SPEC® CINT2006 Result

IBM Corporation

IBM BladeCenter LS22 (AMD Opteron 2356)

SPECint®_rate2006 = 105

SPECint_rate_base2006 = 91.8

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:	ReiserFS
System State:	Runlevel 3 (Full multiuser with network)
Base Pointers:	32/64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	SmartHeap 8.0 32-bit Library for Linux

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.
400.perlbench	8	831	94.0	819	95.4	820	95.3	8	616	127	616	127	617	127
401.bzip2	8	1094	70.6	1094	70.5	1095	70.5	8	1052	73.4	1052	73.4	1052	73.4
403.gcc	8	983	65.5	986	65.3	992	64.9	8	837	76.9	835	77.1	839	76.8
429.mcf	8	1007	72.5	1007	72.4	1008	72.4	8	787	92.7	787	92.7	786	92.8
445.gobmk	8	894	93.9	893	94.0	894	93.9	8	727	115	727	115	727	115
456.hmmer	8	624	120	625	119	627	119	8	408	183	410	182	406	184
458.sjeng	8	991	97.7	988	97.9	989	97.9	8	903	107	902	107	901	107
462.libquantum	8	972	170	972	171	972	171	8	967	171	967	171	967	171
464.h264ref	8	1177	150	1175	151	1178	150	8	1145	155	1135	156	1146	154
471.omnetpp	8	745	67.1	746	67.1	745	67.1	8	745	67.1	746	67.1	745	67.1
473.astar	8	827	67.9	827	67.9	828	67.8	8	812	69.2	811	69.2	812	69.2
483.xalancbmk	8	629	87.7	629	87.7	630	87.6	8	549	101	549	101	549	100

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 150
 Set vm/nr_hugepages=1200 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

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
483.xalancbmk:	-DSPEC_CPU_LINUX

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

-fast -Mipa=fast -Mipa=inline -Mfprelaxed -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi

C++ benchmarks:

-fastsse -Mipa=fast -Mipa=inline -Mfprelaxed -Msmartalloc=huge:150 --zc_eh -tp barcelona -Bstatic_pgi

Base Other Flags

C benchmarks:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4

C++ benchmarks:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

	pgcc
400.perlbench:	pathcc
403.gcc:	pathcc
445.gobmk:	pathcc

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	pathCC
471.omnetpp:	pgcpp

Peak Portability Flags

400.perlbench:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_X64
401.bzip2:	-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
483.xalancbmk:	-DSPEC_CPU_LINUX

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

400.perlbench:	-march=barcelona -fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -Ofast -IPA:plimit=20000 -LNO:opt=0 -WOPT:if_conv=0 -CG:local_sched_alg=1
401.bzip2:	-Mpfi(pass 1) -Mpfo(pass 2) -fast -O4 -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -Mnounroll -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
403.gcc:	-march=barcelona -fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -m32 -O3 -OPT:Ofast
429.mcf:	-fastsse -Mipa=fast -Mipa=inline:1 -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -tp barcelona -Bstatic_pgi
445.gobmk:	-march=barcelona -fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -O3 -OPT:alias=restrict -LNO:opt=0 -CG:p2align=on
456.hmmer:	-fastsse -Munroll=n:8 -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -Mfprelaxed -Mvect=partial -Msafeptr -Mipa=const -Mipa=ptr -Mipa=arg -Mipa=inline -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
458.sjeng:	-Mpfi(pass 1) -Mipa=fast(pass 2) -Mipa=inline:1(pass 2) -Mipa=noarg(pass 2) -Mpfo(pass 2) -fastsse -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -Mfprelaxed -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
462.libquantum:	-fastsse -Mfprelaxed -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -Munroll=m:8 -Mipa=fast -Mipa=inline -Mipa=noarg -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
464.h264ref:	-Mpfi=indirect(pass 1) -Mipa=fast(pass 2) -Mipa=inline(pass 2) -Mpfo=indirect(pass 2) -fastsse -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -Mfprelaxed -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi

C++ benchmarks:

471.omnetpp:	basepeak = yes
473.astar:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -TENV:frame_pointer=off -WOPT:if_conv=0 -GRA:optimize_boundary=on -IPA:plimit=525 -m32 -lsmartheap
483.xalancbmk:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -m32 -OPT:unroll_times_max=8 -CG:push_pop_int_saved_regs=off -CG:ptr_load_use=0 -lsmartheap

Peak Other Flags

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

	-w -Mipa=jobs:4(pass 2)
400.perlbench:	No flags used
401.bzip2:	-w
403.gcc:	No flags used
445.gobmk:	No flags used

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	-L/root/work/cpu2006/amd123GH.libs/32
471.omnetpp:	-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.