| CPU2006 license: | 55 | Test date: | Apr-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Dell Inc. | Hardware Availability: | Jun-2009 |
| Tested by: | Dell Inc. | 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: | 24 GB (6 x 4 GB DDR3-1333 DR RDIMM) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1 x 73 GB 15000 RPM SAS |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP2, Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.21-smp |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ Compiler Professional 11.0 for Linux Build 20090131 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.0.080 |
| Auto Parallel: | Yes |
| File System: | ReiserFS |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-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 | 447 | 21.9 | 445 | 21.9 | 447 | 21.9 | 361 | 27.0 | 361 | 27.0 | 362 | 27.0 |
| 401.bzip2 | 598 | 16.1 | 598 | 16.1 | 598 | 16.1 | 543 | 17.8 | 543 | 17.8 | 543 | 17.8 |
| 403.gcc | 325 | 24.8 | 325 | 24.8 | 324 | 24.8 | 298 | 27.0 | 299 | 26.9 | 298 | 27.0 |
| 429.mcf | 211 | 43.2 | 210 | 43.5 | 209 | 43.6 | 207 | 44.1 | 208 | 43.9 | 204 | 44.7 |
| 445.gobmk | 506 | 20.7 | 506 | 20.7 | 505 | 20.8 | 447 | 23.5 | 447 | 23.5 | 448 | 23.4 |
| 456.hmmer | 456 | 20.5 | 456 | 20.4 | 456 | 20.4 | 331 | 28.2 | 331 | 28.1 | 331 | 28.1 |
| 458.sjeng | 547 | 22.1 | 546 | 22.1 | 548 | 22.1 | 505 | 24.0 | 505 | 23.9 | 505 | 24.0 |
| 462.libquantum | 71.6 | 289 | 70.6 | 294 | 70.6 | 294 | 71.6 | 289 | 70.6 | 294 | 70.6 | 294 |
| 464.h264ref | 664 | 33.3 | 665 | 33.3 | 663 | 33.4 | 614 | 36.0 | 616 | 35.9 | 614 | 36.0 |
| 471.omnetpp | 284 | 22.0 | 284 | 22.0 | 285 | 22.0 | 251 | 24.9 | 250 | 25.0 | 251 | 24.9 |
| 473.astar | 438 | 16.0 | 440 | 16.0 | 439 | 16.0 | 376 | 18.6 | 377 | 18.6 | 376 | 18.6 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 213 | 32.5 | 213 | 32.4 | 212 | 32.5 | 213 | 32.5 | 213 | 32.4 | 212 | 32.5 |
Operating System Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run
General Notes
OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores KMP_AFFINITY set to granularity=fine,scatter
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 -parallel -par-runtime-control -opt-prefetch |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/spec/cpu2006.1.1/lib -lsmartheap |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icc | |
| 401.bzip2: | /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/080/bin/intel64/icc |
| 456.hmmer: | /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/080/bin/intel64/icc |
| 458.sjeng: | /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/080/bin/intel64/icc |
C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icpc | |
| 473.astar: | /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/080/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:
| 400.perlbench: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -ansi-alias -opt-prefetch |
| 401.bzip2: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -auto-ilp32 -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
| 403.gcc: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3 |
| 429.mcf: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch |
| 445.gobmk: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -O2 -ipo -no-prec-div -ansi-alias |
| 456.hmmer: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -ansi-alias -auto-ilp32 |
| 458.sjeng: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll4 -auto-ilp32 |
| 462.libquantum: | basepeak = yes |
| 464.h264ref: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -static(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll2 -ansi-alias |
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/spec/cpu2006.1.1/lib -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 -auto-ilp32 -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/spec/cpu2006.1.1/lib -lsmartheap64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | basepeak = yes |