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SPECfp* Floating Point Speed: Intel® Xeon® Processor 5000 Sequence

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Intel® Xeon® processor 5000 sequence

The breakthrough performance, energy efficiency and reliability of the Intel® Xeon® processor-based systems make them the best choice for virtualization and business critical applications, enabling IT to become more efficient and responsive.

SPEC CPU2006* benchmark suite

Floating point SPEED performance on SPECfp*_base2006 benchmark

Floating point SPEED performance on SPECfp*_base2006 benchmark

Benchmark description

SPEC CPU2006* is a benchmark to measure system efficiency during integer and floating point operations. It consists of an integer test suite containing 12 applications and a floating point test suite containing 17 applications which are extremely computing-intensive and concentrate on the CPU and memory. Other components, such as disk I/O and network, are not measured by this benchmark. SPEC CPU2006 contains two different methods of performance measurement: The first method "SPEED" determines the time required to complete a single task. The second method "rate" determines the throughput, i.e. how many tasks can be completed in parallel. Both methods are additionally subdivided into two measuring runs, "base" and "peak", which differ in the way the compiler optimization is used. The "base" values are always used when results are published the "peak" values are optional. The chart above shows "Base" Floating Point SPEED performance as measured by SPECfp_base2006.

 

Configuration details Intel® Xeon® processor 5000 sequence

Floating point SPEED performance on SPECfp*_base2006 benchmark

Comparison based on published/submitted results to www.spec.org.

Intel® Xeon® processor 3.80 with 2M L2 cache based platform details

HP ProLiant DL380 G4* server platform with two 64-bit Intel® Xeon® processor 3.80GHz (2M L2 cache, 800 FSB), 8GB memory, Microsoft Windows Server 2003* Ent. SP1, Intel® C++ Compiler 9.1 for 32-bit apps, Build 20060323Z Package ID: W_CC_P_9.1.020. Referenced as published at 11.7. For more information, see http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2006q3/cpu2006-20060513-00026.html.

Intel® Xeon® processor 5160 based platform details

HP ProLiant DL380 G5* server platform with two Intel® Xeon® processor 5160 (3.00GHz, 4Mb L2 cache), 8GB memory, SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) 2.6.16.46-0.12-smp, Intel® C++ Compiler for Linux version 10.1*. Referenced as published at 18.3. For more information, see http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2007q4/cpu2006-20070916-02038.html.

Intel® Xeon® processor X5482 based platform details

IBM System x 3450* server platform with two Intel® Xeon® processor X5482 (3.20GHz, 12MB L2 cache, 1600MHz FSB), 32GB memory, 64-Bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10*, Intel® C++ Compiler for Linux32* and Linux64* version 10.1 build 20080730. Referenced as published at 26.5. For more information, see http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2009q1/cpu2006-20081215-06283.html.

Intel® Xeon® processor X5570 based platform details

Comparison based on published/submitted results to www.spec.org.

Bull SAS BL265+* server platform with two Intel® Xeon® processor X5570 (2.93 GHz, 8MB L3, 6.4 GT/s, 4-core, 95W TDP), 48GB memory, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server* (SLES) 11 SP1, Intel® C++ Compiler 12.0 Update 3. Referenced as published at 54.2 as of 25 April 2011. For more information, please, see: http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2011q1/cpu2006-20110228-14692.html.

Intel® Xeon® processor X5687 based platform details

Comparison based on published/submitted results to www.spec.org.

Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S6* and Fujitsu PRIMERGY TX300 S6* server platforms, each with two Intel® Xeon® processor X5687 (3.60 GHz, 12MB L3, 6.4 GT/s, 4-core, 130W TDP), 48GB memory, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server* (SLES) 11 SP1, Intel C++ Compiler 12.0 Update 3. Referenced as published at 62 as of 25 April 2011. For more information, please see: http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2011q2/cpu2006-20110328-15258.html and http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2011q2/cpu2006-20110328-15212.html

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1. Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel® microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark* and MobileMark*, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations, and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products. Source: Published and Intel internal data as of February 14, 2011. Please see configuration details links above for system configuration details. For more information go to www.intel.com/performance.


2. SPEC, SPECapc, SPECint2006, SPECfp2006 are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See www.spec.org for more information.


3. Intel® Virtualization Technology requires a computer system with an enabled Intel® processor, BIOS, virtual machine monitor (VMM) and, for some uses, certain platform software enabled for it. Functionality, performance or other benefits will vary depending on hardware and software configurations and may require a BIOS update. Software applications may not be compatible with all operating systems. Please check with your application vendor.


4. Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) requires a computer system with a processor supporting Intel® HT Technology and an Intel® HT Technology-enabled chipset, BIOS, and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. For more information including details on which processors support Intel® HT Technology, see www.intel.com/products/ht/hyperthreading_more.htm.


5. Intel® Turbo Boost Technology requires a platform with a processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology capability. Intel Turbo Boost Technology performance varies depending on hardware, software, and overall system configuration. Check with your platform manufacturer on whether your system delivers Intel Turbo Boost Technology. For more information, see www.intel.com/technology/turboboost/.


6. Intel® processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See www.intel.com/products/processor_number/ for details.


7. Intel® products are not intended for use in medical, life-saving, life-sustaining, critical control, or safety systems, or in nuclear facility applications. All dates and products specified are for planning purposes only and are subject to change without notice.


8. Intel does not control or audit the design or implementation of third party benchmarks or Web sites referenced in this document. Intel encourages all of its customers to visit the referenced Web sites or others where similar performance benchmarks are reported and confirm whether the referenced benchmarks are accurate and reflect performance of systems available for purchase.


9. TPC Benchmark* E comparison to prior generation Intel® Xeon® is based on the best published results on each platform. The best published result with Intel® Xeon® processor X5570 was obtained using TPC Benchmark* E kit 1.7, and the best published result with Intel® Xeon® processor X5690 was obtained using TPC Benchmark* E kit 1.12. Differences in kits may impact performance.