SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2014 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

SGI

SGI Altix ICE 8400EX (Intel Xeon X5690, 3.46 GHz)

CPU2006 license: 4 Test date: Mar-2011
Test sponsor: SGI Hardware Availability: Feb-2011
Tested by: SGI Software Availability: Dec-2010
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon X5690
CPU Characteristics: Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.73 GHz
CPU MHz: 3467
FPU: Integrated
CPU(s) enabled: 12 cores, 2 chips, 6 cores/chip, 2 threads/core
CPU(s) orderable: 1,2 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: 12 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 48 GB (12 x 4 GB 2Rx4 PC3-10600R-9, ECC)
Disk Subsystem: 8.8 TB RAID 5
60 x 146 GB SAS (Seagate Cheetah 15k.5)
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) SP1,
Kernel 2.6.32.13-0.4-default
Compiler: Intel C++ and Fortran Intel 64 Compiler XE
for applications running on Intel 64
Version 12.0.1.116 Build 20101116
Auto Parallel: No
File System: NFSv3 IPoIB
System State: Run level 3 (multi-user)
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 24 1742 187   1768 184 1771 184 12 824 198   825 198 825 198
416.gamess 24 1353 347   1344 350 1360 346 12 658 357   661 356 660 356
433.milc 24 1039 212   1040 212 1039 212 24 1015 217   1015 217 1015 217
434.zeusmp 24 726 301   724 302 726 301 24 726 301   724 302 726 301
435.gromacs 24 522 328   522 328 522 328 24 520 329   521 329 517 332
436.cactusADM 24 869 330   870 330 868 330 24 869 330   870 330 868 330
437.leslie3d 24 1597 141   1598 141 1599 141 12 774 146   774 146 773 146
444.namd 24 613 314   612 314 610 315 24 604 319   601 320 603 319
447.dealII 24 666 412   647 425 674 407 24 684 402   675 407 679 404
450.soplex 24 1298 154   1301 154 1302 154 12 589 170   586 171 587 170
453.povray 24 268 476   268 476 266 480 24 234 546   229 558 228 560
454.calculix 24 509 389   505 392 506 391 24 509 389   505 392 506 391
459.GemsFDTD 24 1858 137   1860 137 1863 137 24 1858 137   1860 137 1863 137
465.tonto 24 834 283   815 290 822 287 24 792 298   817 289 785 301
470.lbm 24 1151 286   1152 286 1154 286 12 547 301   547 301 548 301
481.wrf 24 2997 89.5 1121 239 1118 240 24 2997 89.5 1121 239 1118 240
482.sphinx3 24 5018 93.2 2085 224 2091 224 24 1977 237   1978 236 1979 236

Submit Notes

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

Operating System Notes

'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set environment stack size
Set 10800 in /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages
mount -t hugetlbfs nodev /tmp/hugepages

General Notes

Binaries compiled on RHEL5.5 with binutils-2.17.50.0.6-14.el5

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 icc -m64 

C++ benchmarks:

 icpc -m64 

Fortran benchmarks:

 ifort -m64 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc -m64   ifort -m64 

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 

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -ansi-alias 

C++ benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -ansi-alias 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -ansi-alias 

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icc -m64 
482.sphinx3:  icc -m32 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icpc -m64 
450.soplex:  icpc -m32 

Fortran benchmarks:

 ifort -m64 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc -m64   ifort -m64 

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 
437.leslie3d:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
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)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -static   -auto-ilp32 
470.lbm:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-malloc-options=3   -ansi-alias   -opt-prefetch   -static   -auto-ilp32 
482.sphinx3:  -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -unroll2 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(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)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -static   -auto-ilp32 
450.soplex:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-malloc-options=3   -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT 
453.povray:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll4   -ansi-alias   -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -static 
416.gamess:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll2   -inline-level=0   -scalar-rep-   -static 
434.zeusmp:  basepeak = yes 
437.leslie3d:  -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT 
459.GemsFDTD:  basepeak = yes 
465.tonto:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll4   -auto   -inline-calloc   -opt-malloc-options=3   -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT 

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)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-prefetch   -static   -auto-ilp32 
436.cactusADM:  basepeak = yes 
454.calculix:  basepeak = yes 
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-ic12.0-linux64-revB.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12.0-linux64-revB.xml.