| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Mar-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | May-2009 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | Mar-2009 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | POWER6+ |
| CPU Characteristics: | |
| CPU MHz: | 5000 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 8 cores, 4 chips, 2 cores/chip, 2 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 2,4,6,8 cores |
| Primary Cache: | 64 KB I + 64 KB D on chip per core |
| Secondary Cache: | 4 MB I+D on chip per core |
| L3 Cache: | 32 MB I+D off chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 128 GB (32x4 GB) DDR2 667 MHz |
| Disk Subsystem: | 2x146 GB SAS 15K RPM |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 |
| Compiler: | IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V10.1 Updated with the Mar2009 PTF. IBM XL Fortran for Linux, V12 Updated with the Mar2009 PTF. |
| Auto Parallel: | No |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run Level 3 (Multi-User) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | -Post-Link Optimization for Linux on POWER, Version 5.4.0-21 -MicroQuill SmartHeap 8.1 |
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 | 16 | 1050 | 207 | 1050 | 207 | 1050 | 207 | 16 | 1007 | 216 | 1007 | 216 | 1007 | 216 |
| 416.gamess | 16 | 1603 | 195 | 1602 | 196 | 1601 | 196 | 16 | 1540 | 203 | 1540 | 203 | 1541 | 203 |
| 433.milc | 16 | 1802 | 81.5 | 1870 | 78.5 | 1801 | 81.5 | 16 | 1091 | 135 | 1094 | 134 | 1089 | 135 |
| 434.zeusmp | 16 | 866 | 168 | 866 | 168 | 866 | 168 | 16 | 542 | 269 | 541 | 269 | 546 | 267 |
| 435.gromacs | 16 | 857 | 133 | 857 | 133 | 857 | 133 | 16 | 656 | 174 | 656 | 174 | 657 | 174 |
| 436.cactusADM | 16 | 1036 | 184 | 1036 | 184 | 1036 | 185 | 16 | 693 | 276 | 693 | 276 | 693 | 276 |
| 437.leslie3d | 16 | 959 | 157 | 955 | 157 | 960 | 157 | 8 | 464 | 162 | 466 | 162 | 465 | 162 |
| 444.namd | 16 | 576 | 223 | 577 | 222 | 576 | 223 | 16 | 572 | 224 | 572 | 224 | 572 | 224 |
| 447.dealII | 16 | 638 | 287 | 639 | 286 | 639 | 287 | 16 | 623 | 294 | 623 | 294 | 625 | 293 |
| 450.soplex | 16 | 685 | 195 | 696 | 192 | 691 | 193 | 16 | 682 | 196 | 685 | 195 | 681 | 196 |
| 453.povray | 16 | 508 | 168 | 510 | 167 | 508 | 168 | 16 | 372 | 229 | 365 | 234 | 364 | 234 |
| 454.calculix | 16 | 636 | 208 | 636 | 207 | 636 | 207 | 16 | 546 | 242 | 546 | 242 | 544 | 243 |
| 459.GemsFDTD | 16 | 1584 | 107 | 1582 | 107 | 1587 | 107 | 16 | 1579 | 107 | 1571 | 108 | 1572 | 108 |
| 465.tonto | 16 | 1433 | 110 | 1433 | 110 | 1434 | 110 | 16 | 631 | 249 | 632 | 249 | 631 | 249 |
| 470.lbm | 16 | 882 | 249 | 882 | 249 | 882 | 249 | 16 | 882 | 249 | 881 | 249 | 881 | 249 |
| 481.wrf | 16 | 954 | 187 | 952 | 188 | 943 | 190 | 16 | 812 | 220 | 800 | 223 | 777 | 230 |
| 482.sphinx3 | 16 | 885 | 353 | 881 | 354 | 881 | 354 | 16 | 849 | 367 | 849 | 367 | 848 | 368 |
Submit Notes
The config file option 'submit' was used. Benchmarks bound to a processor using numactl on the submit command.
General Notes
kernel release 2.6.27.19-5-ppc64.
See flags file for details on following settings.
ulimit -s (stack) set to 1048576.
System configured with libhugetlbfs library for application access to large pages
Large pages reserved as follows by root user:
echo 1600 > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages
Environment variables set before executing benchmarks.
export HUGETLB_VERBOSE=0
export HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes
export XLFRTEOPTS=intrinthds=1
IBM Post-Link optimization tool was used for these benchmarks, with options:
433.milc : "-imullX" (instrumentation phase), "-O4 -omullX" (optimization phase)
435.gromacs : same as 433.milc
436.cactusADM : same as 433.milc
482.sphinx3 : same as 433.milc
453.povray : "-imullX" (instrumentation phase), "-O4 -omullX -see 1 -ihf -1" (optimization phase)
465.tonto : "-O4" (optimization phase)
Base Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| xlC |
Fortran benchmarks:
| xlf95 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 xlf95 |
Base Portability Flags
| 410.bwaves: | -qfixed |
| 416.gamess: | -qfixed |
| 434.zeusmp: | -qfixed |
| 435.gromacs: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 436.cactusADM: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 437.leslie3d: | -qfixed |
| 454.calculix: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 481.wrf: | -DNOUNDERSCORE |
| 482.sphinx3: | -qchars=signed |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnoenablevmx -lhugetlbfs |
C++ benchmarks:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qrtti -qnoenablevmx -qstaticlink -Wl,--whole-archive /usr/lib/libhugetlbfs.a -Wl,--no-whole-archive |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qalias=nostd -qnoenablevmx -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnoenablevmx -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qalias=nostd -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
Base Other Flags
C benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads |
C++ benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| xlC |
Fortran benchmarks:
| xlf95 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 xlf95 |
Peak Portability Flags
| 410.bwaves: | -qfixed |
| 416.gamess: | -qfixed |
| 434.zeusmp: | -qfixed |
| 435.gromacs: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 436.cactusADM: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 437.leslie3d: | -qfixed |
| 454.calculix: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 481.wrf: | -DNOUNDERSCORE |
| 482.sphinx3: | -qchars=signed |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| 433.milc: | -Wl,-q -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnoenablevmx -lhugetlbfs |
| 470.lbm: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O3 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT -q64 |
| 482.sphinx3: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -lhugetlbfs |
C++ benchmarks:
| 444.namd: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 |
| 447.dealII: | -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qrtti -qnoenablevmx -qstaticlink -Wl,--whole-archive /usr/lib/libsmartheap.a -Wl,--no-whole-archive |
| 450.soplex: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qstrict -lhugetlbfs |
| 453.povray: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -lsmartheap |
Fortran benchmarks:
| 410.bwaves: | -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -lhugetlbfs |
| 416.gamess: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qalias=nostd -qnoenablevmx |
| 434.zeusmp: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O3 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qxlf90=nosignedzero -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 437.leslie3d: | -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qnoenablevmx -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 459.GemsFDTD: | -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT -q64 |
| 465.tonto: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -q64 -lsmartheap64 -lxlf90_r |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| 435.gromacs: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -lhugetlbfs |
| 436.cactusADM: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O2 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnostrict -lhugetlbfs |
| 454.calculix: | -O4 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 481.wrf: | -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnoenablevmx -q64 -lhugetlbfs |