SPEC® CINT2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2014 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

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 SP1 (64-bit)
Compiler: C/C++: Version 12.0.3.176 of Intel C++ 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-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.
400.perlbench 12 611 192 611 192 611 192 12 484 242 483 242 483 242
401.bzip2 12 775 150 774 150 773 150 12 754 154 752 154 752 154
403.gcc 12 458 211 451 215 455 212 12 438 221 442 218 437 221
429.mcf 12 429 254 428 256 424 258 6 233 235 234 233 244 224
445.gobmk 12 630 199 631 199 631 199 12 599 210 599 210 598 210
456.hmmer 12 344 325 345 325 344 325 12 270 415 270 415 270 415
458.sjeng 12 727 199 727 199 727 199 12 721 202 721 202 721 202
462.libquantum 12 150 1650 150 1650 151 1650 12 142 1750 142 1750 141 1760
464.h264ref 12 750 354 749 354 749 354 12 721 368 721 368 721 368
471.omnetpp 12 483 155 483 155 484 155 12 456 164 457 164 457 164
473.astar 12 536 157 535 157 535 157 12 514 164 513 164 513 164
483.xalancbmk 12 367 226 367 226 368 226 12 367 226 367 226 368 226

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 

Base Portability Flags

403.gcc:  -DSPEC_CPU_WIN32 
464.h264ref:  -DWIN32   -DSPEC_CPU_NO_INTTYPES 
483.xalancbmk:  -Qoption,cpp,--no_wchar_t_keyword 

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

 -QxAVX   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qopt-prefetch   /F512000000 

C++ benchmarks:

 -QxAVX   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qopt-prefetch   -Qcxx-features   /F512000000   shlW32M.lib    -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE 

Base Other Flags

C benchmarks:

403.gcc:  -Dalloca=_alloca 

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icl -Qvc9   -Qstd=c99 
456.hmmer:  C:/Program Files (x86)/Intel/ComposerXE-2011/bin/intel64/icl.exe 
458.sjeng:  C:/Program Files (x86)/Intel/ComposerXE-2011/bin/intel64/icl.exe 
462.libquantum:  C:/Program Files (x86)/Intel/ComposerXE-2011/bin/intel64/icl.exe   -Qstd=c99 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icl -Qvc9 
473.astar:  C:/Program Files (x86)/Intel/ComposerXE-2011/bin/intel64/icl.exe 

Peak Portability Flags

403.gcc:  -DSPEC_CPU_WIN32 
456.hmmer:  -DSPEC_CPU_P64 
458.sjeng:  -DSPEC_CPU_P64 
462.libquantum:  -DSPEC_CPU_P64 
464.h264ref:  -DWIN32   -DSPEC_CPU_NO_INTTYPES 
473.astar:  -DSPEC_CPU_P64 
483.xalancbmk:  -Qoption,cpp,--no_wchar_t_keyword 

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

400.perlbench:  -QxAVX(pass 2)   -Qprof_gen(pass 1)   -Qprof_use(pass 2)   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qansi-alias   -Qopt-prefetch   /F512000000   shlW32M.lib    -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE 
401.bzip2:  -QxAVX(pass 2)   -Qprof_gen(pass 1)   -Qprof_use(pass 2)   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qopt-prefetch   -Qansi-alias   /F512000000 
403.gcc:  -QxAVX(pass 2)   -Qprof_gen(pass 1)   -Qprof_use(pass 2)   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qopt-prefetch   /F512000000 
429.mcf:  -QxAVX   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qopt-prefetch   /F512000000 
445.gobmk:  -QxAVX(pass 2)   -Qprof_gen(pass 1)   -Qprof_use(pass 2)   -Qipo   -O2   -Qprec-div-   -Qansi-alias   /F512000000 
456.hmmer:  -Qauto-ilp32   -QxAVX(pass 2)   -Qprof_gen(pass 1)   -Qprof_use(pass 2)   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qopt-prefetch   /F512000000 
458.sjeng:  -Qauto-ilp32   -QxAVX(pass 2)   -Qprof_gen(pass 1)   -Qprof_use(pass 2)   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qunroll4   /F512000000 
462.libquantum:  -Qauto-ilp32   -QxSSE4.2   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qopt-prefetch   /F512000000 
464.h264ref:  -QxAVX(pass 2)   -Qprof_gen(pass 1)   -Qprof_use(pass 2)   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qunroll2   -Qansi-alias   /F512000000 

C++ benchmarks:

471.omnetpp:  -QxAVX(pass 2)   -Qprof_gen(pass 1)   -Qprof_use(pass 2)   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qansi-alias   -Qopt-ra-region-strategy=block   /F512000000   shlW32M.lib    -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE 
473.astar:  -Qauto-ilp32   -QxSSE4.2   -Qipo   -O3   -Qprec-div-   -Qopt-prefetch   /F512000000   shlW64M.lib    -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE 
483.xalancbmk:  basepeak = yes 

Peak Other Flags

C benchmarks:

403.gcc:  -Dalloca=_alloca 
456.hmmer:  -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Intel/ComposerXE-2011/compiler/lib/intel64   -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/lib/AMD64   -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/lib   -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v7.0A/lib/x64 
458.sjeng:  -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Intel/ComposerXE-2011/compiler/lib/intel64   -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/lib/AMD64   -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/lib   -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v7.0A/lib/x64 
462.libquantum:  -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Intel/ComposerXE-2011/compiler/lib/intel64   -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/lib/AMD64   -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/lib   -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v7.0A/lib/x64 

C++ benchmarks:

473.astar:  -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Intel/ComposerXE-2011/compiler/lib/intel64   -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/lib/AMD64   -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/lib   -link -LIBPATH:C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v7.0A/lib/x64 

The flags files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12-win32-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-win32-revC.20111012.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Windows-Platform-Settings-revC.xml.