SPEC® CFP2006 Result

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Intel Corporation

Intel DX79SI motherboard (Intel Core i7-3960X
Extreme Edition)

CPU2006 license: 13 Test date: Oct-2011
Test sponsor: Intel Corporation Hardware Availability: Nov-2011
Tested by: Intel Corporation Software Availability: Apr-2011
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition
CPU Characteristics: Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.90 GHz
CPU MHz: 3300
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: 15 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 16 GB (4 x 4 GB 2Rx8 PC3-12800U-11)
Disk Subsystem: Intel 160 GB SSD
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
Compiler: C/C++: Version 12.0.3.176 of Intel C++ Studio XE
for Windows;
Fortran: Version 12.0.3.176 of Intel Visual
Fortran Studio XE
for Windows;
Libraries: Version 15.00.30729.01 of Microsoft
Visual Studio 2008 Professional SP1
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
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 12 851 192 848 192 848 192 12 851 192 848 192 848 192
416.gamess 12 1132 208 1133 208 1132 208 12 1132 208 1133 208 1132 208
433.milc 12 554 199 554 199 555 199 12 554 199 554 199 555 199
434.zeusmp 12 502 217 499 220 503 217 12 502 217 499 220 503 217
435.gromacs 12 482 178 482 178 482 178 12 482 178 482 178 482 178
436.cactusADM 12 680 211 676 212 673 214 12 680 211 676 212 673 214
437.leslie3d 12 893 126 893 126 892 126 12 893 126 893 126 892 126
444.namd 12 518 186 518 186 518 186 12 514 187 514 187 514 187
447.dealII 12 510 269 520 264 509 270 12 506 271 514 266 527 260
450.soplex 12 752 133 752 133 752 133 6 380 132 378 132 381 131
453.povray 12 212 301 212 301 211 302 12 178 359 179 358 178 359
454.calculix 12 381 260 381 260 381 260 12 381 260 381 260 381 260
459.GemsFDTD 12 1136 112 1138 112 1137 112 12 1136 112 1138 112 1137 112
465.tonto 12 557 212 557 212 557 212 12 549 215 549 215 550 215
470.lbm 12 681 242 681 242 681 242 12 681 242 681 242 681 242
481.wrf 12 576 233 574 234 575 233 12 576 233 574 234 575 233
482.sphinx3 12 1195 196 1197 196 1198 196 12 1194 196 1186 197 1186 197

Submit Notes

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

Component Notes

 Tested systems can be used with Shin-G ATX case,
 PC Power and Cooling 1200W power supply
 System was configured with an ATI HD 6990 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

C benchmarks:

 -QxAVX   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qansi-alias   -Qauto-ilp32   /F1000000000    -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE 

C++ benchmarks:

 -QxAVX   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qansi-alias   -Qcxx-features   -Qauto-ilp32   /F1000000000   shlW64M.lib    -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -QxAVX   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qansi-alias   /F1000000000    -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -QxAVX   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qansi-alias   -Qauto-ilp32   /F1000000000    -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE 

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:  -QxAVX   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qunroll2   -Qansi-alias   -Qauto-ilp32   /F1000000000    -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -QxAVX(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:  -QxAVX(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:  -QxAVX(pass 2)   -Qprof_gen(pass 1)   -Qprof_use(pass 2)   -Qipo   -O3   -Qauto-ilp32   /F1000000000   shlW64M.lib    -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE 
453.povray:  -QxAVX(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:  -QxAVX(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:  basepeak = yes 
436.cactusADM:  basepeak = yes 
454.calculix:  basepeak = yes 
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.20111012.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Windows-Platform-Settings-revC.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12-winx64-revC.20111012.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Windows-Platform-Settings-revC.xml.