| CPU2006 license: | 55 | Test date: | Mar-2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Dell Inc. | Hardware Availability: | Mar-2010 |
| Tested by: | Dell Inc. | Software Availability: | Dec-2009 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon E7540 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.27 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 2000 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 12 cores, 2 chips, 6 cores/chip, 2 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 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: | 18 MB I+D on chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 128 GB (32 x 4 GB DDR3-1066 QR RDIMM) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 6 x 73 GB 15000 RPM SAS |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86_64) Update 4 errata kernel (RHEL 5.4.z) kernel-2.6.18-164.9.1.el5.x86_64 |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ Professional Compiler for IA32 and Intel 64, Version 11.1 Build 20091130 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.1.064 |
| Auto Parallel: | Yes |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 64-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | Microquill SmartHeap V8.1 Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502 |
Results Table
| Benchmark | Base | Peak | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| 400.perlbench | 583 | 16.8 | 566 | 17.3 | 566 | 17.3 | 489 | 20.0 | 488 | 20.0 | 491 | 19.9 |
| 401.bzip2 | 736 | 13.1 | 737 | 13.1 | 736 | 13.1 | 735 | 13.1 | 734 | 13.2 | 735 | 13.1 |
| 403.gcc | 613 | 13.1 | 618 | 13.0 | 614 | 13.1 | 473 | 17.0 | 474 | 17.0 | 475 | 17.0 |
| 429.mcf | 346 | 26.3 | 345 | 26.4 | 346 | 26.4 | 306 | 29.8 | 304 | 30.0 | 303 | 30.1 |
| 445.gobmk | 679 | 15.4 | 681 | 15.4 | 679 | 15.4 | 595 | 17.6 | 595 | 17.6 | 597 | 17.6 |
| 456.hmmer | 303 | 30.8 | 304 | 30.7 | 306 | 30.5 | 289 | 32.3 | 289 | 32.3 | 289 | 32.3 |
| 458.sjeng | 784 | 15.4 | 784 | 15.4 | 784 | 15.4 | 698 | 17.3 | 700 | 17.3 | 699 | 17.3 |
| 462.libquantum | 46.9 | 442 | 46.9 | 442 | 46.9 | 442 | 48.3 | 429 | 48.3 | 429 | 48.3 | 429 |
| 464.h264ref | 913 | 24.2 | 916 | 24.2 | 913 | 24.2 | 816 | 27.1 | 816 | 27.1 | 818 | 27.1 |
| 471.omnetpp | 480 | 13.0 | 479 | 13.1 | 481 | 13.0 | 330 | 19.0 | 330 | 18.9 | 329 | 19.0 |
| 473.astar | 510 | 13.8 | 511 | 13.7 | 509 | 13.8 | 490 | 14.3 | 491 | 14.3 | 490 | 14.3 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 281 | 24.6 | 282 | 24.5 | 281 | 24.6 | 299 | 23.0 | 299 | 23.1 | 299 | 23.1 |
Operating System Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run
Platform Notes
vm.zone_reclaim_mode = 1 in /etc/sysctl.conf file BIOS Settings: Power Management = Maximum Performance (Default = Active Power Controller)
General Notes
OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores KMP_AFFINITY set to granularity=fine,scatter
Base Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_X64 |
| 401.bzip2: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 403.gcc: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 429.mcf: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 445.gobmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 456.hmmer: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 458.sjeng: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 464.h264ref: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 471.omnetpp: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 473.astar: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -parallel -opt-prefetch |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-64bit -lsmartheap64 |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icc -m64 | |
| 400.perlbench: | icc -m32 |
| 429.mcf: | icc -m32 |
| 445.gobmk: | icc -m32 |
| 464.h264ref: | icc -m32 |
C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icpc -m32 | |
| 473.astar: | icpc -m64 |
Peak Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 |
| 401.bzip2: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 403.gcc: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 456.hmmer: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 458.sjeng: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 473.astar: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
C++ benchmarks:
| 471.omnetpp: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -ansi-alias -opt-ra-region-strategy=block -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-32bit -lsmartheap |
| 473.astar: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -ansi-alias -opt-ra-region-strategy=routine -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-64bit -lsmartheap64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-32bit -lsmartheap |