| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Mar-2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | Jun-2008 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | May-2008 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | POWER6 |
| CPU Characteristics: | |
| CPU MHz: | 5000 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 64 cores, 32 chips, 2 cores/chip, 2 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 8,16,24,32,40,48,56,64 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: | 512 GB (256x2 GB) DDR2 667 MHz |
| Disk Subsystem: | 4x146 GB SCSI 15K RPM |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | IBM AIX V6.1 with the 6100-01 Technology Level |
| Compiler: | XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition V9 for AIX Updated with the Oct2007 PTF. |
| Auto Parallel: | No |
| File System: | AIX/JFS2 |
| System State: | Multi-user |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | -- |
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. | ||||||||||||||
| 400.perlbench | 128 | 1021 | 1220 | 1021 | 1230 | 1021 | 1220 | 128 | 931 | 1340 | 931 | 1340 | 932 | 1340 |
| 401.bzip2 | 128 | 892 | 1380 | 890 | 1390 | 893 | 1380 | 128 | 719 | 1720 | 717 | 1720 | 720 | 1720 |
| 403.gcc | 128 | 621 | 1660 | 613 | 1680 | 612 | 1680 | 128 | 553 | 1860 | 545 | 1890 | 556 | 1850 |
| 429.mcf | 128 | 391 | 2990 | 391 | 2990 | 391 | 2990 | 128 | 386 | 3020 | 386 | 3020 | 386 | 3020 |
| 445.gobmk | 128 | 812 | 1650 | 812 | 1650 | 812 | 1650 | 128 | 695 | 1930 | 695 | 1930 | 695 | 1930 |
| 456.hmmer | 128 | 832 | 1440 | 832 | 1440 | 832 | 1440 | 128 | 684 | 1750 | 682 | 1750 | 684 | 1750 |
| 458.sjeng | 128 | 1000 | 1550 | 1004 | 1540 | 1000 | 1550 | 128 | 878 | 1760 | 879 | 1760 | 875 | 1770 |
| 462.libquantum | 128 | 541 | 4910 | 541 | 4900 | 541 | 4910 | 64 | 211 | 6280 | 211 | 6280 | 211 | 6280 |
| 464.h264ref | 128 | 955 | 2960 | 955 | 2970 | 953 | 2970 | 128 | 953 | 2970 | 957 | 2960 | 954 | 2970 |
| 471.omnetpp | 128 | 600 | 1330 | 598 | 1340 | 598 | 1340 | 128 | 507 | 1580 | 506 | 1580 | 506 | 1580 |
| 473.astar | 128 | 662 | 1360 | 662 | 1360 | 663 | 1360 | 128 | 576 | 1560 | 577 | 1560 | 574 | 1560 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 128 | 550 | 1610 | 547 | 1620 | 547 | 1610 | 128 | 475 | 1860 | 471 | 1870 | 472 | 1870 |
General Notes
See flags file of details on following settings. all ulimits set to unlimited. Envionment variables set before executing benchmarks: MALLOCOPTIONS=pool MEMORY_AFFINITY=MCM XLFRTEOPTS=intrinthds=1 System set to "Enhanced" mode when defining partition on HMC. bindprocessor command used on submit to bind each copy to a unique processor. 12800 16M large pages defined with vmo command Remote console disabled in /etc/inittab. fdpr binary optimization tool used for: 400.perlbench 401.bzip2 403.gcc 429.mcf 456.hmmer 458.sjent 462.libquantum 464.h264ref 473.astar
Base Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| /usr/vac/bin/xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| /usr/vacpp/bin/xlC |
Base Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 464.h264ref: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX -qchars=signed |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -bmaxdata:0x50000000 -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qalias=noansi -qalloca -blpdata |
C++ benchmarks:
| -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qrtti=all -blpdata |
Base Other Flags
C benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads -qsuppress=1500-036 |
C++ benchmarks:
| -qipa=noobject -qipa=threads -qsuppress=1500-036 |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| /usr/vac/bin/xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| /usr/vacpp/bin/xlC |
Peak Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 403.gcc: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 464.h264ref: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX -qchars=signed |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
C++ benchmarks:
| 471.omnetpp: | -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -D_ILS_MACROS -qalign=natural -qrtti=all -qinlglue -blpdata |
| 473.astar: | -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qfdpr -qinlglue -qalign=natural -blpdata |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qinlglue -D__IBM_FAST_VECTOR -blpdata |