BIOS Settings:
DCU Streamer Prefetcher : Disabled
Sub NUMA Cluster : 2-Way Clustering
UMA Based Clustering Status : Disable
Dead Line LLC Alloc : Disabled
System Profile : Custom
C-States : Autonomous
Memory Patrol Scrub : Disabled
Uncore Frequency : Dynamic
DIMM Self Healing -
on Uncorrectable Memory Error : Disabled
Sysinfo program /mnt/ramdisk/cpu2017-1.1.9-ic2024.1/bin/sysinfo
Rev: r6732 of 2022-11-07 fe91c89b7ed5c36ae2c92cc097bec197
running on 1234567-XE9680 Wed Sep 3 14:39:46 2025
SUT (System Under Test) info as seen by some common utilities.
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Table of contents
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1. uname -a
2. w
3. Username
4. ulimit -a
5. sysinfo process ancestry
6. /proc/cpuinfo
7. lscpu
8. numactl --hardware
9. /proc/meminfo
10. who -r
11. Systemd service manager version: systemd 252 (252-32.el9_4)
12. Services, from systemctl list-unit-files
13. Linux kernel boot-time arguments, from /proc/cmdline
14. cpupower frequency-info
15. tuned-adm active
16. sysctl
17. /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage
18. /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/khugepaged
19. OS release
20. Disk information
21. /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id
22. dmidecode
23. BIOS
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1. uname -a
Linux 1234567-XE9680 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Apr 10 10:29:16 EDT 2024
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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2. w
14:39:46 up 6 min, 1 user, load average: 0.13, 0.10, 0.05
USER TTY LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT
root tty1 14:36 26.00s 0.94s 0.00s /bin/bash /home/DellFiles/bin/Intel/dell-run-speccpu.sh
rate --define DL-VERS=6.3a --output_format html,pdf,txt
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3. Username
From environment variable $USER: root
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4. ulimit -a
real-time non-blocking time (microseconds, -R) unlimited
core file size (blocks, -c) 0
data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited
scheduling priority (-e) 0
file size (blocks, -f) unlimited
pending signals (-i) 4125912
max locked memory (kbytes, -l) 64
max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited
open files (-n) 1024
pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 8
POSIX message queues (bytes, -q) 819200
real-time priority (-r) 0
stack size (kbytes, -s) unlimited
cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited
max user processes (-u) 4125912
virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited
file locks (-x) unlimited
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5. sysinfo process ancestry
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd rhgb --switched-root --system --deserialize 31
login -- root
-bash
/bin/bash /home/DellFiles/bin/DELL_rate.sh
/bin/bash /home/DellFiles/bin/dell-run-main.sh rate
/bin/bash /home/DellFiles/bin/dell-run-main.sh rate
/bin/bash /home/DellFiles/bin/Intel/dell-run-speccpu.sh rate --define DL-VERS=6.3a --output_format
html,pdf,txt
/bin/bash /home/DellFiles/bin/Intel/dell-run-speccpu.sh rate --define DL-VERS=6.3a --output_format
html,pdf,txt
runcpu --nobuild --action validate --define default-platform-flags --define numcopies=256 -c
ic2024.1-lin-sapphirerapids-rate-20240308.cfg --define smt-on --define cores=128 --define physicalfirst
--define invoke_with_interleave --define drop_caches --tune base,peak -o all --iterations 2 --define
DL-VERS=6.3a --output_format html,pdf,txt fprate
runcpu --nobuild --action validate --define default-platform-flags --define numcopies=256 --configfile
ic2024.1-lin-sapphirerapids-rate-20240308.cfg --define smt-on --define cores=128 --define physicalfirst
--define invoke_with_interleave --define drop_caches --tune base,peak --output_format all --iterations 2
--define DL-VERS=6.3a --output_format html,pdf,txt --nopower --runmode rate --tune base:peak --size
refrate fprate --nopreenv --note-preenv --logfile $SPEC/tmp/CPU2017.001/templogs/preenv.fprate.001.0.log
--lognum 001.0 --from_runcpu 2
specperl $SPEC/bin/sysinfo
$SPEC = /mnt/ramdisk/cpu2017-1.1.9-ic2024.1
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6. /proc/cpuinfo
model name : INTEL(R) XEON(R) PLATINUM 8592+
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 207
stepping : 2
microcode : 0x210002b3
bugs : spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass swapgs eibrs_pbrsb
cpu cores : 64
siblings : 128
2 physical ids (chips)
256 processors (hardware threads)
physical id 0: core ids 0-63
physical id 1: core ids 0-63
physical id 0: apicids 0-127
physical id 1: apicids 128-255
Caution: /proc/cpuinfo data regarding chips, cores, and threads is not necessarily reliable, especially for
virtualized systems. Use the above data carefully.
