| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Apr-2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | Jun-2010 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | Jan-2010 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon L7555 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.53 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 1867 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 16 cores, 2 chips, 8 cores/chip, 2 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 1,2 chips |
| Primary Cache: | 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core |
| Secondary Cache: | 256 KB I+D on chip per core |
| L3 Cache: | 24 MB I+D on chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 128 GB (16 x 8 GB PC3-8500R, running at 978 MHz) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 2 x 50 GB SATA, SSD |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64), Kernel 2.6.27.19-5-default |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ Professional Compiler for IA32 and Intel 64, Version 11.1 Build 20091130 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.1.064 |
| Auto Parallel: | Yes |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | Microquill SmartHeap V8.1 Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502 |
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. | ||||||||||||
| 400.perlbench | 499 | 19.6 | 500 | 19.5 | 504 | 19.4 | 432 | 22.6 | 430 | 22.7 | 430 | 22.7 |
| 401.bzip2 | 658 | 14.7 | 658 | 14.7 | 658 | 14.7 | 656 | 14.7 | 656 | 14.7 | 656 | 14.7 |
| 403.gcc | 503 | 16.0 | 503 | 16.0 | 502 | 16.0 | 412 | 19.5 | 413 | 19.5 | 413 | 19.5 |
| 429.mcf | 323 | 28.2 | 323 | 28.2 | 324 | 28.1 | 286 | 31.8 | 278 | 32.9 | 275 | 33.1 |
| 445.gobmk | 627 | 16.7 | 626 | 16.8 | 627 | 16.7 | 523 | 20.1 | 524 | 20.0 | 523 | 20.0 |
| 456.hmmer | 267 | 34.9 | 265 | 35.2 | 261 | 35.7 | 254 | 36.8 | 254 | 36.7 | 254 | 36.7 |
| 458.sjeng | 640 | 18.9 | 643 | 18.8 | 641 | 18.9 | 613 | 19.8 | 614 | 19.7 | 613 | 19.7 |
| 462.libquantum | 42.1 | 493 | 43.7 | 474 | 42.1 | 493 | 42.1 | 493 | 43.7 | 474 | 42.1 | 493 |
| 464.h264ref | 958 | 23.1 | 957 | 23.1 | 956 | 23.1 | 718 | 30.8 | 723 | 30.6 | 719 | 30.8 |
| 471.omnetpp | 351 | 17.8 | 348 | 18.0 | 351 | 17.8 | 230 | 27.2 | 228 | 27.4 | 230 | 27.2 |
| 473.astar | 450 | 15.6 | 450 | 15.6 | 450 | 15.6 | 431 | 16.3 | 433 | 16.2 | 432 | 16.3 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 250 | 27.7 | 251 | 27.4 | 249 | 27.7 | 250 | 27.7 | 251 | 27.4 | 249 | 27.7 |
Platform Notes
Turbo Boost set to Traditional in BIOS Demand Scrub disabled in BIOS
General Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stack size to unlimited prior to run OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores KMP_AFFINITY set to granularity=fine,scatter
Base Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_X64 |
| 401.bzip2: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 403.gcc: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 429.mcf: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 445.gobmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 456.hmmer: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 458.sjeng: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 464.h264ref: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 471.omnetpp: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 473.astar: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -parallel -opt-prefetch |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-64bit -lsmartheap64 |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icc -m64 | |
| 400.perlbench: | icc -m32 |
| 429.mcf: | icc -m32 |
| 445.gobmk: | icc -m32 |
| 464.h264ref: | icc -m32 |
C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icpc -m64 | |
| 471.omnetpp: | icpc -m32 |
Peak Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 |
| 401.bzip2: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 403.gcc: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 456.hmmer: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 458.sjeng: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 473.astar: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| 400.perlbench: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -ansi-alias -opt-prefetch |
| 401.bzip2: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -auto-ilp32 -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
| 403.gcc: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3 -auto-ilp32 |
| 429.mcf: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch |
| 445.gobmk: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -O2 -ipo -no-prec-div -ansi-alias |
| 456.hmmer: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -ansi-alias -auto-ilp32 |
| 458.sjeng: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll4 |
| 462.libquantum: | basepeak = yes |
| 464.h264ref: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll2 -ansi-alias |
C++ benchmarks:
| 471.omnetpp: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -ansi-alias -opt-ra-region-strategy=block -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-32bit -lsmartheap |
| 473.astar: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -ansi-alias -opt-ra-region-strategy=routine -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-64bit -lsmartheap64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | basepeak = yes |