| CPU2006 license: | 20 | Test date: | Apr-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Bull SAS | Hardware Availability: | Apr-2009 |
| Tested by: | NEC Corporation | Software Availability: | Feb-2009 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon X5550 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.06 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 2667 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 8 cores, 2 chips, 4 cores/chip, 2 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 1,2 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: | 8 MB I+D on chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 48 GB (12 X 4 GB PC3-8500R, 2 rank, CL7, ECC) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1x146.5 GB SAS, 15000 RPM |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP2 with patch Linux kernel 20090119, Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.34-smp |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ Compiler 11.0 for Linux Build 20090131 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.0.081 |
| Auto Parallel: | No |
| File System: | ReiserFS |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | MicroQuill SmartHeap Library 8.1 Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502 |
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 | 16 | 764 | 205 | 775 | 202 | 768 | 204 | 16 | 662 | 236 | 661 | 236 | 672 | 233 |
| 401.bzip2 | 16 | 1047 | 147 | 1046 | 148 | 1046 | 148 | 16 | 1005 | 154 | 1002 | 154 | 1006 | 154 |
| 403.gcc | 16 | 692 | 186 | 676 | 190 | 663 | 194 | 16 | 676 | 191 | 675 | 191 | 664 | 194 |
| 429.mcf | 16 | 550 | 265 | 550 | 265 | 551 | 265 | 8 | 274 | 266 | 273 | 268 | 273 | 267 |
| 445.gobmk | 16 | 757 | 222 | 755 | 222 | 756 | 222 | 16 | 683 | 246 | 683 | 246 | 679 | 247 |
| 456.hmmer | 16 | 897 | 166 | 905 | 165 | 906 | 165 | 8 | 333 | 224 | 333 | 224 | 333 | 224 |
| 458.sjeng | 16 | 924 | 210 | 920 | 210 | 919 | 211 | 16 | 840 | 230 | 841 | 230 | 835 | 232 |
| 462.libquantum | 16 | 485 | 684 | 485 | 683 | 484 | 685 | 16 | 484 | 685 | 485 | 684 | 484 | 684 |
| 464.h264ref | 16 | 1247 | 284 | 1291 | 274 | 1292 | 274 | 16 | 1220 | 290 | 1188 | 298 | 1193 | 297 |
| 471.omnetpp | 16 | 589 | 170 | 589 | 170 | 590 | 170 | 16 | 589 | 170 | 589 | 170 | 590 | 170 |
| 473.astar | 16 | 774 | 145 | 777 | 145 | 777 | 145 | 16 | 703 | 160 | 702 | 160 | 705 | 159 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 16 | 441 | 251 | 436 | 253 | 438 | 252 | 16 | 441 | 251 | 436 | 253 | 438 | 252 |
Submit Notes
The config file option 'submit' was used. numactl was used to bind copies to the cores
Operating System Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run
Platform Notes
BIOS setting: NUMA configuration: Enabled
General Notes
The NEC Express5800/R120a-1(Intel Xeon X5550), the NEC Express5800/R120a-2(Intel Xeon X5550), the Bull NovaScale R440 E2 (Intel Xeon X5550, 2.66 GHz) and the Bull NovaScale R460 E2 (Intel Xeon X5550, 2.66 GHz) models are electronically equivalent. The results have been measured on a NEC Express5800/R120a-1(Intel Xeon X5550) model.
Base Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3 -opt-prefetch |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib -lsmartheap |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icc | |
| 401.bzip2: | /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/081/bin/intel64/icc |
| 456.hmmer: | /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/081/bin/intel64/icc |
| 458.sjeng: | /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/081/bin/intel64/icc |
C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icpc | |
| 473.astar: | /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/081/bin/intel64/icpc |
Peak Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 |
| 401.bzip2: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 456.hmmer: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 458.sjeng: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 473.astar: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
C++ benchmarks:
| 471.omnetpp: | basepeak = yes |
| 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 -auto-ilp32 -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib64 -lsmartheap64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | basepeak = yes |