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7. lscpu
From lscpu from util-linux 2.37.4:
Architecture: x86_64
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
Address sizes: 46 bits physical, 57 bits virtual
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 256
On-line CPU(s) list: 0-255
Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
BIOS Vendor ID: Intel
Model name: INTEL(R) XEON(R) PLATINUM 8592+
BIOS Model name: INTEL(R) XEON(R) PLATINUM 8592+
CPU family: 6
Model: 207
Thread(s) per core: 2
Core(s) per socket: 64
Socket(s): 2
Stepping: 2
BogoMIPS: 3800.00
Flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36
clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb
rdtscp lm constant_tsc art arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl
xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf tsc_known_freq pni pclmulqdq
dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 sdbg fma cx16 xtpr pdcm
pcid dca sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave
avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm 3dnowprefetch cpuid_fault epb cat_l3 cat_l2
cdp_l3 cdp_l2 ssbd mba ibrs ibpb stibp ibrs_enhanced tpr_shadow
flexpriority ept vpid ept_ad fsgsbase tsc_adjust bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2
erms invpcid cqm rdt_a avx512f avx512dq rdseed adx smap avx512ifma
clflushopt clwb intel_pt avx512cd sha_ni avx512bw avx512vl xsaveopt
xsavec xgetbv1 xsaves cqm_llc cqm_occup_llc cqm_mbm_total cqm_mbm_local
split_lock_detect avx_vnni avx512_bf16 wbnoinvd dtherm ida arat pln pts
vnmi avx512vbmi umip pku ospke waitpkg avx512_vbmi2 gfni vaes
vpclmulqdq avx512_vnni avx512_bitalg tme avx512_vpopcntdq la57 rdpid
bus_lock_detect cldemote movdiri movdir64b enqcmd fsrm md_clear
serialize tsxldtrk pconfig arch_lbr ibt amx_bf16 avx512_fp16 amx_tile
amx_int8 flush_l1d arch_capabilities
Virtualization: VT-x
L1d cache: 6 MiB (128 instances)
L1i cache: 4 MiB (128 instances)
L2 cache: 256 MiB (128 instances)
L3 cache: 640 MiB (2 instances)
NUMA node(s): 4
NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0,4,8,12,16,20,24,28,32,36,40,44,48,52,56,60,64,68,72,76,80,84,88,92,96
,100,104,108,112,116,120,124,128,132,136,140,144,148,152,156,160,164,16
8,172,176,180,184,188,192,196,200,204,208,212,216,220,224,228,232,236,2
40,244,248,252
NUMA node1 CPU(s): 2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38,42,46,50,54,58,62,66,70,74,78,82,86,90,94,9
8,102,106,110,114,118,122,126,130,134,138,142,146,150,154,158,162,166,1
70,174,178,182,186,190,194,198,202,206,210,214,218,222,226,230,234,238,
242,246,250,254
NUMA node2 CPU(s): 1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29,33,37,41,45,49,53,57,61,65,69,73,77,81,85,89,93,97
,101,105,109,113,117,121,125,129,133,137,141,145,149,153,157,161,165,16
9,173,177,181,185,189,193,197,201,205,209,213,217,221,225,229,233,237,2
41,245,249,253
NUMA node3 CPU(s): 3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39,43,47,51,55,59,63,67,71,75,79,83,87,91,95,9
9,103,107,111,115,119,123,127,131,135,139,143,147,151,155,159,163,167,1
71,175,179,183,187,191,195,199,203,207,211,215,219,223,227,231,235,239,
243,247,251,255
Vulnerability Gather data sampling: Not affected
Vulnerability Itlb multihit: Not affected
Vulnerability L1tf: Not affected
Vulnerability Mds: Not affected
Vulnerability Meltdown: Not affected
Vulnerability Mmio stale data: Not affected
Vulnerability Retbleed: Not affected
