SPEC® CFP2006 Result

IBM Corporation

IBM BladeCenter LS22 (AMD Opteron 2356)

SPECfp®2006 = 15.6

SPECfp_base2006 = 14.1

CPU2006 license:	11	Test date:	Jun-2008
Test sponsor:	IBM Corporation	Hardware Availability:	Sep-2008
Tested by:	IBM Corporation	Software Availability:	May-2008

Hardware
CPU Name:	AMD Opteron 2356
CPU Characteristics:
CPU MHz:	2300
FPU:	Integrated
CPU(s) enabled:	8 cores, 2 chips, 4 cores/chip
CPU(s) orderable:	1,2 chips
Primary Cache:	64 KB I + 64 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache:	512 KB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache:	2 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache:	None
Memory:	32 GB (8 x 4 GB DDR2-6400 ECC)
Disk Subsystem:	1 x 73 GB SAS, 10000 RPM
Other Hardware:	None

Software
Operating System:	SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP1, Kernel 2.6.16.46-0.12-smp
Compiler:	PGI Server Complete Version 7.2 PathScale Compiler Suite Version 3.1
Auto Parallel:	No
File System:	ext2
System State:	Runlevel 3 (Full multiuser with network)
Base Pointers:	64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	None

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	709	19.2	710	19.1	710	19.1	682	19.9	676	20.1	682	19.9
416.gamess	1386	14.1	1385	14.1	1392	14.1	1276	15.3	1273	15.4	1273	15.4
433.milc	564	16.3	564	16.3	566	16.2	547	16.8	553	16.6	548	16.8
434.zeusmp	678	13.4	678	13.4	681	13.4	678	13.4	681	13.4	678	13.4
435.gromacs	656	10.9	656	10.9	657	10.9	528	13.5	531	13.4	529	13.5
436.cactusADM	861	13.9	858	13.9	860	13.9	859	13.9	831	14.4	847	14.1
437.leslie3d	682	13.8	686	13.7	683	13.8	680	13.8	687	13.7	689	13.6
444.namd	754	10.6	756	10.6	755	10.6	663	12.1	666	12.0	665	12.1
447.dealII	684	16.7	685	16.7	683	16.8	508	22.5	507	22.6	507	22.6
450.soplex	794	10.5	801	10.4	793	10.5	822	10.1	822	10.1	823	10.1
453.povray	371	14.4	371	14.3	372	14.3	308	17.3	305	17.4	309	17.2
454.calculix	563	14.6	565	14.6	563	14.7	564	14.6	562	14.7	562	14.7
459.GemsFDTD	814	13.0	816	13.0	814	13.0	781	13.6	781	13.6	783	13.6
465.tonto	710	13.9	711	13.8	709	13.9	583	16.9	582	16.9	590	16.7
470.lbm	913	15.1	924	14.9	915	15.0	724	19.0	726	18.9	735	18.7
481.wrf	646	17.3	649	17.2	647	17.3	605	18.5	605	18.5	605	18.5
482.sphinx3	1344	14.5	1372	14.2	1345	14.5	1040	18.7	1043	18.7	1094	17.8

Operating System Notes

 'numactl' was used to bind copies to the cores
 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set environment stack size
 'ulimit -l 2457600'  was used to set environment locked pages in memory limit
 Environment variable PGI_HUGE_PAGES set to 896
 Set vm/nr_hugepages=7168 in /etc/sysctl.conf
 mount -t hugetlbfs nodev /mnt/hugepages
 Processor Performance States Disabled in BIOS
 Memory ChipKill Disabled in BIOS

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

pgcc

C++ benchmarks:

pgcpp

Fortran benchmarks:

pgf95

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

pgcc pgf95

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 -Mnomain
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -Mnomain
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 -Mnomain
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

Base Other Flags

C benchmarks:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4

C++ benchmarks:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4

Fortran benchmarks:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

	pathcc
433.milc:	pgcc

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	pathCC
444.namd:	pgcpp

Fortran benchmarks (except as noted below):

	pathf95
410.bwaves:	pgf95
434.zeusmp:	pgf95

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C (except as noted below):

	pgcc pgf95
436.cactusADM:	pathcc pathf95
481.wrf:	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 -Mnomain
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -fno-second-underscore
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -Mnomain
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:	-fastsse -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -Msafeptr -Mfprelaxed -Mipa=inline -Mipa=arg -Mipa=const -Mipa=ptr -Mipa=shape -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
470.lbm:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -m3dnow
482.sphinx3:	-march=barcelona -Ofast

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-Mpfi(pass 1) -Mipa=fast(pass 2) -Mipa=inline(pass 2) -Mpfo(pass 2) -fast -Mfprelaxed -Msmartalloc=huge:150 --zc_eh -Mnodepchk -Munroll=n:4 -Munroll=m:8 -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
447.dealII:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -static -INLINE:aggressive=on -OPT:malloc_alg=1 -m32 -fno-exceptions
450.soplex:	-march=barcelona -fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -m32 -O3 -TENV:frame_pointer=off -LNO:prefetch=1
453.povray:	-march=barcelona -fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -Ofast -CG:load_exe=0

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-Mpfi(pass 1) -Mipa=fast(pass 2) -Mipa=inline(pass 2) -Mpfo(pass 2) -fastsse -Mfprelaxed -Msmartalloc -Mprefetch=distance:12 -Mprefetch=nta -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
416.gamess:	-march=barcelona -fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -O2 -OPT:Ofast -OPT:ro=3 -OPT:unroll_size=256
434.zeusmp:	-fastsse -Mfprelaxed -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -Mipa=fast -Mipa=inline -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
437.leslie3d:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -m3dnow -OPT:unroll_size=256 -CG:load_exe=0 -OPT:malloc_alg=1
459.GemsFDTD:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -LNO:fission=2 -LNO:simd=2 -OPT:malloc_alg=1
465.tonto:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -OPT:malloc_alg=1 -OPT:alias=no_f90_pointer_alias -LNO:blocking=off -CG:load_exe=1 -IPA:plimit=525

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-fast -Mfpapprox=rsqrt -Mipa=fast -Mipa=inline -Mfprelaxed -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
436.cactusADM:	-march=barcelona -fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -Ofast -WOPT:aggstr=0
454.calculix:	-fastsse -Mfprelaxed -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -Mipa=fast -Mipa=inline -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
481.wrf:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -LNO:blocking=off -LNO:prefetch_ahead=10 -OPT:malloc_alg=1 -m3dnow -LANG:copyinout=off -IPA:callee_limit=5000

Peak Other Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4(pass 2)

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-w -Mipa=jobs:4(pass 2)
434.zeusmp:	-w -Mipa=jobs:4

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-w -Mipa=jobs:4
454.calculix:	-w -Mipa=jobs:4

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/amd123GH-flags.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/amd123GH-flags.xml.