| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Apr-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | Apr-2009 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | Feb-2009 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon E5540 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.80 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 2533 |
| 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 (12 x 2 GB PC3-10600R, 2 Rank, running at 1066 MHz) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1 x 250 GB SATA, 7200 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 Professional 11.0 for Linux Build 20090131 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.0.080 |
| 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 V8.1 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 | 900 | 174 | 843 | 185 | 855 | 183 | 16 | 729 | 214 | 720 | 217 | 717 | 218 |
| 401.bzip2 | 16 | 1173 | 132 | 1168 | 132 | 1168 | 132 | 16 | 1117 | 138 | 1118 | 138 | 1103 | 140 |
| 403.gcc | 16 | 770 | 167 | 777 | 166 | 777 | 166 | 16 | 790 | 163 | 806 | 160 | 780 | 165 |
| 429.mcf | 16 | 634 | 230 | 634 | 230 | 630 | 232 | 8 | 311 | 235 | 311 | 235 | 310 | 235 |
| 445.gobmk | 16 | 814 | 206 | 816 | 206 | 816 | 206 | 16 | 741 | 226 | 743 | 226 | 744 | 226 |
| 456.hmmer | 16 | 975 | 153 | 966 | 155 | 983 | 152 | 8 | 370 | 202 | 369 | 202 | 369 | 202 |
| 458.sjeng | 16 | 1013 | 191 | 1013 | 191 | 1012 | 191 | 16 | 918 | 211 | 916 | 211 | 915 | 212 |
| 462.libquantum | 16 | 510 | 650 | 511 | 649 | 510 | 650 | 16 | 510 | 649 | 510 | 650 | 510 | 650 |
| 464.h264ref | 16 | 1316 | 269 | 1331 | 266 | 1381 | 256 | 16 | 1253 | 283 | 1268 | 279 | 1261 | 281 |
| 471.omnetpp | 16 | 653 | 153 | 653 | 153 | 652 | 153 | 16 | 653 | 153 | 653 | 153 | 652 | 153 |
| 473.astar | 16 | 855 | 131 | 851 | 132 | 854 | 131 | 16 | 774 | 145 | 773 | 145 | 773 | 145 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 16 | 484 | 228 | 483 | 228 | 484 | 228 | 16 | 484 | 228 | 483 | 228 | 484 | 228 |
Submit Notes
The config file option 'submit' was used. numactl was used to bind copies to the cores
General Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stack size to unlimited prior to run OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of processors Operation Mode set to "Performance Mode"
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/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:
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/spec/cpu2006.1.1/lib -lsmartheap64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | basepeak = yes |