SPEC® CFP2006 Result

IBM Corporation

IBM BladeCenter LS41 (AMD Opteron 8218)

SPECfp®2006 = 12.6

SPECfp_base2006 = 11.9

CPU2006 license:	11	Test date:	Jul-2007
Test sponsor:	IBM Corporation	Hardware Availability:	Oct-2006
Tested by:	IBM Corporation	Software Availability:	Mar-2007

Hardware
CPU Name:	AMD Opteron 8218
CPU Characteristics:
CPU MHz:	2600
FPU:	Integrated
CPU(s) enabled:	8 cores, 4 chips, 2 cores/chip
CPU(s) orderable:	1, 2, 3, 4 chips
Primary Cache:	64 KB I + 64 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache:	1 MB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache:	None
Other Cache:	None
Memory:	32 GB (16 x 2GB DDR2-5300 ECC)
Disk Subsystem:	1 x 36 GB SAS, 10000 RPM
Other Hardware:	None

Software
Operating System:	SLES 10 (x86_64), 2.6.16.21-0.8-smp
Compiler:	QLogic PathScale Compiler Suite, Release 3.0
Auto Parallel:	No
File System:	ext3
System State:	Multi-user, run level 3
Base Pointers:	64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	MicroQuill SmartHeap 8.1

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	840	16.2	841	16.2	841	16.2	795	17.1	795	17.1	796	17.1
416.gamess	1490	13.1	1493	13.1	1489	13.1	1315	14.9	1318	14.9	1314	14.9
433.milc	945	9.71	947	9.69	946	9.70	909	10.1	908	10.1	908	10.1
434.zeusmp	870	10.5	870	10.5	873	10.4	854	10.6	857	10.6	855	10.6
435.gromacs	623	11.5	621	11.5	622	11.5	550	13.0	550	13.0	550	13.0
436.cactusADM	1024	11.7	1030	11.6	1002	11.9	948	12.6	950	12.6	951	12.6
437.leslie3d	842	11.2	840	11.2	839	11.2	842	11.2	840	11.2	839	11.2
444.namd	707	11.3	707	11.3	707	11.3	668	12.0	668	12.0	668	12.0
447.dealII	702	16.3	705	16.2	702	16.3	595	19.2	595	19.2	594	19.3
450.soplex	1010	8.25	1012	8.25	1011	8.25	892	9.34	893	9.33	893	9.34
453.povray	353	15.1	352	15.1	354	15.0	318	16.7	320	16.6	317	16.8
454.calculix	1202	6.86	1199	6.88	1202	6.86	1112	7.42	1111	7.42	1111	7.43
459.GemsFDTD	971	10.9	971	10.9	971	10.9	982	10.8	983	10.8	981	10.8
465.tonto	703	14.0	703	14.0	704	14.0	703	14.0	703	14.0	704	14.0
470.lbm	1025	13.4	1037	13.3	1038	13.2	1025	13.4	1037	13.3	1038	13.2
481.wrf	789	14.2	789	14.2	789	14.2	789	14.2	789	14.2	789	14.2
482.sphinx3	1541	12.6	1541	12.7	1531	12.7	1541	12.6	1541	12.7	1531	12.7

General Notes

 taskset utility used to bind CPU(s) to processes
DSPEC_CPU_TABLE_WORKAROUND was used for portability when compiling 447.dealII
due to compilation being performed on SLES 9 SP3

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

pathcc

C++ benchmarks:

pathCC

Fortran benchmarks:

pathf95

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

pathcc pathf95

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
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -fno-second-underscore
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
447.dealII:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_TABLE_WORKAROUND
450.soplex:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
459.GemsFDTD:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
465.tonto:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
470.lbm:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
481.wrf:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX -fno-second-underscore
482.sphinx3:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

-Ofast

C++ benchmarks:

-Ofast

Fortran benchmarks:

-Ofast -OPT:malloc_alg=1

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

-Ofast -OPT:malloc_alg=1

Base Other Flags

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

pathcc

C++ benchmarks:

pathCC

Fortran benchmarks:

pathf95

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

pathcc pathf95

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
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -fno-second-underscore
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
447.dealII:	-DSPEC_CPU_TABLE_WORKAROUND
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
459.GemsFDTD:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
465.tonto:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
470.lbm:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
481.wrf:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX -fno-second-underscore
482.sphinx3:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:	-Ofast -CG:cflow=off -LNO:prefetch=1 -OPT:malloc_alg=1
470.lbm:	basepeak = yes
482.sphinx3:	basepeak = yes

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -Ofast -fno-exceptions
447.dealII:	-Ofast -INLINE:aggressive=on -LNO:opt=0 -OPT:alias=disjoint -m32 -fno-exceptions
450.soplex:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -m32 -O3 -OPT:IEEE_arith=3 -CG:load_exe=0 -CG:movnti=1 -LNO:minvariant=off -LNO:prefetch=1 -fno-exceptions
453.povray:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -Ofast -fno-fast-math

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -O3 -OPT:Ofast -OPT:IEEE_arith=3 -LNO:blocking=off -LNO:ignore_feedback=off
416.gamess:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -O2 -OPT:Ofast -OPT:ro=3 -OPT:unroll_size=256
434.zeusmp:	-Ofast -CG:local_fwd_sched=on -LNO:blocking=off -LNO:interchange=off -LNO:fu=10 -LNO:full_unroll_outer=on
437.leslie3d:	basepeak = yes
459.GemsFDTD:	-Ofast -LNO:fission=2 -LNO:prefetch=0
465.tonto:	basepeak = yes

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-O3 -OPT:rsqrt=2 -OPT:ro=3
436.cactusADM:	-fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -O3 -LNO:prefetch=3 -LNO:prefetch_ahead=5 -LNO:ou_prod_max=10 -LNO:full_unroll=5 -ipa
454.calculix:	-Ofast -LNO:simd=0 -WOPT:mem_opnds=on
481.wrf:	basepeak = yes

Peak Other Flags

C benchmarks:

-IPA:max_jobs=2

C++ benchmarks:

-IPA:max_jobs=2

Fortran benchmarks:

-IPA:max_jobs=2

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

-IPA:max_jobs=2

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/CPU2006_flags.20090714.13.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/CPU2006_flags.20090714.13.xml.