SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Bull SAS

bullx B500
(Intel Xeon X5570, 2.93 GHz)

SPECfp®2006 = 40.6

SPECfp_base2006 = 38.0

CPU2006 license:	20	Test date:	May-2009
Test sponsor:	Bull SAS	Hardware Availability:	Aug-2009
Tested by:	Bull SAS	Software Availability:	Feb-2009

Hardware
CPU Name:	Intel Xeon X5570
CPU Characteristics:	Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.33 GHz
CPU MHz:	2933
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 (6 x 4 GB PC3-10600R, CL9, ECC)
Disk Subsystem:	1x32 GB SATAII, SSD
Other Hardware:	None

Software
Operating System:	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP2, Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.21-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	153	88.7	151	90.1	141	96.4	140	96.9	140	96.9	141	96.4
416.gamess	801	24.4	801	24.5	799	24.5	722	27.1	721	27.1	723	27.1
433.milc	243	37.7	244	37.6	244	37.6	246	37.3	246	37.3	246	37.4
434.zeusmp	287	31.7	287	31.7	284	32.1	287	31.7	287	31.7	284	32.1
435.gromacs	301	23.7	302	23.6	302	23.6	296	24.1	298	24.0	298	24.0
436.cactusADM	65.7	182	66.2	181	65.9	181	65.2	183	66.0	181	66.5	180
437.leslie3d	285	33.0	284	33.1	285	32.9	285	33.0	284	33.1	285	32.9
444.namd	407	19.7	407	19.7	405	19.8	409	19.6	410	19.6	411	19.5
447.dealII	327	35.0	326	35.1	327	35.0	308	37.2	307	37.3	308	37.2
450.soplex	278	30.0	278	29.9	278	30.0	271	30.8	272	30.7	271	30.8
453.povray	181	29.4	181	29.5	181	29.4	143	37.3	143	37.1	142	37.4
454.calculix	290	28.4	289	28.5	289	28.5	276	29.9	277	29.8	277	29.8
459.GemsFDTD	249	42.6	227	46.8	227	46.7	154	68.7	155	68.4	155	68.5
465.tonto	373	26.4	375	26.3	374	26.3	322	30.5	323	30.5	322	30.6
470.lbm	255	53.8	256	53.7	256	53.7	255	53.8	256	53.7	256	53.7
481.wrf	269	41.5	269	41.6	268	41.6	269	41.6	269	41.6	269	41.6
482.sphinx3	455	42.8	478	40.8	494	39.5	464	42.0	465	41.9	466	41.8

Operating System Notes

 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize 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

Platform Notes

 BIOS setting:
 NUMA configuration : Enabled

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 files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revG.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090710.01.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revG.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090710.01.xml.