SPEC® CFP2006 Result

IBM Corporation

IBM System x3550 (Intel Xeon X5470)

SPECfp®2006 = 26.2

SPECfp_base2006 = 25.1

CPU2006 license:	11	Test date:	Sep-2008
Test sponsor:	IBM Corporation	Hardware Availability:	Nov-2008
Tested by:	IBM Corporation	Software Availability:	Nov-2008

Hardware
CPU Name:	Intel Xeon X5470
CPU Characteristics:	1333MHz system bus
CPU MHz:	3333
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 (8 x 2 GB DDR2-5300F ECC)
Disk Subsystem:	1 x 36 GB SAS, 15000 RPM
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++ and Fortran Compiler 11.0 for Linux Build 20080730 Package ID: l_cproc_b_11.0.042, l_fproc_b_11.0.042
Auto Parallel:	Yes
File System:	ReiserFS
System State:	Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers:	64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502

Results Table

Benchmark	Base						Peak
Benchmark	Seconds	Ratio	Seconds	Ratio	Seconds	Ratio	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	404	33.6	399	34.0	399	34.1	397	34.2	398	34.2	399	34.1
416.gamess	860	22.8	863	22.7	861	22.7	771	25.4	771	25.4	771	25.4
433.milc	555	16.5	556	16.5	556	16.5	562	16.3	562	16.3	563	16.3
434.zeusmp	420	21.7	420	21.7	420	21.7	420	21.7	420	21.7	420	21.7
435.gromacs	324	22.1	324	22.0	325	22.0	320	22.3	320	22.3	320	22.3
436.cactusADM	105	114	105	114	105	113	106	113	106	113	105	113
437.leslie3d	466	20.2	467	20.1	466	20.2	466	20.2	467	20.1	466	20.2
444.namd	443	18.1	444	18.1	443	18.1	447	18.0	447	17.9	446	18.0
447.dealII	373	30.7	373	30.6	373	30.7	344	33.3	343	33.3	344	33.3
450.soplex	581	14.3	583	14.3	586	14.2	526	15.9	528	15.8	525	15.9
453.povray	193	27.6	194	27.5	195	27.3	161	33.0	162	32.9	162	32.9
454.calculix	331	24.9	331	24.9	331	24.9	314	26.2	316	26.1	315	26.2
459.GemsFDTD	479	22.1	479	22.1	479	22.2	480	22.1	481	22.1	480	22.1
465.tonto	487	20.2	486	20.2	489	20.1	385	25.6	384	25.6	389	25.3
470.lbm	508	27.1	507	27.1	507	27.1	508	27.1	507	27.1	507	27.1
481.wrf	497	22.5	498	22.4	498	22.5	497	22.5	498	22.4	497	22.5
482.sphinx3	654	29.8	670	29.1	663	29.4	672	29.0	640	30.4	642	30.3

General Notes

 All benchmarks compiled in 64-bit mode except 450.soplex
 and 482.sphinx3, at peak, are compiled in 32-bit mode
 OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of processors
 KMP_AFFINITY set to "physical,0"
 KMP_STACKSIZE set to 200M
 Hardware Prefetch Enabled, Adjacent Sector Prefetch Enabled
 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stack size to unlimited prior to run

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

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icc
482.sphinx3:	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/bin/ia32/icc -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/include

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icpc
450.soplex:	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/bin/ia32/icpc -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/include

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort

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
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
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
470.lbm:	-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) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -fno-alias
470.lbm:	basepeak = yes
482.sphinx3:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -fno-alias -auto-ilp32
447.dealII:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -ansi-alias -scalar-rep- -opt-prefetch
450.soplex:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-malloc-options=3
453.povray:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll4 -ansi-alias

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -parallel
416.gamess:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -Ob0 -ansi-alias -scalar-rep-
434.zeusmp:	basepeak = yes
437.leslie3d:	basepeak = yes
459.GemsFDTD:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -Ob0 -opt-prefetch -parallel
465.tonto:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll4 -auto

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -auto-ilp32
436.cactusADM:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -opt-prefetch -parallel -auto-ilp32
454.calculix:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -auto-ilp32
481.wrf:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -parallel -auto-ilp32

The flags files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090713.03.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revA.20090713.08.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090713.05.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090713.03.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revA.20090713.08.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090713.05.xml.