SPEC® CFP2006 Result

IBM Corporation

IBM BladeCenter LS42 (AMD Opteron 8356)

SPECfp®_rate2006 = 159

SPECfp_rate_base2006 = 147

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 8356
CPU Characteristics:
CPU MHz:	2300
FPU:	Integrated
CPU(s) enabled:	16 cores, 4 chips, 4 cores/chip
CPU(s) orderable:	1,2,3,4 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:	64 GB (16 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:	ext2
System State:	Runlevel 3 (Full multiuser with network)
Base Pointers:	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	16	1924	113	1921	113	1919	113	16	1840	118	1841	118	1828	119
416.gamess	16	1384	226	1383	227	1386	226	16	1277	245	1281	244	1281	245
433.milc	16	1464	100	1465	100	1468	100	16	1466	100	1462	100	1469	100
434.zeusmp	16	867	168	871	167	865	168	16	869	168	866	168	866	168
435.gromacs	16	667	171	667	171	667	171	16	541	211	541	211	542	211
436.cactusADM	16	1087	176	1086	176	1085	176	16	1093	175	1093	175	1087	176
437.leslie3d	16	1769	85.0	1769	85.0	1766	85.2	16	1619	92.9	1620	92.8	1612	93.3
444.namd	16	754	170	756	170	755	170	16	667	192	665	193	666	193
447.dealII	16	922	199	921	199	927	197	16	620	295	609	301	626	292
450.soplex	16	1337	99.8	1334	100	1338	99.8	16	1337	99.8	1324	101	1323	101
453.povray	16	371	229	371	230	371	230	16	310	275	312	273	311	274
454.calculix	16	593	223	594	222	593	223	16	593	223	593	223	594	222
459.GemsFDTD	16	1955	86.8	1957	86.7	1957	86.7	16	1808	93.9	1818	93.4	1810	93.8
465.tonto	16	841	187	832	189	839	188	16	728	216	729	216	727	216
470.lbm	16	2148	102	2145	102	2144	103	16	2173	101	2173	101	2174	101
481.wrf	16	1101	162	1105	162	1105	162	16	1124	159	1123	159	1123	159
482.sphinx3	16	2413	129	2411	129	2410	129	16	2215	141	2215	141	2214	141

Operating System Notes

 'numactl' was used to bind copies to the cores
 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set environment stack size
 'ulimit -l 4915200'  was used to set environment locked pages in memory limit
 Environment variable PGI_HUGE_PAGES set to 896
 Set vm/nr_hugepages=14336 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

Fortran benchmarks:

pgf95

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

pgcc pgf95

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 -Mnomain
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -Mnomain
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 -Mnomain
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

Base Optimization Flags

Base Other Flags

C benchmarks:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4

C++ benchmarks:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4

Fortran benchmarks:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

	pathcc
433.milc:	pgcc

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	pathCC
444.namd:	pgcpp

Fortran benchmarks (except as noted below):

	pathf95
410.bwaves:	pgf95
434.zeusmp:	pgf95

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C (except as noted below):

	pgcc pgf95
436.cactusADM:	pathcc pathf95
481.wrf:	pathcc pathf95

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 -Mnomain
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -fno-second-underscore
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -Mnomain
459.GemsFDTD:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
465.tonto:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
470.lbm:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
481.wrf:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX -fno-second-underscore
482.sphinx3:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:	-fastsse -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -Msafeptr -Mfprelaxed -Mipa=inline -Mipa=arg -Mipa=const -Mipa=ptr -Mipa=shape -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
470.lbm:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -m3dnow
482.sphinx3:	-march=barcelona -Ofast

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-Mpfi(pass 1) -Mipa=fast(pass 2) -Mipa=inline(pass 2) -Mpfo(pass 2) -fast -Mfprelaxed -Msmartalloc=huge:150 --zc_eh -Mnodepchk -Munroll=n:4 -Munroll=m:8 -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
447.dealII:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -static -INLINE:aggressive=on -OPT:malloc_alg=1 -m32 -fno-exceptions
450.soplex:	-march=barcelona -fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -m32 -O3 -TENV:frame_pointer=off -LNO:prefetch=1
453.povray:	-march=barcelona -fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -Ofast -CG:load_exe=0

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-Mpfi(pass 1) -Mipa=fast(pass 2) -Mipa=inline(pass 2) -Mpfo(pass 2) -fastsse -Mfprelaxed -Msmartalloc -Mprefetch=distance:12 -Mprefetch=nta -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
416.gamess:	-march=barcelona -fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -O2 -OPT:Ofast -OPT:ro=3 -OPT:unroll_size=256
434.zeusmp:	-fastsse -Mfprelaxed -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -Mipa=fast -Mipa=inline -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
437.leslie3d:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -m3dnow -OPT:unroll_size=256 -CG:load_exe=0 -OPT:malloc_alg=1
459.GemsFDTD:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -LNO:fission=2 -LNO:simd=2 -OPT:malloc_alg=1
465.tonto:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -OPT:malloc_alg=1 -OPT:alias=no_f90_pointer_alias -LNO:blocking=off -CG:load_exe=1 -IPA:plimit=525

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-fast -Mfpapprox=rsqrt -Mipa=fast -Mipa=inline -Mfprelaxed -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
436.cactusADM:	-march=barcelona -fb_create fbdata(pass 1) -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2) -Ofast -WOPT:aggstr=0
454.calculix:	-fastsse -Mfprelaxed -Msmartalloc=huge:150 -Mipa=fast -Mipa=inline -tp barcelona-64 -Bstatic_pgi
481.wrf:	-march=barcelona -Ofast -LNO:blocking=off -LNO:prefetch_ahead=10 -OPT:malloc_alg=1 -m3dnow -LANG:copyinout=off -IPA:callee_limit=5000

Peak Other Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:

-w -Mipa=jobs:4(pass 2)

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-w -Mipa=jobs:4(pass 2)
434.zeusmp:	-w -Mipa=jobs:4

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-w -Mipa=jobs:4
454.calculix:	-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.