SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2014 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

Hewlett-Packard Company

ProLiant DL580 G7
(2.13 GHz, Intel Xeon E7-4830)

CPU2006 license: 3 Test date: Jul-2011
Test sponsor: Hewlett-Packard Company Hardware Availability: Apr-2011
Tested by: Hewlett-Packard Company Software Availability: Dec-2010
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon E7-4830
CPU Characteristics: Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.40 GHz
CPU MHz: 2133
FPU: Integrated
CPU(s) enabled: 32 cores, 4 chips, 8 cores/chip, 2 threads/core
CPU(s) orderable: 2,4 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: 24 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 256 GB (64 x 4 GB 2Rx4 PC3-10600R-9, ECC, running
at 1067 MHz)
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 146 GB 15 K SAS
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.1,
Kernel 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64
Compiler: Intel C++ and Fortran Intel 64 Compiler
XE for applications running on Intel 64
Version 12.0.1.116 Build 20101116
Auto Parallel: No
File System: ext3
System State: Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: None

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 64 1866 466 1865 466 1864 467 64 1866 466 1865 466 1864 467
416.gamess 64 2209 567 2216 566 2193 571 64 2179 575 2171 577 2138 586
433.milc 64 1155 509 1156 508 1153 509 64 1105 532 1105 532 1105 531
434.zeusmp 64 983 593 976 597 981 594 64 983 593 976 597 981 594
435.gromacs 64 858 532 856 534 860 532 64 858 532 856 534 860 532
436.cactusADM 64 1282 596 1276 599 1280 597 64 1282 596 1276 599 1280 597
437.leslie3d 64 1808 333 1801 334 1812 332 64 1808 333 1801 334 1812 332
444.namd 64 1024 501 1027 500 1025 501 64 1001 513 1002 512 999 514
447.dealII 64 771 949 774 946 772 949 64 771 949 774 946 772 949
450.soplex 64 1376 388 1377 388 1380 387 64 1291 413 1292 413 1294 412
453.povray 64 444 767 446 763 446 764 64 373 914 372 915 370 921
454.calculix 64 815 648 815 648 814 649 64 815 648 815 648 814 649
459.GemsFDTD 64 2122 320 2135 318 2111 322 64 2122 320 2135 318 2111 322
465.tonto 64 915 689 918 686 919 685 64 898 701 895 704 899 700
470.lbm 64 1728 509 1722 511 1725 510 64 1231 714 1232 714 1230 715
481.wrf 64 1178 607 1177 608 1179 607 64 1178 607 1177 608 1179 607
482.sphinx3 64 2229 560 2233 559 2229 560 64 2132 585 2129 586 2131 585

Submit Notes

 The config file option 'submit' was used.
numactl was used to bind copies to the cores

Operating System Notes

  'nodev   /mnt/hugepages   hugetlbfs   defaults   0 0' added to /etc/fstab
  'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run
  echo 28800 > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages
  echo never > /sys/kernel/mm/redhat_transparent_hugepage/enabled
  export HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes
  export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib64/libhugetlbfs.so

Platform Notes

 BIOS configuration:
  Power Profile set to Maximum Performance
  Thermal Configuration set to Increased Cooling

General Notes

 Binaries compiled on RHEL5.5

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 icc -m64 

C++ benchmarks:

 icpc -m64 

Fortran benchmarks:

 ifort -m64 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc -m64   ifort -m64 

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:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -ansi-alias 

C++ benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -ansi-alias 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -ansi-alias 

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icc -m64 
482.sphinx3:  icc -m32 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icpc -m64 
450.soplex:  icpc -m32 

Fortran benchmarks:

 ifort -m64 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc -m64   ifort -m64 

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:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -static   -auto-ilp32 
470.lbm:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-malloc-options=3   -ansi-alias   -opt-prefetch   -static   -auto-ilp32 
482.sphinx3:  -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -unroll2 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fno-alias   -auto-ilp32 
447.dealII:  basepeak = yes 
450.soplex:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-malloc-options=3   -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT 
453.povray:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll4   -ansi-alias   -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  basepeak = yes 
416.gamess:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll2   -inline-level=0   -scalar-rep-   -static 
434.zeusmp:  basepeak = yes 
437.leslie3d:  basepeak = yes 
459.GemsFDTD:  basepeak = yes 
465.tonto:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll4   -auto   -inline-calloc   -opt-malloc-options=3   -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:  basepeak = yes 
436.cactusADM:  basepeak = yes 
454.calculix:  basepeak = yes 
481.wrf:  basepeak = yes 

The flags files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/HP-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags.20110316.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12.0-linux64-revB.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/HP-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags.20110316.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12.0-linux64-revB.xml.