SPEC CPU2006 benchmarks

This is a work in-progress. Everyone should feel free to extend this page with their experiences to help new users get started.

Input sets and Binaries

We can't provide the binaries or input files because of licensing restrictions, but It's not hard to build the binaries by yourself. In this short article, we will share our experiences about what we have done so far.

Build the cross-compiler for alpha machine

It is suggested that you use crosstool-ng available here, a new tool based on Dan Kegel's cross tool that is more up to date. Follow the instructions available on that page for building the cross-compiler.

If you do not wish to build this tool yourself, you may be able to use one of the pre-compiled cross-compilers available on the M5 Download Page.

Or, you can use the older crosstool. Download the crosstool-0.43.tar.gz from http://kegel.com/crosstool and modify these three lines in the demo-alpha.sh :

RESULT_TOP=where_you_want_to_put_the_compiler
GCC_LANGUAGES="c,c++,fortran"
eval `cat alpha.dat gcc-4.1.0-glibc-2.3.6.dat` sh all.sh --notest

Then follow the steps in the crosstool-howto page to build the cross compiler.

Build the SPEC CPU2006 alpha binaries

Install the SPEC CPU2006 from DVD and modify the CC, CXX, and FC in config/alpha.cfg. If alpha.cfg is not in the config/ directory, you can use linux32-i386-gcc42.cfg and modify the CC, CXX, and FC variables.

For example:
    CC =  /home/mjwu/crosstool/gcc-4.1.0-glibc-2.3.6/alpha/bin/alpha-gcc 
    CXX = /home/mjwu/crosstool/gcc-4.1.0-glibc-2.3.6/alpha/bin/alpha-g++ 
    FC =  /home/mjwu/crosstool/gcc-4.1.0-glibc-2.3.6/alpha/bin/alpha-gfortran

Then follow the instructions in the ./Docs/install-guide-unix.html to build the binaries

For example:
    runspec --config=alpha.cfg --action=build --tune=base bzip2

Create the SPEC CPU2006 processes for M5 SE mode

A good reference for the correct command line options can be found here: SPEC_CPU2006_Commands.

For your convenience, here is our benchmark python file for the M5 SE mode.

#Mybench.py

#400.perlbench
perlbench = LiveProcess()
perlbench.executable =  binary_dir+'400.perlbench_base.alpha-gcc'
perlbench.cmd = [perlbench.executable] + ['-I./lib', 'attrs.pl']
perlbench.output = 'attrs.out'

#401.bzip2
bzip2 = LiveProcess()
bzip2.executable =  binary_dir+'401.bzip2_base.alpha-gcc'
data=data_dir+'401.bzip2/data/all/input/input.program'
bzip2.cmd = [bzip2.executable] + [data, '1']
bzip2.output = 'input.program.out'

#403.gcc
gcc = LiveProcess()
gcc.executable =  binary_dir+'403.gcc_base.alpha-gcc'
data=data_dir+'403.gcc/data/test/input/cccp.i'
output='/import/home1/mjwu/work_spec2006/403.gcc/m5/cccp.s'
gcc.cmd = [gcc.executable] + [data]+['-o',output]
gcc.output = 'ccc.out'

#410.bwaves
bwaves = LiveProcess()
bwaves.executable =  binary_dir+'410.bwaves_base.alpha-gcc'
bwaves.cmd = [bwaves.executable]

#416.gamess
gamess=LiveProcess()
gamess.executable =  binary_dir+'416.gamess_base.alpha-gcc'
gamess.cmd = [gamess.executable]
gamess.input='exam29.config'
gamess.output='exam29.output'

#429.mcf
mcf = LiveProcess()
mcf.executable =  binary_dir+'429.mcf_base.alpha-gcc'
data=data_dir+'429.mcf/data/test/input/inp.in'
mcf.cmd = [mcf.executable] + [data]
mcf.output = 'inp.out'

#433.milc
milc=LiveProcess()
milc.executable = binary_dir+'433.milc_base.alpha-gcc'
stdin=data_dir+'433.milc/data/test/input/su3imp.in'
milc.cmd = [milc.executable]
milc.input=stdin
milc.output='su3imp.out'

#434.zeusmp
zeusmp=LiveProcess()
zeusmp.executable =  binary_dir+'434.zeusmp_base.alpha-gcc'
zeusmp.cmd = [zeusmp.executable]
zeusmp.output = 'zeusmp.stdout'

#435.gromacs
gromacs = LiveProcess()
gromacs.executable =  binary_dir+'435.gromacs_base.alpha-gcc'
data=data_dir+'435.gromacs/data/test/input/gromacs.tpr'
gromacs.cmd = [gromacs.executable] + ['-silent','-deffnm',data,'-nice','0']

#436.cactusADM
cactusADM = LiveProcess()
cactusADM.executable =  binary_dir+'436.cactusADM_base.alpha-gcc'
data=data_dir+'436.cactusADM/data/test/input/benchADM.par'
cactusADM.cmd = [cactusADM.executable] + [data]
cactusADM.output = 'benchADM.out'

#437.leslie3d
leslie3d=LiveProcess()
leslie3d.executable =  binary_dir+'437.leslie3d_base.alpha-gcc'
stdin=data_dir+'437.leslie3d/data/test/input/leslie3d.in'
leslie3d.cmd = [leslie3d.executable]
leslie3d.input=stdin
leslie3d.output='leslie3d.stdout'

#444.namd
namd = LiveProcess()
namd.executable =  binary_dir+'444.namd_base.alpha-gcc'
input=data_dir+'444.namd/data/all/input/namd.input'
namd.cmd = [namd.executable] + ['--input',input,'--iterations','1','--output','namd.out']
namd.output='namd.stdout'