Vulnerability Spec rstack overflow: Not affected
Vulnerability Spec store bypass: Mitigation; Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
Vulnerability Spectre v1: Mitigation; usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Vulnerability Spectre v2: Mitigation; Enhanced / Automatic IBRS, IBPB conditional, RSB filling,
PBRSB-eIBRS SW sequence
Vulnerability Srbds: Not affected
Vulnerability Tsx async abort: Not affected
From lscpu --cache:
NAME ONE-SIZE ALL-SIZE WAYS TYPE LEVEL SETS PHY-LINE COHERENCY-SIZE
L1d 48K 6M 12 Data 1 64 1 64
L1i 32K 4M 8 Instruction 1 64 1 64
L2 2M 256M 16 Unified 2 2048 1 64
L3 320M 640M 20 Unified 3 262144 1 64
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8. numactl --hardware
NOTE: a numactl 'node' might or might not correspond to a physical chip.
available: 4 nodes (0-3)
node 0 cpus:
0,4,8,12,16,20,24,28,32,36,40,44,48,52,56,60,64,68,72,76,80,84,88,92,96,100,104,108,112,116,120,124,128,132
,136,140,144,148,152,156,160,164,168,172,176,180,184,188,192,196,200,204,208,212,216,220,224,228,232,236,24
0,244,248,252
node 0 size: 257441 MB
node 0 free: 252765 MB
node 1 cpus:
2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38,42,46,50,54,58,62,66,70,74,78,82,86,90,94,98,102,106,110,114,118,122,126,130,13
4,138,142,146,150,154,158,162,166,170,174,178,182,186,190,194,198,202,206,210,214,218,222,226,230,234,238,2
42,246,250,254
node 1 size: 258031 MB
node 1 free: 248633 MB
node 2 cpus:
1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29,33,37,41,45,49,53,57,61,65,69,73,77,81,85,89,93,97,101,105,109,113,117,121,125,129,133
,137,141,145,149,153,157,161,165,169,173,177,181,185,189,193,197,201,205,209,213,217,221,225,229,233,237,24
1,245,249,253
node 2 size: 258031 MB
node 2 free: 257010 MB
node 3 cpus:
3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39,43,47,51,55,59,63,67,71,75,79,83,87,91,95,99,103,107,111,115,119,123,127,131,13
5,139,143,147,151,155,159,163,167,171,175,179,183,187,191,195,199,203,207,211,215,219,223,227,231,235,239,2
43,247,251,255
node 3 size: 258016 MB
node 3 free: 246791 MB
node distances:
node 0 1 2 3
0: 10 12 21 21
1: 12 10 21 21
2: 21 21 10 12
3: 21 21 12 10
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9. /proc/meminfo
MemTotal: 1056278308 kB
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10. who -r
run-level 3 Sep 3 14:34
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11. Systemd service manager version: systemd 252 (252-32.el9_4)
Default Target Status
multi-user running
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12. Services, from systemctl list-unit-files
STATE UNIT FILES
enabled NetworkManager NetworkManager-dispatcher NetworkManager-wait-online atd auditd bluetooth
chronyd crond dbus-broker firewalld getty@ insights-client-boot irqbalance iscsi-onboot
iscsi-starter kdump libstoragemgmt low-memory-monitor lvm2-monitor mcelog mdmonitor
microcode multipathd nis-domainname nvmefc-boot-connections rhsmcertd rsyslog rtkit-daemon
selinux-autorelabel-mark smartd sshd sssd systemd-boot-update systemd-network-generator
tuned udisks2 upower
enabled-runtime systemd-remount-fs
disabled arp-ethers blk-availability canberra-system-bootup canberra-system-shutdown
canberra-system-shutdown-reboot chrony-wait chronyd-restricted console-getty cpupower
debug-shell dnf-system-upgrade hwloc-dump-hwdata iprdump iprinit iprupdate ipsec
iscsi-init iscsid iscsiuio kpatch kvm_stat ledmon man-db-restart-cache-update nftables
