| CPU2006 license: | 20 | Test date: | Jan-2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Bull SAS | Hardware Availability: | May-2010 |
| Tested by: | Bull SAS | Software Availability: | Nov-2010 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon X5670 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.33 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 2933 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 12 cores, 2 chips, 6 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: | 12 MB I+D on chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 48 GB (12 x 4 GB 2Rx4 PC3-10600R-9, ECC) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1 x 73 GB SAS, 10000 RPM |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) SP1, Kernel 2.6.32.12-0.7-default |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ Intel 64 Compiler XE for applications running on Intel 64 Version 12.0.1.116 Build 20101116 |
| Auto Parallel: | Yes |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | Microquill SmartHeap V9.01 |
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 | 377 | 25.9 | 375 | 26.0 | 376 | 26.0 | 326 | 29.9 | 327 | 29.9 | 327 | 29.9 |
| 401.bzip2 | 510 | 18.9 | 510 | 18.9 | 511 | 18.9 | 487 | 19.8 | 487 | 19.8 | 488 | 19.8 |
| 403.gcc | 303 | 26.5 | 303 | 26.6 | 303 | 26.6 | 294 | 27.4 | 294 | 27.4 | 294 | 27.4 |
| 429.mcf | 196 | 46.4 | 197 | 46.3 | 195 | 46.7 | 175 | 52.2 | 175 | 52.0 | 176 | 51.8 |
| 445.gobmk | 441 | 23.8 | 445 | 23.6 | 435 | 24.1 | 414 | 25.3 | 414 | 25.3 | 414 | 25.3 |
| 456.hmmer | 196 | 47.6 | 196 | 47.6 | 196 | 47.6 | 193 | 48.3 | 193 | 48.3 | 193 | 48.3 |
| 458.sjeng | 463 | 26.1 | 463 | 26.1 | 463 | 26.1 | 458 | 26.4 | 454 | 26.6 | 454 | 26.7 |
| 462.libquantum | 21.5 | 965 | 21.1 | 983 | 21.7 | 956 | 21.5 | 965 | 21.1 | 983 | 21.7 | 956 |
| 464.h264ref | 586 | 37.8 | 587 | 37.7 | 586 | 37.8 | 523 | 42.3 | 522 | 42.4 | 522 | 42.4 |
| 471.omnetpp | 288 | 21.7 | 289 | 21.6 | 287 | 21.8 | 232 | 26.9 | 233 | 26.9 | 232 | 27.0 |
| 473.astar | 309 | 22.7 | 311 | 22.6 | 312 | 22.5 | 366 | 19.2 | 363 | 19.4 | 363 | 19.3 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 184 | 37.5 | 182 | 37.8 | 183 | 37.7 | 193 | 35.7 | 193 | 35.8 | 193 | 35.8 |
Operating System Notes
Hugepages was enabled with the following:
'nodev /mnt/hugepages hugetlbfs defaults 0 0' added to /etc/fstab
echo 900 > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages
export HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes
export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib64/libhugetlbfs.so
Platform Notes
Turbo Mode enabled in BIOS Turbo Boost set to Traditional in BIOS Power C-states enabled in BIOS Demand Scrub disabled in BIOS
General Notes
OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores KMP_AFFINITY set to granularity=fine,scatter 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run
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 -parallel -opt-prefetch -auto-p32 -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/smartheap -lsmartheap64 -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
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 -m32 | |
| 473.astar: | icpc -m64 |
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_LINUX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
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) -opt-ra-region-strategy=block -ansi-alias -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/smartheap -lsmartheap -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 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) -opt-ra-region-strategy=routine -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/smartheap -lsmartheap64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/smartheap -lsmartheap -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |