SPEC® MPIM2007 Result

Copyright 2006-2010 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

IBM Corporation

System x3550 M2 (Intel Xeon X5570, 2.93 GHz
SMT on, Turbo on)

SPECmpiM_peak2007 = Not Run

MPI2007 license: 005 Test date: Jun-2009
Test sponsor: IBM Corporation Hardware Availability: Apr-2009
Tested by: IBM Corporation Software Availability: Apr-2009
Benchmark results graph

Results Table

Benchmark Base Peak
Ranks Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Ranks Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio
Results appear in the order in which they were run. Bold underlined text indicates a median measurement.
104.milc 64 175 8.93 175 8.92 175 8.95
107.leslie3d 64 754 6.92 753 6.93 754 6.93
113.GemsFDTD 64 524 12.0  523 12.1  523 12.1 
115.fds4 64 317 6.16 317 6.16 317 6.16
121.pop2 64 555 7.44 551 7.50 555 7.43
122.tachyon 64 463 6.04 464 6.03 465 6.02
126.lammps 64 453 6.43 456 6.40 452 6.45
127.wrf2 64 644 12.1  644 12.1  644 12.1 
128.GAPgeofem 64 261 7.91 261 7.91 262 7.89
129.tera_tf 64 442 6.26 439 6.30 441 6.28
130.socorro 64 479 7.97 476 8.02 482 7.91
132.zeusmp2 64 391 7.93 391 7.94 391 7.93
137.lu 64 551 6.67 553 6.65 552 6.66
Hardware Summary
Type of System: Homogeneous
Compute Node: IBM System x3550 M2
Interconnects: InfiniBand
Ethernet
File Server Node: IBM System x346 8840
Head Node: IBM System x3550 M2
Total Compute Nodes: 4
Total Chips: 8
Total Cores: 32
Total Threads: 64
Total Memory: 96 GB
Base Ranks Run: 64
Minimum Peak Ranks: --
Maximum Peak Ranks: --
Software Summary
C Compiler: Intel C++ Compiler 11.0.083 for Linux
C++ Compiler: Intel C++ Compiler 11.0.083 for Linux
Fortran Compiler: Intel Fortran Compiler 11.0.083 for Linux
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 64-bit
MPI Library: Intel MPI Library 3.2.1.009 for Linux
Other MPI Info: None
Pre-processors: No
Other Software: Intel MPI Library 3.2.1.009 for Linux
Multi-Purpose
Daemon (MPD)

Node Description: IBM System x3550 M2

Hardware
Number of nodes: 4
Uses of the node: compute, head
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Model: 7946-92U
CPU Name: Intel Xeon X5570
CPU(s) orderable: 1-2 chips
Chips enabled: 2
Cores enabled: 8
Cores per chip: 4
Threads per core: 2
CPU Characteristics: Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.33 GHz, 6.4
GT/s
QPI, Hyper-Threading enabled
CPU MHz: 2933
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 256 KB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache: 8 MB I+D on chip per chip, 8 MB shared / 4 cores
Other Cache: None
Memory: 24 GB (RDIMM 6x4-GB DDR3-1333 MHz)
Disk Subsystem: 73.4GB 10K-rpm SAS SFF Slim-HS 2.5" HDD
Other Hardware: None
Adapter: Integrated Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II
BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20)
Number of Adapters: 1
Slot Type: PCIe x16 Gen2
Data Rate: 10/100/1000
Ports Used: 1
Interconnect Type: Ethernet
Adapter: Mellanox ConnectX
Number of Adapters: 1
Slot Type: PCIe x16 Gen2
Data Rate: InfiniBand 4x DDR
Ports Used: 1
Interconnect Type: InfiniBand
Software
Adapter: Integrated Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II
BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20)
Adapter Driver: bnx2 1.7.9-1
Adapter Firmware: 4.6.4 NCSI 1.0.6
Adapter: Mellanox ConnectX
Adapter Driver: OFED 1.4-20090301-0600
Adapter Firmware: 2.6.000
Operating System: Red Hat EL 5.3, kernel 2.6.18-128.el5
Local File System: Linux/ext3
Shared File System: NFS
System State: Multi-User
Other Software: None

General Notes

BIOS settings notes:
  Intel Hyper-Threading Technology (SMT): Enabled
  Intel Turbo Boost Technology (Turbo)  : Enabled

RAM configuration notes: Each compute node has
  1x4-GB RDIMM on each memory channel.

Node Description: IBM System x346 8840

Hardware
Number of nodes: 1
Uses of the node: fileserver
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Model: 884045Y
CPU Name: Intel Xeon EM64T
CPU(s) orderable: 2 chips
Chips enabled: 2
Cores enabled: 2
Cores per chip: 1
Threads per core: 1
CPU Characteristics: 800 MHz FSB
CPU MHz: 3600
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 1 MB I+D on chip per chip
L3 Cache: None
Other Cache: None
Memory: 4 GB
Disk Subsystem: SCSI
Other Hardware: None
Adapter: Integrated Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5721
Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 11)
Number of Adapters: 1
Slot Type: PCI-X
Data Rate: 10/100/1000
Ports Used: 1
Interconnect Type: Ethernet
Software
Adapter: Integrated Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5721
Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 11)
Adapter Driver: tg3 3.86
Adapter Firmware: 5721-v3.29a, ASFIPMI v6.08
Operating System: Red Hat EL 5.2, kernel 2.6.18-92.el5
Local File System: None
Shared File System: NFS
System State: Multi-User
Other Software: None

Interconnect Description: InfiniBand

Hardware
Vendor: Voltaire
Model: 24 4X DDR port Bundle
Switch Model: ISR 9024D-M
Number of Switches: 1
Number of Ports: 24
Data Rate: 4X DDR
Firmware: 1.0.0
Topology: Single Switch
Primary Use: MPI traffic

Interconnect Description: Ethernet

Hardware
Vendor: Cisco
Model: 3750G
Switch Model: WS-C3750G-24TS-E1U
Number of Switches: 1
Number of Ports: 28
Data Rate: Fullduplex 1000
Firmware: 12.2 (35SE5)
Topology: Single Switch
Primary Use: File system traffic

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.
submit = mpiexec -genv -np $ranks $command

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 mpiicc 

C++ benchmarks:

126.lammps:  mpiicpc 

Fortran benchmarks:

 mpiifort 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 mpiicc   mpiifort 

Base Portability Flags

121.pop2:  -DSPEC_MPI_CASE_FLAG 
126.lammps:  -DMPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK 
127.wrf2:  -DSPEC_MPI_CASE_FLAG   -DSPEC_MPI_LINUX 

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

 -O3   -xSSE4.2   -no-prec-div 

C++ benchmarks:

126.lammps:  -O3   -xSSE4.2   -no-prec-div 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -O3   -xSSE4.2   -no-prec-div 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -O3   -xSSE4.2   -no-prec-div 

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/mpi2007/flags/EM64T_Intel111_flags.20090729.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/mpi2007/flags/EM64T_Intel111_flags.20090729.xml.