nvmf-autoconnect pesign psacct rdisc rhcd rhsm rhsm-facts rpmdb-rebuild
selinux-check-proper-disable serial-getty@ sshd-keygen@ systemd-boot-check-no-failures
systemd-pstore systemd-sysext
indirect iscsi sssd-autofs sssd-kcm sssd-nss sssd-pac sssd-pam sssd-ssh sssd-sudo systemd-sysupdate
systemd-sysupdate-reboot
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13. Linux kernel boot-time arguments, from /proc/cmdline
BOOT_IMAGE=(hd6,gpt2)/vmlinuz-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4.x86_64
root=/dev/mapper/rhel-root
ro
resume=/dev/mapper/rhel-swap
rd.lvm.lv=rhel/root
rd.lvm.lv=rhel/swap
rhgb
quiet
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14. cpupower frequency-info
analyzing CPU 246:
Unable to determine current policy
boost state support:
Supported: yes
Active: yes
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15. tuned-adm active
Current active profile: throughput-performance
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16. sysctl
kernel.numa_balancing 1
kernel.randomize_va_space 2
vm.compaction_proactiveness 20
vm.dirty_background_bytes 0
vm.dirty_background_ratio 10
vm.dirty_bytes 0
vm.dirty_expire_centisecs 3000
vm.dirty_ratio 40
vm.dirty_writeback_centisecs 500
vm.dirtytime_expire_seconds 43200
vm.extfrag_threshold 500
vm.min_unmapped_ratio 1
vm.nr_hugepages 0
vm.nr_hugepages_mempolicy 0
vm.nr_overcommit_hugepages 0
vm.swappiness 10
vm.watermark_boost_factor 15000
vm.watermark_scale_factor 10
vm.zone_reclaim_mode 0
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17. /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage
defrag always defer defer+madvise [madvise] never
enabled [always] madvise never
hpage_pmd_size 2097152
shmem_enabled always within_size advise [never] deny force
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18. /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/khugepaged
alloc_sleep_millisecs 60000
defrag 1
max_ptes_none 511
max_ptes_shared 256
max_ptes_swap 64
pages_to_scan 4096
scan_sleep_millisecs 10000
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19. OS release
From /etc/*-release /etc/*-version
os-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 (Plow)
redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 9.4 (Plow)
system-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 9.4 (Plow)
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20. Disk information
SPEC is set to: /mnt/ramdisk/cpu2017-1.1.9-ic2024.1
Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
tmpfs tmpfs 140G 5.0G 136G 4% /mnt/ramdisk
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21. /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id
Vendor: Dell Inc.
Product: PowerEdge XE9680
Product Family: PowerEdge
Serial: 1234567
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22. dmidecode
Additional information from dmidecode 3.5 follows. WARNING: Use caution when you interpret this section.
The 'dmidecode' program reads system data which is "intended to allow hardware to be accurately
determined", but the intent may not be met, as there are frequent changes to hardware, firmware, and the
"DMTF SMBIOS" standard.
Memory:
16x 00AD063200AD HMCG94AGBRA181N 64 GB 2 rank 5600
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23. BIOS
(This section combines info from /sys/devices and dmidecode.)
BIOS Vendor: Dell Inc.
BIOS Version: 2.7.4
BIOS Date: 07/02/2025
BIOS Revision: 2.7
