SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Dell Inc.

PowerEdge R900 (Intel Xeon E7450, 2.40 GHz)

SPECfp®_rate2006 = 137

SPECfp_rate_base2006 = 127

CPU2006 license:	55	Test date:	Sep-2008
Test sponsor:	Dell Inc.	Hardware Availability:	Sep-2008
Tested by:	Dell Inc.	Software Availability:	Nov-2008

Hardware
CPU Name:	Intel Xeon E7450
CPU Characteristics:
CPU MHz:	2400
FPU:	Integrated
CPU(s) enabled:	24 cores, 4 chips, 6 cores/chip
CPU(s) orderable:	2,4 chips
Primary Cache:	32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache:	9 MB I+D on chip per chip, 3 MB shared / 2 cores
L3 Cache:	12 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache:	None
Memory:	64 GB (16 x 4GB DDR2-667 FBDIMM)
Disk Subsystem:	2 x 36 GB SAS 15000 RPM (RAID-0) for OS, 1 x 73 GB SAS 10000 RPM for benchmark
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 20080730 Package ID: l_cproc_b_11.0.042, l_fproc_b_11.0.042
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	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	24	5749	56.7	5731	56.9	5729	56.9	24	5730	56.9	5727	57.0	5726	57.0
416.gamess	24	1100	427	1103	426	1101	427	24	1080	435	1078	436	1081	435
433.milc	24	3358	65.6	3356	65.6	3354	65.7	24	3342	65.9	3342	65.9	3342	65.9
434.zeusmp	24	1715	127	1723	127	1719	127	24	1656	132	1663	131	1661	131
435.gromacs	24	523	328	524	327	523	327	24	518	331	519	330	518	331
436.cactusADM	24	2101	136	2099	137	2100	137	1	69.6	172	69.2	173	69.4	172
437.leslie3d	24	4395	51.3	4390	51.4	4388	51.4	24	4373	51.6	4368	51.6	4373	51.6
444.namd	24	632	305	627	307	626	307	24	639	301	638	302	635	303
447.dealII	24	1235	222	1233	223	1240	221	24	1188	231	1183	232	1186	231
450.soplex	24	3309	60.5	3304	60.6	3307	60.5	24	3003	66.6	3002	66.7	3005	66.6
453.povray	24	273	467	273	468	274	466	24	227	563	226	564	227	564
454.calculix	24	624	317	626	316	626	316	24	621	319	628	315	622	318
459.GemsFDTD	24	5348	47.6	5345	47.6	5351	47.6	24	5350	47.6	5353	47.6	5352	47.6
465.tonto	24	1416	167	1424	166	1419	166	24	1373	172	1376	172	1391	170
470.lbm	24	8974	36.7	8966	36.8	8966	36.8	12	3714	44.4	3675	44.9	3675	44.9
481.wrf	24	3038	88.3	3040	88.2	3038	88.3	24	3038	88.3	3040	88.2	3038	88.3
482.sphinx3	24	5687	82.3	5682	82.3	5680	82.4	12	1850	126	1830	128	1873	125

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.

Operating System Notes

 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stack size to unlimited prior to run

Platform Notes

 BIOS Settings:
 Hardware Prefetcher = Disabled (Default = Enabled)
 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch = Disabled (Default = Enabled)
 High Bandwidth = Enabled (Default = Disabled)

General Notes

 OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of processors
 KMP_AFFINITY set to "physical,0"
 KMP_STACKSIZE set to 200M

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:	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/bin/ia32/icc -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/include

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icpc
450.soplex:	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/bin/ia32/icpc -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/include

Fortran benchmarks (except as noted below):

	ifort
437.leslie3d:	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/bin/ia32/ifort -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/include

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

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -fno-alias -auto-ilp32
447.dealII:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -ansi-alias -scalar-rep-
450.soplex:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-malloc-options=3
453.povray:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll4 -ansi-alias

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch
416.gamess:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -Ob0 -ansi-alias -scalar-rep-
434.zeusmp:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static
437.leslie3d:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-malloc-options=3 -opt-prefetch
459.GemsFDTD:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -Ob0 -opt-prefetch
465.tonto:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll4 -auto

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -auto-ilp32
436.cactusADM:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -opt-prefetch -parallel -auto-ilp32
454.calculix:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -auto-ilp32
481.wrf:	basepeak = yes

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-revA.20090713.05.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090713.11.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-revA.20090713.05.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090713.11.xml.