SPEC® CFP2006 Result

IBM Corporation

IBM System x3250 M4 (Intel Xeon E3-1260L)

SPECfp®_rate2006 = 103

SPECfp_rate_base2006 = 100

CPU2006 license:	11	Test date:	Oct-2011
Test sponsor:	IBM Corporation	Hardware Availability:	Oct-2011
Tested by:	IBM Corporation	Software Availability:	Aug-2011

Hardware
CPU Name:	Intel Xeon E3-1260L
CPU Characteristics:	Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.30 GHz
CPU MHz:	2400
FPU:	Integrated
CPU(s) enabled:	4 cores, 1 chip, 4 cores/chip, 2 threads/core
CPU(s) orderable:	1 chip
Primary Cache:	32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache:	256 KB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache:	8 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache:	None
Memory:	16 GB (2 x 8 GB 2Rx8 PC3-10600E-9, ECC)
Disk Subsystem:	1 x 146 GB SAS, 15000 RPM
Other Hardware:	None

Software
Operating System:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Release 6.1, Kernel 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64
Compiler:	C/C++/Fortran: Version 12.1.0.225 of Intel Compiler XE Build 20110803
Auto Parallel:	No
File System:	ext4
System State:	Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers:	32/64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	None

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	8	1211	89.8	1213	89.6	1218	89.3	4	587	92.6	584	93.1	586	92.7
416.gamess	8	1453	108	1452	108	1453	108	8	1412	111	1412	111	1412	111
433.milc	8	807	91.0	807	91.0	807	91.0	8	806	91.1	807	91.1	806	91.1
434.zeusmp	8	596	122	600	121	601	121	8	596	122	600	121	601	121
435.gromacs	8	648	88.2	647	88.3	649	88.0	8	646	88.4	646	88.4	646	88.4
436.cactusADM	8	829	115	831	115	830	115	8	829	115	831	115	830	115
437.leslie3d	8	1282	58.6	1279	58.8	1275	59.0	4	593	63.4	594	63.4	593	63.4
444.namd	8	757	84.8	764	84.0	745	86.2	8	737	87.0	735	87.3	744	86.3
447.dealII	8	494	185	500	183	493	186	8	494	185	500	183	493	186
450.soplex	8	988	67.5	992	67.2	992	67.3	4	456	73.1	446	74.8	446	74.8
453.povray	8	288	148	289	147	287	148	8	247	172	247	172	247	172
454.calculix	8	475	139	474	139	474	139	8	472	140	476	139	472	140
459.GemsFDTD	8	1477	57.5	1477	57.5	1478	57.4	4	761	55.7	760	55.8	761	55.7
465.tonto	8	708	111	692	114	702	112	8	682	115	663	119	680	116
470.lbm	8	931	118	933	118	934	118	8	931	118	933	118	934	118
481.wrf	8	838	107	840	106	838	107	8	828	108	827	108	827	108
482.sphinx3	8	1612	96.7	1610	96.9	1610	96.8	8	1617	96.4	1617	96.4	1618	96.4

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.
 taskset was used to bind copies to the cores

Platform Notes

BIOS Settings:
Turbo Mode enabled in BIOS
C-State enabled in BIOS

General Notes

Environment variables set by runspec before the start of the run:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH = "/root/SPECcpu12.1/smartheap:/root/SPECcpu12.1/ic12.1-libs/ia32/:/root/SPECcpu12.1/ic12.1-libs/intel64"

 Binaries compiled on a system with 1x Core i7-860 CPU + 8GB
 memory using RHEL5.5 with binutils-2.17.50.0.6-14.el5
 Stack size set to unlimited using "ulimit -s unlimited"
 Transparent Huge Pages disabled with:
 echo never  > /sys/kernel/mm/redhat_transparent_hugepage/enabled
 Filesystem page cache cleared with:
 echo 1>       /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
 runspec command invoked through numactl i.e.:
 numactl --interleave=all runspec <etc>

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

icc -m64

C++ benchmarks:

icpc -m64

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort -m64

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icc -m64 ifort -m64

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 -m64
482.sphinx3:	icc -m32

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icpc -m64
450.soplex:	icpc -m32

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort -m64

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icc -m64 ifort -m64

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
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
447.dealII:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -nofor_main
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:	-xAVX(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -opt-mem-layout-trans=3(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -static -auto-ilp32
470.lbm:	basepeak = yes
482.sphinx3:	-xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-mem-layout-trans=3 -unroll2

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-xAVX(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -opt-mem-layout-trans=3(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -fno-alias -auto-ilp32
447.dealII:	basepeak = yes
450.soplex:	-xAVX(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -opt-mem-layout-trans=3(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -opt-malloc-options=3
453.povray:	-xAVX(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -opt-mem-layout-trans=3(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll4 -ansi-alias

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-xAVX(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -static
416.gamess:	-xAVX(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll2 -inline-level=0 -scalar-rep- -static
434.zeusmp:	basepeak = yes
437.leslie3d:	-xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch
459.GemsFDTD:	-xAVX(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -opt-malloc-options=3
465.tonto:	-xAVX(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll4 -auto -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-xAVX(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -opt-mem-layout-trans=3(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -opt-prefetch -static -auto-ilp32
436.cactusADM:	basepeak = yes
454.calculix:	-xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -auto-ilp32
481.wrf:	Same as 454.calculix

The flags files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12.1-linux64.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/IBM-platform-linux64-revB.20111206.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12.1-linux64.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/IBM-platform-linux64-revB.20111206.xml.