| CPU2006 license: | 20 | Test date: | Mar-2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Bull SAS | Hardware Availability: | May-2011 |
| Tested by: | Dell Inc. | Software Availability: | Apr-2011 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon E3-1230 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.60 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 3200 |
| 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: | 8 GB (4 x 2 GB 2Rx8 PC3-10600R-9, ECC) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1 x 146 GB 15000 RPM SAS |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (x86_64), Kernel 2.6.32.12-0.7-default |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ and Fortran Intel 64 Compiler XE for applications running on Intel 64 Version 12 Alpha Build 20110105 |
| Auto Parallel: | Yes |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 64-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | None |
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. | ||||||||||||
| 410.bwaves | 141 | 96.2 | 140 | 96.9 | 141 | 96.7 | 140 | 96.9 | 141 | 96.7 | 141 | 96.7 |
| 416.gamess | 659 | 29.7 | 661 | 29.6 | 660 | 29.7 | 576 | 34.0 | 575 | 34.1 | 575 | 34.0 |
| 433.milc | 145 | 63.4 | 145 | 63.2 | 145 | 63.3 | 146 | 62.9 | 146 | 63.0 | 147 | 62.5 |
| 434.zeusmp | 108 | 83.9 | 108 | 83.9 | 109 | 83.7 | 108 | 83.9 | 108 | 83.9 | 109 | 83.7 |
| 435.gromacs | 283 | 25.3 | 283 | 25.3 | 284 | 25.2 | 283 | 25.3 | 283 | 25.3 | 284 | 25.2 |
| 436.cactusADM | 71.7 | 167 | 71.5 | 167 | 71.3 | 168 | 71.7 | 167 | 71.5 | 167 | 71.3 | 168 |
| 437.leslie3d | 142 | 66.3 | 141 | 66.4 | 141 | 66.5 | 142 | 66.3 | 141 | 66.4 | 141 | 66.5 |
| 444.namd | 353 | 22.7 | 353 | 22.7 | 353 | 22.7 | 349 | 22.9 | 349 | 23.0 | 350 | 22.9 |
| 447.dealII | 231 | 49.6 | 231 | 49.5 | 232 | 49.4 | 231 | 49.6 | 231 | 49.5 | 232 | 49.4 |
| 450.soplex | 232 | 36.0 | 232 | 35.9 | 232 | 35.9 | 232 | 36.0 | 232 | 35.9 | 232 | 35.9 |
| 453.povray | 124 | 42.8 | 125 | 42.6 | 126 | 42.2 | 106 | 50.4 | 106 | 50.2 | 106 | 50.1 |
| 454.calculix | 219 | 37.6 | 219 | 37.6 | 219 | 37.6 | 202 | 40.8 | 202 | 40.7 | 202 | 40.9 |
| 459.GemsFDTD | 205 | 51.7 | 205 | 51.8 | 205 | 51.8 | 195 | 54.5 | 195 | 54.5 | 195 | 54.5 |
| 465.tonto | 284 | 34.6 | 254 | 38.7 | 284 | 34.7 | 250 | 39.4 | 254 | 38.7 | 250 | 39.4 |
| 470.lbm | 113 | 122 | 113 | 122 | 113 | 122 | 114 | 121 | 114 | 121 | 114 | 121 |
| 481.wrf | 160 | 70.0 | 160 | 69.9 | 160 | 70.0 | 160 | 70.0 | 160 | 69.9 | 160 | 70.0 |
| 482.sphinx3 | 314 | 62.1 | 304 | 64.1 | 317 | 61.5 | 292 | 66.9 | 290 | 67.2 | 294 | 66.2 |
Operating System Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run 'mount -t hugetlbfs nodev /mnt/hugepages' was used to enable large pages echo 900> /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages export HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib64/libhugetlbfs.so
Platform Notes
BIOS Settings: Power Management = Maximum Performance (Default = Active Power Controller) Logical Processor = Disabled (Default = Enabled)
General Notes
OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores The Dell PowerEdge R210 II and the Bull NovaScale R410B F2 models are electronically equivalent. The results have been measured on a Dell PowerEdge R210 II model Binaries were compiled on RHEL5.5
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:
| -xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -parallel -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -parallel -opt-prefetch |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -parallel -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| icc -m64 |
C++ benchmarks:
| icpc -m64 |
Fortran benchmarks:
| ifort -m64 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| icc -m64 ifort -m64 |
Peak Portability Flags
Same as Base Portability Flags
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| 433.milc: | -xAVX(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -static -auto-ilp32 -ansi-alias |
| 470.lbm: | -xAVX(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -parallel -ansi-alias -static -auto-ilp32 |
| 482.sphinx3: | -xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -unroll2 -ansi-alias -parallel |
C++ benchmarks:
| 444.namd: | -xAVX(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: | basepeak = yes |
| 450.soplex: | basepeak = yes |
| 453.povray: | -xAVX(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: | -xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -parallel -static |
| 416.gamess: | -xAVX(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: | basepeak = yes |
| 459.GemsFDTD: | -xAVX(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 -opt-prefetch -parallel -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 465.tonto: | -xAVX(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3 -auto -unroll4 -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| 435.gromacs: | basepeak = yes |
| 436.cactusADM: | basepeak = yes |
| 454.calculix: | -xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -auto-ilp32 -ansi-alias -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 481.wrf: | basepeak = yes |