| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Aug-2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | Oct-2010 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | Jan-2010 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon X7542 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.80 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 2667 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 24 cores, 4 chips, 6 cores/chip |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 1,2,3,4 chips |
| Primary Cache: | 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core |
| Secondary Cache: | 256 KB I+D on chip per core |
| L3 Cache: | 18 MB I+D on chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 256 GB (32 x 8 GB PC3-8500R CL7, Quad Rank, running at 978 MHz) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 2 x 50 GB SATA, SSD, RAID 0 |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64), Kernel 2.6.27.19-5-default |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ Professional Compiler for IA32 and Intel 64, Version 11.1 Build 20091130 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.1.064 |
| Auto Parallel: | Yes |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | Microquill SmartHeap V8.1 |
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. | ||||||||||||
| 400.perlbench | 465 | 21.0 | 458 | 21.3 | 458 | 21.3 | 393 | 24.8 | 394 | 24.8 | 394 | 24.8 |
| 401.bzip2 | 602 | 16.0 | 602 | 16.0 | 613 | 15.8 | 601 | 16.1 | 627 | 15.4 | 601 | 16.1 |
| 403.gcc | 490 | 16.4 | 493 | 16.3 | 489 | 16.5 | 403 | 20.0 | 400 | 20.1 | 410 | 19.6 |
| 429.mcf | 314 | 29.0 | 314 | 29.0 | 314 | 29.0 | 264 | 34.6 | 255 | 35.8 | 255 | 35.8 |
| 445.gobmk | 517 | 20.3 | 517 | 20.3 | 517 | 20.3 | 482 | 21.8 | 479 | 21.9 | 484 | 21.7 |
| 456.hmmer | 239 | 39.1 | 237 | 39.4 | 239 | 39.0 | 229 | 40.7 | 229 | 40.7 | 229 | 40.7 |
| 458.sjeng | 590 | 20.5 | 591 | 20.5 | 594 | 20.4 | 565 | 21.4 | 564 | 21.4 | 565 | 21.4 |
| 462.libquantum | 31.6 | 657 | 31.5 | 657 | 31.4 | 661 | 31.6 | 657 | 31.5 | 657 | 31.4 | 661 |
| 464.h264ref | 689 | 32.1 | 692 | 32.0 | 691 | 32.0 | 651 | 34.0 | 656 | 33.7 | 653 | 33.9 |
| 471.omnetpp | 417 | 15.0 | 417 | 15.0 | 416 | 15.0 | 283 | 22.1 | 281 | 22.2 | 283 | 22.1 |
| 473.astar | 452 | 15.5 | 414 | 17.0 | 413 | 17.0 | 399 | 17.6 | 400 | 17.6 | 397 | 17.7 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 234 | 29.5 | 232 | 29.8 | 247 | 28.0 | 234 | 29.5 | 232 | 29.8 | 247 | 28.0 |
Operating System Notes
echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/zone_reclaim_mode
Platform Notes
Turbo Boost set to Traditional
General Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stack size to unlimited prior to run Binaries were compiled on SLES 10 with Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502 OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores KMP_AFFINITY set to granularity=fine,scatter
Base Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_X64 |
| 401.bzip2: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 403.gcc: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 429.mcf: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 445.gobmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 456.hmmer: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 458.sjeng: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 464.h264ref: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 471.omnetpp: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 473.astar: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -parallel -opt-prefetch |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-64bit -lsmartheap64 |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icc -m64 | |
| 400.perlbench: | icc -m32 |
| 429.mcf: | icc -m32 |
| 445.gobmk: | icc -m32 |
| 464.h264ref: | icc -m32 |
C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icpc -m64 | |
| 471.omnetpp: | icpc -m32 |
Peak Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 |
| 401.bzip2: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 403.gcc: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 456.hmmer: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 458.sjeng: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 473.astar: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| 400.perlbench: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -ansi-alias -opt-prefetch |
| 401.bzip2: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -auto-ilp32 -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
| 403.gcc: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3 -auto-ilp32 |
| 429.mcf: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch |
| 445.gobmk: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -O2 -ipo -no-prec-div -ansi-alias |
| 456.hmmer: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -ansi-alias -auto-ilp32 |
| 458.sjeng: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll4 |
| 462.libquantum: | basepeak = yes |
| 464.h264ref: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll2 -ansi-alias |
C++ benchmarks:
| 471.omnetpp: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -ansi-alias -opt-ra-region-strategy=block -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-32bit -lsmartheap |
| 473.astar: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -ansi-alias -opt-ra-region-strategy=routine -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-64bit -lsmartheap64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | basepeak = yes |