SPEC® CFP2006 Result

IBM Corporation

IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M2 (Intel Xeon E5520)

SPECfp®2006 = 31.8

SPECfp_base2006 = 30.1

CPU2006 license:	11	Test date:	Apr-2009
Test sponsor:	IBM Corporation	Hardware Availability:	Apr-2009
Tested by:	IBM Corporation	Software Availability:	Feb-2009

Hardware
CPU Name:	Intel Xeon E5520
CPU Characteristics:	Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.53 GHz
CPU MHz:	2267
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:	24 GB (12 x 2 GB PC3-10600R, 2 Rank, running at 1066 MHz)
Disk Subsystem:	1 x 250 GB SATA, 7200 RPM
Other Hardware:	None

Software
Operating System:	SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP2 with patch Linux kernel 20090119, Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.34-smp
Compiler:	Intel C++ and Fortran Compiler 11.0 for Linux Build 20090131 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.0.080, l_cprof_p_11.0.080
Auto Parallel:	Yes
File System:	ReiserFS
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
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	190	71.5	165	82.4	166	82.0	178	76.5	166	81.8	167	81.6
416.gamess	1051	18.6	1051	18.6	1051	18.6	958	20.4	952	20.6	955	20.5
433.milc	297	30.9	299	30.7	297	30.9	300	30.6	299	30.7	299	30.7
434.zeusmp	351	25.9	350	26.0	349	26.0	351	25.9	350	26.0	349	26.0
435.gromacs	394	18.1	397	18.0	398	18.0	387	18.4	388	18.4	393	18.2
436.cactusADM	85.3	140	83.9	142	83.7	143	84.1	142	82.7	144	82.9	144
437.leslie3d	392	24.0	392	24.0	360	26.1	392	24.0	392	24.0	360	26.1
444.namd	536	15.0	533	15.1	533	15.1	538	14.9	538	14.9	542	14.8
447.dealII	425	26.9	425	26.9	428	26.8	402	28.5	402	28.5	402	28.5
450.soplex	345	24.2	345	24.1	345	24.2	340	24.5	339	24.6	359	23.3
453.povray	239	22.2	240	22.2	239	22.2	188	28.3	187	28.4	188	28.3
454.calculix	378	21.8	377	21.9	376	21.9	361	22.9	362	22.8	362	22.8
459.GemsFDTD	293	36.2	270	39.3	293	36.2	190	55.9	190	55.9	190	55.9
465.tonto	492	20.0	492	20.0	492	20.0	427	23.0	423	23.3	427	23.0
470.lbm	294	46.8	294	46.8	294	46.8	294	46.8	294	46.8	294	46.8
481.wrf	342	32.6	340	32.9	340	32.8	342	32.6	342	32.7	341	32.7
482.sphinx3	620	31.4	583	33.5	582	33.5	618	31.5	644	30.3	610	32.0

General Notes

'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
 KMP_STACKSIZE set to 200M
 Operation Mode set to "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

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icc
482.sphinx3:	icc -m32

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icpc
450.soplex:	icpc -m32

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:	-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) -fno-alias
470.lbm:	basepeak = yes
482.sphinx3:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-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) -fno-alias -auto-ilp32
447.dealII:	-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 -scalar-rep- -opt-prefetch
450.soplex:	-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) -opt-malloc-options=3
453.povray:	-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 -ansi-alias

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -parallel
416.gamess:	-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 -Ob0 -ansi-alias -scalar-rep-
434.zeusmp:	basepeak = yes
437.leslie3d:	basepeak = yes
459.GemsFDTD:	-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 -Ob0 -opt-prefetch -parallel
465.tonto:	-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 -auto

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-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) -opt-prefetch -auto-ilp32
436.cactusADM:	-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 -opt-prefetch -parallel -auto-ilp32
454.calculix:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -auto-ilp32
481.wrf:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -parallel -auto-ilp32

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revA.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revA.xml.