383	149	382	150	384	149
436.cactusADM	8	1147	83.4	1147	83.3	1147	83.3	1	109	109	109	110	109	110
437.leslie3d	8	2378	31.6	2377	31.6	2377	31.6	4	1149	32.7	1150	32.7	1147	32.8
444.namd	8	497	129	496	129	497	129	8	497	129	496	129	497	129
447.dealII	8	677	135	677	135	675	136	8	677	135	677	135	675	136
450.soplex	8	1747	38.2	1747	38.2	1748	38.2	8	1587	42.0	1587	42.1	1588	42.0
453.povray	8	215	198	219	194	216	197	8	179	238	179	238	179	238
454.calculix	8	413	160	411	160	409	161	8	410	161	411	161	411	161
459.GemsFDTD	8	2928	29.0	2926	29.0	2927	29.0	8	2928	29.0	2926	29.0	2927	29.0
465.tonto	8	707	111	704	112	705	112	8	665	118	666	118	663	119
470.lbm	8	4251	25.9	4249	25.9	4283	25.7	8	4251	25.9	4249	25.9	4283	25.7
481.wrf	8	1697	52.7	1697	52.7	1697	52.7	8	1697	52.7	1697	52.7	1697	52.7
482.sphinx3	8	2223	70.1	2216	70.4	2242	69.5	4	767	102	790	98.7	767	102

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.
taskset was used to bind processes to cores except
for 436.cactusADM peak

Operating System Notes

 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run
  OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores
  KMP_AFFINITY set to physical,0
  KMP_STACKSIZE set to 64M

Platform Notes

BIOS configuration:
  Power Regulator set to Static High Performance Mode
  Adjacent Sector Prefetch Disabled
  Hardware Prefetcher Disabled

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/11.0/069/bin/ia32/icc -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/ipp/ia32/include

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icpc
450.soplex:	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/bin/ia32/icpc -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/ipp/ia32/include

Fortran benchmarks (except as noted below):

	ifort
437.leslie3d:	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/bin/ia32/ifort -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/069/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:	basepeak = yes
482.sphinx3:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	basepeak = yes
447.dealII:	basepeak = yes
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:	basepeak = yes
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:	basepeak = yes
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-revD.20090713.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/HP-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags.20090713.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-revD.20090713.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/HP-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags.20090713.xml.