| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Mar-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | May-2009 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | Mar-2009 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | POWER6+ |
| CPU Characteristics: | |
| CPU MHz: | 4700 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 4 cores, 2 chips, 2 cores/chip, 2 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 2,4 cores |
| Primary Cache: | 64 KB I + 64 KB D on chip per core |
| Secondary Cache: | 4 MB I+D on chip per core |
| L3 Cache: | 32 MB I+D off chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 32 GB (8x4 GB) DDR2 667 MHz |
| Disk Subsystem: | 2x146 GB SAS 15K RPM |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 |
| Compiler: | IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V10.1 Updated with the Mar2009 PTF. IBM XL Fortran for Linux, V12 Updated with the Mar2009 PTF. |
| Auto Parallel: | No |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run Level 3 (Multi-User) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | -Post-Link Optimization for Linux on POWER, Version 5.4.0-21 -MicroQuill SmartHeap 8.1 |
Results Table
| Benchmark | Base | Peak | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 | 1107 | 98.2 | 1105 | 98.4 | 1105 | 98.4 | 8 | 1055 | 103 | 1056 | 103 | 1055 | 103 |
| 416.gamess | 8 | 1707 | 91.8 | 1707 | 91.8 | 1714 | 91.4 | 8 | 1642 | 95.4 | 1642 | 95.4 | 1642 | 95.4 |
| 433.milc | 8 | 1925 | 38.2 | 1946 | 37.7 | 1928 | 38.1 | 8 | 1132 | 64.9 | 1131 | 64.9 | 1131 | 64.9 |
| 434.zeusmp | 8 | 923 | 78.8 | 920 | 79.2 | 923 | 78.9 | 8 | 577 | 126 | 584 | 125 | 595 | 122 |
| 435.gromacs | 8 | 914 | 62.5 | 914 | 62.5 | 914 | 62.5 | 8 | 696 | 82.1 | 696 | 82.1 | 696 | 82.0 |
| 436.cactusADM | 8 | 1097 | 87.2 | 1096 | 87.2 | 1097 | 87.2 | 8 | 733 | 130 | 734 | 130 | 734 | 130 |
| 437.leslie3d | 8 | 1017 | 73.9 | 1016 | 74.0 | 1015 | 74.1 | 4 | 501 | 75.0 | 480 | 78.3 | 480 | 78.4 |
| 444.namd | 8 | 614 | 104 | 615 | 104 | 614 | 104 | 8 | 611 | 105 | 611 | 105 | 611 | 105 |
| 447.dealII | 8 | 682 | 134 | 680 | 135 | 678 | 135 | 8 | 659 | 139 | 659 | 139 | 659 | 139 |
| 450.soplex | 8 | 710 | 94.0 | 722 | 92.5 | 719 | 92.8 | 8 | 707 | 94.4 | 718 | 92.9 | 707 | 94.4 |
| 453.povray | 8 | 542 | 78.5 | 542 | 78.5 | 542 | 78.5 | 8 | 390 | 109 | 390 | 109 | 390 | 109 |
| 454.calculix | 8 | 678 | 97.4 | 677 | 97.5 | 676 | 97.6 | 8 | 580 | 114 | 578 | 114 | 582 | 113 |
| 459.GemsFDTD | 8 | 1692 | 50.2 | 1682 | 50.5 | 1681 | 50.5 | 8 | 1675 | 50.7 | 1682 | 50.5 | 1679 | 50.6 |
| 465.tonto | 8 | 1553 | 50.7 | 1554 | 50.7 | 1528 | 51.5 | 8 | 673 | 117 | 673 | 117 | 673 | 117 |
| 470.lbm | 8 | 939 | 117 | 939 | 117 | 939 | 117 | 8 | 937 | 117 | 937 | 117 | 937 | 117 |
| 481.wrf | 8 | 1013 | 88.3 | 1012 | 88.3 | 1029 | 86.9 | 8 | 839 | 107 | 837 | 107 | 857 | 104 |
| 482.sphinx3 | 8 | 933 | 167 | 938 | 166 | 934 | 167 | 8 | 904 | 172 | 905 | 172 | 895 | 174 |
Submit Notes
The config file option 'submit' was used. Benchmarks bound to a processor using numactl on the submit command.
General Notes
kernel release 2.6.27.19-5-ppc64.
See flags file for details on following settings.
ulimit -s (stack) set to 1048576.
System configured with libhugetlbfs library for application access to large pages
Large pages reserved as follows by root user:
echo 530 > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages
Environment variables set before executing benchmarks.
export HUGETLB_VERBOSE=0
export HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes
export XLFRTEOPTS=intrinthds=1
IBM Post-Link optimization tool was used for these benchmarks, with options:
433.milc : "-imullX" (instrumentation phase), "-O4 -omullX" (optimization phase)
435.gromacs : same as 433.milc
436.cactusADM : same as 433.milc
482.sphinx3 : same as 433.milc
453.povray : "-imullX" (instrumentation phase), "-O4 -omullX -see 1 -ihf -1" (optimization phase)
465.tonto : "-O4" (optimization phase)
Base Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| xlC |
Fortran benchmarks:
| xlf95 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 xlf95 |
Base Portability Flags
| 410.bwaves: | -qfixed |
| 416.gamess: | -qfixed |
| 434.zeusmp: | -qfixed |
| 435.gromacs: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 436.cactusADM: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 437.leslie3d: | -qfixed |
| 454.calculix: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 481.wrf: | -DNOUNDERSCORE |
| 482.sphinx3: | -qchars=signed |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnoenablevmx -lhugetlbfs |
C++ benchmarks:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qrtti -qnoenablevmx -qstaticlink -Wl,--whole-archive /usr/lib/libhugetlbfs.a -Wl,--no-whole-archive |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qalias=nostd -qnoenablevmx -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnoenablevmx -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qalias=nostd -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
Base Other Flags
C benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads |
C++ benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| xlC |
Fortran benchmarks:
| xlf95 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 xlf95 |
Peak Portability Flags
| 410.bwaves: | -qfixed |
| 416.gamess: | -qfixed |
| 434.zeusmp: | -qfixed |
| 435.gromacs: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 436.cactusADM: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 437.leslie3d: | -qfixed |
| 454.calculix: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 481.wrf: | -DNOUNDERSCORE |
| 482.sphinx3: | -qchars=signed |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| 433.milc: | -Wl,-q -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnoenablevmx -lhugetlbfs |
| 470.lbm: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O3 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT -q64 |
| 482.sphinx3: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -lhugetlbfs |
C++ benchmarks:
| 444.namd: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 |
| 447.dealII: | -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qrtti -qnoenablevmx -qstaticlink -Wl,--whole-archive /usr/lib/libsmartheap.a -Wl,--no-whole-archive |
| 450.soplex: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qstrict -lhugetlbfs |
| 453.povray: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -lsmartheap |
Fortran benchmarks:
| 410.bwaves: | -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -lhugetlbfs |
| 416.gamess: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qalias=nostd -qnoenablevmx |
| 434.zeusmp: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O3 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qxlf90=nosignedzero -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 437.leslie3d: | -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qnoenablevmx -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 459.GemsFDTD: | -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT -q64 |
| 465.tonto: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -q64 -lsmartheap64 -lxlf90_r |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| 435.gromacs: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -lhugetlbfs |
| 436.cactusADM: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O2 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnostrict -lhugetlbfs |
| 454.calculix: | -O4 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 481.wrf: | -O5 -qarch=pwr6 -qtune=pwr6 -qnoenablevmx -q64 -lhugetlbfs |