| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Jul-2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | Sep-2013 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | Aug-2013 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | POWER7+ |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intelligent Energy Optimization enabled, up to 4.340 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 4116 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 32 cores, 4 chips, 8 cores/chip, 4 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 32 cores |
| Primary Cache: | 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core |
| Secondary Cache: | 256 KB I+D on chip per core |
| L3 Cache: | 10 MB I+D on chip per core |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 256 GB (32 x 8 GB) DDR3 1066 MHz |
| Disk Subsystem: | 2 x 177 GB Raid0 SATA SSD 1.8" |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | IBM AIX V7.1 |
| Compiler: | C/C++: Version 12.1 of IBM XL C/C++ for AIX |
| Auto Parallel: | No |
| File System: | AIX/JFS2 |
| System State: | Multi-user |
| Base Pointers: | 32-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. | ||||||||||||||
| 400.perlbench | 128 | 1136 | 1100 | 1132 | 1100 | 1134 | 1100 | 128 | 943 | 1330 | 940 | 1330 | 942 | 1330 |
| 401.bzip2 | 128 | 1019 | 1210 | 1024 | 1210 | 1025 | 1210 | 128 | 908 | 1360 | 901 | 1370 | 900 | 1370 |
| 403.gcc | 128 | 950 | 1080 | 935 | 1100 | 944 | 1090 | 128 | 856 | 1200 | 877 | 1180 | 871 | 1180 |
| 429.mcf | 128 | 687 | 1700 | 688 | 1700 | 688 | 1700 | 96 | 512 | 1710 | 512 | 1710 | 510 | 1720 |
| 445.gobmk | 128 | 1000 | 1340 | 1018 | 1320 | 1012 | 1330 | 128 | 822 | 1630 | 811 | 1660 | 811 | 1660 |
| 456.hmmer | 128 | 920 | 1300 | 920 | 1300 | 925 | 1290 | 128 | 580 | 2060 | 580 | 2060 | 581 | 2060 |
| 458.sjeng | 128 | 1205 | 1290 | 1201 | 1290 | 1225 | 1260 | 128 | 1055 | 1470 | 1053 | 1470 | 1053 | 1470 |
| 462.libquantum | 128 | 2220 | 1190 | 2229 | 1190 | 2228 | 1190 | 96 | 139 | 14300 | 138 | 14400 | 136 | 14600 |
| 464.h264ref | 128 | 1566 | 1810 | 1596 | 1770 | 1567 | 1810 | 128 | 1459 | 1940 | 1454 | 1950 | 1455 | 1950 |
| 471.omnetpp | 128 | 984 | 813 | 983 | 814 | 984 | 813 | 64 | 487 | 822 | 484 | 826 | 487 | 822 |
| 473.astar | 128 | 865 | 1040 | 869 | 1030 | 868 | 1030 | 96 | 617 | 1090 | 614 | 1100 | 619 | 1090 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 128 | 711 | 1240 | 706 | 1250 | 703 | 1260 | 128 | 619 | 1430 | 620 | 1420 | 615 | 1440 |
Compiler Invocation Notes
C/C++ compiler updated to June 2013 PTF
Version: 12.01.0000.0004
Peak Tuning Notes
400.perlbench fdpr options: -O4 -cbpth -1 -sdp -1 401.bzip2 fdpr options: -O4 -vrox -nobldcg -sdp -1 403.gcc fdpr options: -O4 -cbpth -1 -sdp -1 429.mcf fdpr options: -O3 445.gobmk fdpr options: -O3 456.hmmer fdpr options: -O4 -nodp 458.sjeng fdpr options: -O3 464.h264ref fdpr options: -O4 -sdp -1 -vrox -lu -1 473.astar fdpr options: -O3 -vrox -bldcg 483.xalancbmk fdpr options: -O3
Submit Notes
The config file option 'submit' was used to assign benchmark copy to specific kernel thread using the "bindprocessor" command (see flags file for details).
Operating System Notes
AIX updated to V7.1 TL 2 SP3 All ulimits set to unlimited. 12800 16M large pages defined with vmo command
Platform Notes
This Compute Node is housed in an "IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis"
General Notes
Environment variables set by runspec before the start of the run: MALLOCOPTIONS = "pool" MEMORY_AFFINITY = "MCM" XLFRTEOPTS = "intrinthds=1"
Base Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| /usr/vac/bin/xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| /usr/vacpp/bin/xlC |
Base Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 464.h264ref: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX -qchars=signed |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -qipa=threads -bmaxdata:0x50000000 -qlargepage -O5 -qsimd -qvecnvol -D_ILS_MACROS -qalias=noansi -qalloca -blpdata |
C++ benchmarks:
| -qipa=threads -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -qlargepage -O4 -D_ILS_MACROS -qrtti=all -D__IBM_FAST_SET_MAP_ITERATOR -qprefetch=dscr=0x42 -blpdata |
Base Other Flags
C benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qsuppress=1500-036 |
C++ benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qsuppress=1500-036 |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| /usr/vac/bin/xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| /usr/vacpp/bin/xlC |
Peak Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 464.h264ref: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX -qchars=signed |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
C++ benchmarks:
| 471.omnetpp: | -qipa=threads -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qsimd -qvecnvol -qprefetch=dscr=0x42 -D_ILS_MACROS -qalign=natural -qrtti=all -qinlglue -D__IBM_FAST_SET_MAP_ITERATOR -blpdata -btextpsize:64K |
| 473.astar: | -qipa=threads -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -qprefetch=dscr=0x42 -D_ILS_MACROS -qinlglue -qalign=natural -blpdata -btextpsize:64K |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -qipa=threads -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qlargepage -qipa=partition=large -D_ILS_MACROS -qinlglue -D__IBM_FAST_VECTOR -blpdata -btextpsize:64K |