SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Intel Corporation

Intel DX58SO2 Motherboard (Intel Core i7-990X)

SPECfp®_rate2006 = 124

SPECfp_rate_base2006 = 121

CPU2006 license:	13	Test date:	Jun-2011
Test sponsor:	Intel Corporation	Hardware Availability:	Mar-2011
Tested by:	Intel Corporation	Software Availability:	Apr-2011

Hardware
CPU Name:	Intel Core i7-990X
CPU Characteristics:	Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.73 GHz
CPU MHz:	3466
FPU:	Integrated
CPU(s) enabled:	6 cores, 1 chip, 6 cores/chip, 2 threads/core
CPU(s) orderable:	1 chip
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:	12 GB (3 x 4 GB 2Rx8 PC3-8500U-7)
Disk Subsystem:	Intel 160GB SSD SSDSA2M160G2GN
Other Hardware:	None

Software
Operating System:	Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
Compiler:	Intel C++ Compiler XE for Intel 64 Version 12.0.3.176 Build 20110309 Intel Visual Fortran Compiler XE for Intel 64 Version 12.0.3.176 Build 20110309 Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional SP1 (for libraries)
Auto Parallel:	No
File System:	NTFS
System State:	Default
Base Pointers:	32/64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	SmartHeap Library Version 9.01 from http://www.microquill.com/

Results Table

Benchmark	Base							Peak
Benchmark	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	12	1898	86.4	1886	86.4	1888	86.4	12	1898	86.4	1886	86.4	1888	86.4
416.gamess	12	1294	181	1300	181	1297	181	12	1294	181	1300	181	1297	181
433.milc	12	1156	94.8	1157	94.8	1157	94.8	12	1156	94.8	1157	94.8	1157	94.8
434.zeusmp	12	761	144	763	143	763	143	12	761	144	763	143	763	143
435.gromacs	12	513	167	509	168	515	167	12	522	164	521	164	522	164
436.cactusADM	12	931	154	932	154	932	154	12	931	154	932	154	932	154
437.leslie3d	12	1801	62.4	1804	62.4	1799	62.4	12	1801	62.4	1804	62.4	1799	62.4
444.namd	12	621	155	617	156	618	156	12	595	162	600	161	596	162
447.dealII	12	1118	122	1126	122	1127	122	12	1013	136	1010	136	998	138
450.soplex	12	1437	69.6	1437	69.6	1437	69.6	6	659	76.2	659	75.6	659	75.6
453.povray	12	272	234	271	235	271	235	12	231	276	232	276	232	276
454.calculix	12	517	192	513	193	526	188	12	513	193	514	192	521	190
459.GemsFDTD	12	2060	62.4	2060	62.4	2061	61.2	12	2060	62.4	2060	62.4	2061	61.2
465.tonto	12	857	138	836	142	836	142	12	824	143	818	144	821	144
470.lbm	12	1279	128	1279	128	1279	128	12	1279	128	1279	128	1279	128
481.wrf	12	1197	112	1198	112	1199	112	12	1197	112	1198	112	1199	112
482.sphinx3	12	2298	102	2299	102	2297	102	12	2299	102	2299	102	2297	102

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.
 The start command with the /affinity switch was used to bind processes to cores

General Notes

 Tested systems can be used with Shin-G ATX case,
 PC Power and Cooling 1200W power supply
 System was configured with an ATI HD6970 discrete graphics card

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

icl -Qvc9 -Qstd=c99

C++ benchmarks:

icl -Qvc9

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icl -Qvc9 -Qstd=c99 ifort

Base Portability Flags

410.bwaves:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 -names:lowercase
416.gamess:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
433.milc:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
434.zeusmp:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
435.gromacs:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 -names:lowercase /assume:underscore
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 /TP
447.dealII:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 -DDEAL_II_MEMBER_VAR_SPECIALIZATION_BUG
450.soplex:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 -DSPEC_CPU_WINDOWS_ICL
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 -DSPEC_CPU_NOZMODIFIER -names:lowercase
459.GemsFDTD:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
465.tonto:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
470.lbm:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
481.wrf:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 -DSPEC_CPU_WINDOWS_ICL
482.sphinx3:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64

Base Optimization Flags

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

icl -Qvc9 -Qstd=c99

C++ benchmarks:

icl -Qvc9

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icl -Qvc9 -Qstd=c99 ifort

Peak Portability Flags

Same as Base Portability Flags

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:	basepeak = yes
470.lbm:	basepeak = yes
482.sphinx3:	-QxSSE4.2 -Qipo -O3 -Qprec-div- -Qunroll2 -Qansi-alias -Qauto-ilp32 /F1000000000 -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-QxSSE4.2(pass 2) -Qprof_gen(pass 1) -Qprof_use(pass 2) -Qipo -O3 -Qprec-div- -Oa -Qauto-ilp32 /F1000000000 shlW64M.lib -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE
447.dealII:	-QxSSE4.2(pass 2) -Qprof_gen(pass 1) -Qprof_use(pass 2) -Qipo -O3 -Qprec-div- -Qunroll2 -Qansi-alias -Qscalar-rep- -Qauto-ilp32 /F1000000000 shlW64M.lib -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE
450.soplex:	-QxSSE4.2(pass 2) -Qprof_gen(pass 1) -Qprof_use(pass 2) -Qipo -O3 -Qauto-ilp32 /F1000000000 shlW64M.lib -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE
453.povray:	-QxSSE4.2(pass 2) -Qprof_gen(pass 1) -Qprof_use(pass 2) -Qipo -O3 -Qprec-div- -Qopt-prefetch -Qauto-ilp32 /F1000000000 shlW64M.lib -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	basepeak = yes
416.gamess:	basepeak = yes
434.zeusmp:	basepeak = yes
437.leslie3d:	basepeak = yes
459.GemsFDTD:	basepeak = yes
465.tonto:	-QxSSE4.2(pass 2) -Qprof_gen(pass 1) -Qprof_use(pass 2) -Qipo -O3 -Qprec-div- -Qunroll4 -Qauto /F1000000000 -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-QxSSE4.2(pass 2) -Qprof_gen(pass 1) -Qprof_use(pass 2) -Qipo -O3 -Qprec-div- -Qopt-prefetch -Qauto-ilp32 /F1000000000 -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE
436.cactusADM:	basepeak = yes
454.calculix:	-QxSSE4.2 -Qipo -O3 -Qprec-div- -Qauto-ilp32 /F1000000000 -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE
481.wrf:	basepeak = yes

The flags files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12-winx64-revC.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Windows-Platform-Settings.20110719.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12-winx64-revC.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Windows-Platform-Settings.20110719.xml.