| CPU2006 license: | 20 | Test date: | Nov-2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Bull SAS | Hardware Availability: | Nov-2008 |
| Tested by: | NEC Corporation | Software Availability: | Nov-2008 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon E7420 |
| CPU Characteristics: | 1066 MHz system bus |
| CPU MHz: | 2133 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 16 cores, 4 chips, 4 cores/chip |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 1,2,3,4 chips |
| Primary Cache: | 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core |
| Secondary Cache: | 6 MB I+D on chip per chip, 3 MB shared / 2 cores |
| L3 Cache: | 8 MB I+D on chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 32 GB (16x2 GB PC2-5300F, 2 rank, CL5-5-5, ECC) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1x73.2 GB SAS, 15000RPM |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP2, Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.21-smp |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ Compiler 11.0 for Linux Build 20080730 Package ID: l_cproc_b_11.0.044 |
| Auto Parallel: | Yes |
| File System: | ext2 |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | MicroQuill SmartHeap Library 8.1 Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502 |
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 | 16 | 750 | 208 | 749 | 209 | 749 | 209 | 16 | 653 | 239 | 653 | 239 | 655 | 239 |
| 401.bzip2 | 16 | 1322 | 117 | 1321 | 117 | 1323 | 117 | 16 | 1287 | 120 | 1289 | 120 | 1288 | 120 |
| 403.gcc | 16 | 1021 | 126 | 1024 | 126 | 1026 | 126 | 16 | 1025 | 126 | 1026 | 126 | 1029 | 125 |
| 429.mcf | 16 | 1149 | 127 | 1153 | 127 | 1155 | 126 | 16 | 1166 | 125 | 1167 | 125 | 1166 | 125 |
| 445.gobmk | 16 | 807 | 208 | 824 | 204 | 825 | 203 | 16 | 775 | 217 | 779 | 215 | 780 | 215 |
| 456.hmmer | 16 | 715 | 209 | 713 | 209 | 715 | 209 | 16 | 596 | 250 | 593 | 252 | 597 | 250 |
| 458.sjeng | 16 | 911 | 212 | 910 | 213 | 909 | 213 | 16 | 870 | 223 | 869 | 223 | 871 | 222 |
| 462.libquantum | 16 | 1741 | 190 | 1747 | 190 | 1755 | 189 | 1 | 90.4 | 229 | 91.2 | 227 | 90.7 | 228 |
| 464.h264ref | 16 | 997 | 355 | 1002 | 353 | 1002 | 353 | 16 | 949 | 373 | 951 | 372 | 953 | 372 |
| 471.omnetpp | 16 | 1121 | 89.2 | 1127 | 88.7 | 1132 | 88.4 | 16 | 1079 | 92.7 | 1081 | 92.5 | 1081 | 92.5 |
| 473.astar | 16 | 1102 | 102 | 1103 | 102 | 1107 | 101 | 16 | 997 | 113 | 999 | 112 | 995 | 113 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 16 | 687 | 161 | 691 | 160 | 688 | 161 | 16 | 687 | 161 | 691 | 160 | 688 | 161 |
Submit Notes
The config file option 'submit' was used. taskset was used to bind processes to cores except for 462.libquantum 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 settings: Hardware Prefetcher: Disabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch: Disabled FSB High Bandwidth Optimization: Disabled
General Notes
The NEC Express5800/R140a-4(Intel Xeon E7420) and the Bull NovaScale R480 E1(Intel Xeon E7420, 2.13 GHz) models are electronically equivalent. The results have been measured on a NEC Express5800/R140a-4(Intel Xeon E7420) model.
Base Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3 -opt-prefetch |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib -lsmartheap |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks (except as noted below):
C++ benchmarks:
| icpc |
Peak Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 |
| 401.bzip2: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 456.hmmer: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| 400.perlbench: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -ansi-alias -opt-prefetch |
| 401.bzip2: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
| 403.gcc: | -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3 |
| 429.mcf: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch |
| 445.gobmk: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -O2 -ipo -no-prec-div -ansi-alias |
| 456.hmmer: | -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -ansi-alias |
| 458.sjeng: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll4 |
| 462.libquantum: | -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-malloc-options=3 -parallel -par-runtime-control -opt-prefetch |
| 464.h264ref: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -ansi-alias |
C++ benchmarks:
| 471.omnetpp: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -ansi-alias -opt-ra-region-strategy=block -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib -lsmartheap |
| 473.astar: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -ansi-alias -opt-ra-region-strategy=routine -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib -lsmartheap |
| 483.xalancbmk: | basepeak = yes |