SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2014 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

Hewlett-Packard Company

ProLiant BL680c G5
(2.4 GHz, Intel Xeon E7450)

SPECfp®2006 = 21.1

CPU2006 license: 3 Test date: Sep-2008
Test sponsor: Hewlett-Packard Company Hardware Availability: Sep-2008
Tested by: Hewlett-Packard Company Software Availability: Nov-2008
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon E7450
CPU Characteristics: 2.40 GHz, 12 MB L3 shared, 1066 MHz system bus
CPU MHz: 2400
FPU: Integrated
CPU(s) enabled: 24 cores, 4 chips, 6 cores/chip
CPU(s) orderable: 2,4 chips
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 9 MB I+D on chip per chip, 3 MB shared / 2 cores
L3 Cache: 12 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 64 GB (16x4 GB PC2-5300F CL5)
Disk Subsystem: 1x146 GB 10 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++ and Fortran Compiler 10.1 for Linux
Build 20080730 Package ID: l_cproc_b_11.0.042,
l_fproc_b_11.0.042
Auto Parallel: Yes
File System: ext2
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
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 307   44.2 306   44.3 306   44.4 306   44.4 308   44.2 307   44.3
416.gamess 1250   15.7 1250   15.7 1246   15.7 1087   18.0 1083   18.1 1084   18.1
433.milc 881   10.4 880   10.4 882   10.4 888   10.3 888   10.3 887   10.3
434.zeusmp 549   16.6 549   16.6 549   16.6 549   16.6 549   16.6 549   16.6
435.gromacs 455   15.7 455   15.7 455   15.7 450   15.9 450   15.9 450   15.9
436.cactusADM 78.1 153   78.1 153   78.3 153   79.8 150   79.7 150   79.7 150  
437.leslie3d 669   14.0 669   14.0 670   14.0 669   14.0 669   14.0 670   14.0
444.namd 621   12.9 622   12.9 622   12.9 626   12.8 626   12.8 625   12.8
447.dealII 534   21.4 535   21.4 535   21.4 494   23.2 494   23.2 495   23.1
450.soplex 827   10.1 829   10.1 833   10.0 736   11.3 736   11.3 737   11.3
453.povray 273   19.5 277   19.2 274   19.4 227   23.4 227   23.4 227   23.4
454.calculix 479   17.2 480   17.2 480   17.2 445   18.5 446   18.5 448   18.4
459.GemsFDTD 442   24.0 443   24.0 443   23.9 425   24.9 425   24.9 426   24.9
465.tonto 768   12.8 772   12.7 773   12.7 550   17.9 551   17.9 552   17.8
470.lbm 454   30.3 453   30.3 452   30.4 454   30.3 453   30.3 452   30.4
481.wrf 716   15.6 714   15.6 716   15.6 715   15.6 716   15.6 716   15.6
482.sphinx3 855   22.8 873   22.3 860   22.7 876   22.3 865   22.5 860   22.7

Operating System Notes

 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run
 OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores
 KMP_AFFINITY set to physical,0
 KMP_STACKSIZE set to 200M

Platform Notes

BIOS configuration:
  Power Regulator set to Static High Performance Mode

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:

 -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -parallel   -opt-prefetch 

C++ benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -parallel   -opt-prefetch 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -parallel   -opt-prefetch 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -xSSE4.1   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -parallel   -opt-prefetch 

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-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revD.20090713.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/HP-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags.20090713.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revD.20090713.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/HP-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags.20090713.xml.