SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2014 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

Hewlett-Packard Company

ProLiant BL460c
(3.16 GHz, Intel Xeon X5460)

CPU2006 license: 3 Test date: Jan-2008
Test sponsor: Hewlett-Packard Company Hardware Availability: Jan-2008
Tested by: Hewlett-Packard Company Software Availability: Nov-2007
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon X5460
CPU Characteristics: 3.16 GHz, 2x6 MB L2 shared, 1333 MHz system bus
CPU MHz: 3166
FPU: Integrated
CPU(s) enabled: 8 cores, 2 chips, 4 cores/chip
CPU(s) orderable: 1,2 chips
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 12 MB I+D on chip per chip, 6 MB shared / 2 cores
L3 Cache: None
Other Cache: None
Memory: 16 GB (8x2 GB PC2-5300F CL5)
Disk Subsystem: 1x72 GB 15 K SAS
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP1
Kernel 2.6.16.46-0.12-smp
Compiler: Intel C++ Compiler for applications running on
IA-32 and Intel 64, Version 10.1
Build 20070913 Package ID: l_cc_p_10.1.008
Intel Fortran Compiler for applications running on
IA-32 and Intel 64, Version 10.1
Build 20070913 Package ID: l_cc_p_10.1.008
Auto Parallel: Yes
File System: ext2
System State: Multi-user run level 3
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: binutils-2.17.50

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 8 3086 35.2 3090 35.2 3090 35.2 4 1520 35.8 1522 35.7 1519 35.8
416.gamess 8 846 185   844 186   845 185   8 838 187   833 188   834 188  
433.milc 8 2317 31.7 2309 31.8 2314 31.7 8 2333 31.5 2343 31.3 2334 31.5
434.zeusmp 8 1040 70.0 1038 70.1 1039 70.1 8 1042 69.9 1038 70.1 1040 70.0
435.gromacs 8 376 152   376 152   377 151   8 363 158   362 158   364 157  
436.cactusADM 8 1307 73.1 1307 73.1 1306 73.2 1 116 103   117 102   116 103  
437.leslie3d 8 2742 27.4 2736 27.5 2728 27.6 4 1342 28.0 1342 28.0 1341 28.0
444.namd 8 486 132   485 132   485 132   8 482 133   488 132   485 132  
447.dealII 8 673 136   706 130   680 135   8 686 133   666 137   657 139  
450.soplex 8 1775 37.6 1764 37.8 1762 37.9 8 1597 41.8 1589 42.0 1586 42.1
453.povray 8 200 213   199 214   199 214   8 169 251   169 252   172 247  
454.calculix 8 540 122   540 122   545 121   8 402 164   397 166   399 166  
459.GemsFDTD 8 2934 28.9 2931 29.0 2954 28.7 8 2954 28.7 2945 28.8 2949 28.8
465.tonto 8 661 119   660 119   660 119   8 646 122   649 121   646 122  
470.lbm 8 4093 26.9 4090 26.9 4091 26.9 4 1415 38.9 1417 38.8 1415 38.8
481.wrf 8 1741 51.3 1744 51.2 1740 51.4 8 1740 51.3 1744 51.2 1744 51.3
482.sphinx3 8 2235 69.8 2225 70.1 2243 69.5 4 770 101   757 103   754 103  

Operating System Notes

 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run
 '/usr/bin/taskset' used to bind processes to CPUs
 OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores
 KMP_AFFINITY set to physical,0
 KMP_STACKSIZE set to 64M

Platform Notes

BIOS configuration:
  Power Regulator set to Static High Performance Mode
  Adjacent Sector Prefetch Disabled
  Hardware Prefetcher Disabled

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 icc 

C++ benchmarks:

 icpc 

Fortran benchmarks:

 ifort 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc   ifort 

Base Portability Flags

410.bwaves:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
416.gamess:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
433.milc:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
434.zeusmp:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
435.gromacs:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
436.cactusADM:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
437.leslie3d:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
444.namd:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
447.dealII:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
450.soplex:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
453.povray:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
454.calculix:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
459.GemsFDTD:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
465.tonto:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
470.lbm:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
481.wrf:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -DSPEC_CPU_CASE_FLAG   -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 
482.sphinx3:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

 -fast 

C++ benchmarks:

 -fast 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -fast 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -fast 

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

 /opt/intel/cc/10.1.008/bin/icc   -L/opt/intel/cc/10.1.008/lib   -I/opt/intel/cc/10.1.008/include 
433.milc:  icc 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icpc 
450.soplex:  /opt/intel/cc/10.1.008/bin/icpc   -L/opt/intel/cc/10.1.008/lib   -I/opt/intel/cc/10.1.008/include 

Fortran benchmarks (except as noted below):

 ifort 
437.leslie3d:  /opt/intel/fc/10.1.008/bin/ifort   -L/opt/intel/fc/10.1.008/lib   -I/opt/intel/fc/10.1.008/include 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc   ifort 

Peak Portability Flags

410.bwaves:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
416.gamess:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
433.milc:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
434.zeusmp:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
435.gromacs:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
436.cactusADM:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
444.namd:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
447.dealII:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
453.povray:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
454.calculix:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
459.GemsFDTD:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
465.tonto:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
481.wrf:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -DSPEC_CPU_CASE_FLAG   -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -fno-alias   -auto-ilp32 
470.lbm:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll2   -scalar-rep-   -prefetch   -opt-malloc-options=3 
482.sphinx3:  -fast   -unroll2 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -fno-alias   -auto-ilp32 
447.dealII:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll2   -ansi-alias   -scalar-rep- 
450.soplex:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -opt-malloc-options=3 
453.povray:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll4   -ansi-alias 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  -fast   -prefetch 
416.gamess:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll2   -Ob0   -ansi-alias   -scalar-rep- 
434.zeusmp:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast 
437.leslie3d:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -prefetch   -opt-malloc-options=3 
459.GemsFDTD:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll2   -Ob0   -prefetch 
465.tonto:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll4   -auto 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -prefetch   -auto-ilp32 
436.cactusADM:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll2   -prefetch   -parallel   -auto-ilp32 
454.calculix:  -fast   -unroll-aggressive   -auto-ilp32 
481.wrf:  -fast   -auto-ilp32 

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/HP-Intel-ic10.1-linux-fp-flags.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/HP-Intel-ic10.1-linux-fp-flags.xml.