SPEC® CFP2006 Result

IBM Corporation

IBM System x3250 M3 (Intel Xeon X3460)

SPECfp®_rate2006 = 86.8

SPECfp_rate_base2006 = 83.6

CPU2006 license:	11	Test date:	Oct-2009
Test sponsor:	IBM Corporation	Hardware Availability:	Oct-2009
Tested by:	IBM Corporation	Software Availability:	Mar-2009

Hardware
CPU Name:	Intel Xeon X3460
CPU Characteristics:	Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.46 GHz
CPU MHz:	2800
FPU:	Integrated
CPU(s) enabled:	4 cores, 1 chip, 4 cores/chip, 2 threads/core
CPU(s) orderable:	1 chip
Primary Cache:	32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache:	256 KB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache:	8 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache:	None
Memory:	16 GB (4 x 4 GB PC3-10600R)
Disk Subsystem:	1 x 73 GB SAS, 15000RPM
Other Hardware:	None

Software
Operating System:	SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64), Kernel 2.6.27.19-5-default
Compiler:	Intel C++ and Fortran Compiler 11.0 for Linux Build 20090131 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.0.080, l_cprof_p_11.0.080
Auto Parallel:	No
File System:	ext3
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	1443	75.3	1433	75.9	1422	76.5	4	686	79.3	685	79.3	686	79.3
416.gamess	8	1599	97.9	1623	96.5	1591	98.4	4	828	94.6	828	94.6	828	94.6
433.milc	8	1024	71.7	1023	71.8	1024	71.7	8	1027	71.5	1027	71.5	1026	71.6
434.zeusmp	8	762	95.6	736	99.0	732	99.5	8	720	101	731	99.6	726	100
435.gromacs	8	615	92.9	619	92.2	618	92.4	8	589	97.0	597	95.8	596	95.8
436.cactusADM	8	897	107	894	107	899	106	8	929	103	946	101	939	102
437.leslie3d	8	1408	53.4	1411	53.3	1406	53.5	4	685	54.9	685	54.9	685	54.9
444.namd	8	732	87.6	735	87.3	732	87.7	8	719	89.3	718	89.4	721	89.0
447.dealII	8	687	133	695	132	689	133	8	633	144	634	144	633	145
450.soplex	8	1138	58.6	1135	58.8	1135	58.8	4	519	64.3	519	64.3	519	64.2
453.povray	8	344	124	342	124	342	124	8	275	155	275	155	276	154
454.calculix	8	591	112	591	112	591	112	8	592	112	592	111	591	112
459.GemsFDTD	8	1772	47.9	1772	47.9	1771	47.9	4	859	49.4	857	49.5	858	49.5
465.tonto	8	803	98.1	808	97.4	812	96.9	8	751	105	749	105	750	105
470.lbm	8	2314	47.5	2314	47.5	2316	47.5	4	1106	49.7	1106	49.7	1107	49.7
481.wrf	8	942	94.8	956	93.4	959	93.1	8	942	94.8	956	93.4	959	93.1
482.sphinx3	8	1800	86.6	1800	86.6	1797	86.8	8	1716	90.9	1719	90.7	1718	90.7

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.
 numactl was used to bind copies to the cores

General Notes

 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stack size to unlimited prior to run
 CPU C-States Enable and Adjacent Sector Prefetch Enable
 Turbo Mode Enable

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:	icc -m32

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icpc
450.soplex:	icpc -m32

Fortran benchmarks (except as noted below):

	ifort
437.leslie3d:	ifort -m32

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

C++ benchmarks:

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

Fortran benchmarks:

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

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -opt-prefetch -auto-ilp32
436.cactusADM:	-xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll2 -opt-prefetch -auto-ilp32
454.calculix:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -auto-ilp32
481.wrf:	basepeak = yes

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revA.20091028.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revA.20091028.xml.