SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Bull SAS

NovaScale R460 E2
(Intel Xeon L5520, 2.26 GHz)

SPECfp®_rate2006 = 161

SPECfp_rate_base2006 = 155

CPU2006 license:	20	Test date:	Aug-2009
Test sponsor:	Bull SAS	Hardware Availability:	Jul-2009
Tested by:	NEC Corporation	Software Availability:	Feb-2009

Hardware
CPU Name:	Intel Xeon L5520
CPU Characteristics:	Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.53 GHz
CPU MHz:	2267
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++ and Fortran Compiler Professional 11.0 for Linux Build 20090131 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.0.081, l_cprof_p_11.0.081
Auto Parallel:	No
File System:	ReiserFS
System State:	Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers:	64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502

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	16	1339	162	1338	163	1339	162	8	662	164	661	165	663	164
416.gamess	16	1974	159	2017	155	1963	160	16	1974	159	2017	155	1963	160
433.milc	16	968	152	967	152	967	152	16	968	152	967	152	967	152
434.zeusmp	16	880	165	880	166	876	166	16	864	169	862	169	863	169
435.gromacs	16	744	153	742	154	744	154	16	715	160	719	159	720	159
436.cactusADM	16	1050	182	1052	182	1060	180	16	1050	182	1052	182	1060	180
437.leslie3d	16	1311	115	1309	115	1312	115	16	1311	115	1309	115	1312	115
444.namd	16	893	144	903	142	893	144	16	877	146	888	144	878	146
447.dealII	16	805	227	805	227	825	222	16	751	244	751	244	749	244
450.soplex	16	1083	123	1084	123	1085	123	8	519	128	519	128	520	128
453.povray	16	405	210	405	210	407	209	16	336	253	336	253	341	249
454.calculix	16	716	184	717	184	717	184	16	716	184	718	184	717	184
459.GemsFDTD	16	1676	101	1676	101	1674	101	8	803	106	803	106	804	106
465.tonto	16	937	168	955	165	952	165	16	883	178	934	169	918	171
470.lbm	16	2164	102	2166	101	2167	101	8	1012	109	1011	109	1011	109
481.wrf	16	955	187	968	185	947	189	16	955	187	968	185	947	189
482.sphinx3	16	1764	177	1764	177	1763	177	16	1696	184	1698	184	1699	184

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 L5520),
 the NEC Express5800/R120a-2(Intel Xeon L5520),
 the Bull NovaScale R440 E2 (Intel Xeon L5520, 2.26 GHz) and
 the Bull NovaScale R460 E2 (Intel Xeon L5520, 2.26 GHz) models are electronically equivalent.
 The results have been measured on a NEC Express5800/R120a-1(Intel Xeon L5520) model.

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

icc

C++ benchmarks:

icpc

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icc ifort

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
482.sphinx3:	icc -m32

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icpc
450.soplex:	icpc -m32

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icc ifort

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
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

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:	basepeak = yes
470.lbm:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -auto-ilp32
482.sphinx3:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-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) -fno-alias -auto-ilp32
447.dealII:	-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 -scalar-rep-
450.soplex:	-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) -opt-malloc-options=3
453.povray:	-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 -ansi-alias

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch
416.gamess:	basepeak = yes
434.zeusmp:	-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)
437.leslie3d:	basepeak = yes
459.GemsFDTD:	-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 -Ob0 -opt-prefetch
465.tonto:	-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

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-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) -opt-prefetch -auto-ilp32
436.cactusADM:	basepeak = yes
454.calculix:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -auto-ilp32
481.wrf:	basepeak = yes

The flags files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revH.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/NEC-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags-revE.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revH.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/NEC-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags-revE.xml.