| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Dec-2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | Jun-2010 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | Jan-2010 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon E5540 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.80 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 2533 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 8 cores, 2 chips, 4 cores/chip, 2 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 1,2 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: | 8 MB I+D on chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 8 GB (2 x 4 GB 2Rx4 PC3-10600R-9, ECC, running at 1066 MHz and CL7) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 2 x 160 GB SATA, 7200 RPM, RAID 1 |
| 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: | 64-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 | 455 | 21.5 | 455 | 21.5 | 456 | 21.4 | 391 | 25.0 | 392 | 24.9 | 390 | 25.0 |
| 401.bzip2 | 585 | 16.5 | 580 | 16.6 | 581 | 16.6 | 581 | 16.6 | 580 | 16.6 | 580 | 16.6 |
| 403.gcc | 388 | 20.7 | 389 | 20.7 | 390 | 20.7 | 354 | 22.7 | 352 | 22.9 | 351 | 22.9 |
| 429.mcf | 257 | 35.5 | 257 | 35.5 | 266 | 34.2 | 228 | 39.9 | 230 | 39.7 | 231 | 39.5 |
| 445.gobmk | 503 | 20.9 | 502 | 20.9 | 503 | 20.9 | 481 | 21.8 | 479 | 21.9 | 481 | 21.8 |
| 456.hmmer | 238 | 39.2 | 238 | 39.1 | 238 | 39.2 | 232 | 40.3 | 230 | 40.6 | 231 | 40.5 |
| 458.sjeng | 559 | 21.7 | 558 | 21.7 | 557 | 21.7 | 539 | 22.4 | 541 | 22.4 | 538 | 22.5 |
| 462.libquantum | 124 | 167 | 125 | 166 | 125 | 166 | 124 | 166 | 125 | 166 | 125 | 165 |
| 464.h264ref | 682 | 32.5 | 683 | 32.4 | 682 | 32.5 | 655 | 33.8 | 655 | 33.8 | 651 | 34.0 |
| 471.omnetpp | 317 | 19.7 | 318 | 19.6 | 317 | 19.7 | 259 | 24.2 | 260 | 24.0 | 264 | 23.7 |
| 473.astar | 419 | 16.8 | 416 | 16.9 | 416 | 16.9 | 403 | 17.4 | 404 | 17.4 | 404 | 17.4 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 227 | 30.4 | 226 | 30.6 | 226 | 30.5 | 222 | 31.1 | 220 | 31.4 | 219 | 31.5 |
Platform Notes
BIOS Settings: Turbo Mode Enable Turbo Boost set to Traditional CPU C State Enable
General Notes
Binaries were compiled on SLES 10 with Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stack size to unlimited prior to run 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 -m32 | |
| 473.astar: | icpc -m64 |
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_LINUX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
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: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-32bit -lsmartheap |