#445.gobmk
gobmk=LiveProcess()
gobmk.executable =  binary_dir+'445.gobmk_base.alpha-gcc'
stdin=data_dir+'445.gobmk/data/test/input/capture.tst'
gobmk.cmd = [gobmk.executable]+['--quiet','--mode','gtp']
gobmk.input=stdin
gobmk.output='capture.out'

#447.dealII
dealII=LiveProcess()
dealII.executable =  binary_dir+'447.dealII_base.alpha-gcc'
dealII.cmd = [gobmk.executable]+['8']
dealII.output='log'


#450.soplex
soplex=LiveProcess()
soplex.executable =  binary_dir+'450.soplex_base.alpha-gcc'
data=data_dir+'450.soplex/data/test/input/test.mps'
soplex.cmd = [soplex.executable]+['-m10000',data]
soplex.output = 'test.out'

#453.povray
povray=LiveProcess()
povray.executable =  binary_dir+'453.povray_base.alpha-gcc'
data=data_dir+'453.povray/data/test/input/SPEC-benchmark-test.ini'
#povray.cmd = [povray.executable]+['SPEC-benchmark-test.ini']
povray.cmd = [povray.executable]+[data]
povray.output = 'SPEC-benchmark-test.stdout'

#454.calculix
calculix=LiveProcess()
calculix.executable =  binary_dir+'454.calculix_base.alpha-gcc'
data='/import/RaidHome/mjwu/work_spec2006/454.calculix/m5/beampic'
calculix.cmd = [calculix.executable]+['-i',data]
calculix.output = 'beampic.log'

#456.hmmer
hmmer=LiveProcess()
hmmer.executable =  binary_dir+'456.hmmer_base.alpha-gcc'
data=data_dir+'456.hmmer/data/test/input/bombesin.hmm'
hmmer.cmd = [hmmer.executable]+['--fixed', '0', '--mean', '325', '--num', '5000', '--sd', '200', '--seed', '0', data]
hmmer.output = 'bombesin.out'

#458.sjeng
sjeng=LiveProcess()
sjeng.executable =  binary_dir+'458.sjeng_base.alpha-gcc'
data=data_dir+'458.sjeng/data/test/input/test.txt'
sjeng.cmd = [sjeng.executable]+[data]
sjeng.output = 'test.out'

#459.GemsFDTD
GemsFDTD=LiveProcess()
GemsFDTD.executable =  binary_dir+'459.GemsFDTD_base.alpha-gcc'
GemsFDTD.cmd = [GemsFDTD.executable]
GemsFDTD.output = 'test.log'

#462.libquantum
libquantum=LiveProcess()
libquantum.executable =  binary_dir+'462.libquantum_base.alpha-gcc'
libquantum.cmd = [libquantum.executable],'33','5'
libquantum.output = 'test.out'

#464.h264ref
h264ref=LiveProcess()
h264ref.executable =  binary_dir+'464.h264ref_base.alpha-gcc'
data=data_dir+'464.h264ref/data/test/input/foreman_test_encoder_baseline.cfg'
h264ref.cmd = [h264ref.executable]+['-d',data]
h264ref.output = 'foreman_test_encoder_baseline.out'

#470.lbm
lbm=LiveProcess()
lbm.executable =  binary_dir+'470.lbm_base.alpha-gcc'
data=data_dir+'470.lbm/data/test/input/100_100_130_cf_a.of'
lbm.cmd = [lbm.executable]+['20', 'reference.dat', '0', '1' ,data]
lbm.output = 'lbm.out'

#471.omnetpp
omnetpp=LiveProcess()
omnetpp.executable =  binary_dir+'471.omnetpp_base.alpha-gcc'
data=data_dir+'471.omnetpp/data/test/input/omnetpp.ini'
omnetpp.cmd = [omnetpp.executable]+[data]
omnetpp.output = 'omnetpp.log'

#473.astar
astar=LiveProcess()
astar.executable =  binary_dir+'473.astar_base.alpha-gcc'
astar.cmd = [astar.executable]+['lake.cfg']
astar.output = 'lake.out'

#481.wrf
wrf=LiveProcess()
wrf.executable =  binary_dir+'481.wrf_base.alpha-gcc'
wrf.cmd = [wrf.executable]+['namelist.input']
wrf.output = 'rsl.out.0000'

#482.sphinx
sphinx3=LiveProcess()
sphinx3.executable =  binary_dir+'482.sphinx_livepretend_base.alpha-gcc'
sphinx3.cmd = [sphinx3.executable]+['ctlfile', '.', 'args.an4']
sphinx3.output = 'an4.out'

#483.xalancbmk
xalancbmk=LiveProcess()
xalancbmk.executable =  binary_dir+'483.Xalan_base.alpha-gcc'
xalancbmk.cmd = [xalancbmk.executable]+['-v','test.xml','xalanc.xsl']
xalancbmk.output = 'test.out'

#998.specrand
specrand_i=LiveProcess()
specrand_i.executable = binary_dir+'998.specrand_base.alpha-gcc'
specrand_i.cmd = [specrand_i.executable] + ['324342','24239']
specrand_i.output = 'rand.24239.out'

#999.specrand
specrand_f=LiveProcess()
specrand_f.executable = binary_dir+'999.specrand_base.alpha-gcc'
specrand_f.cmd = [specrand_i.executable] + ['324342','24239']
specrand_f.output = 'rand.24239.out'

M5 python configure script

Here is our system configuration python file for the M5 SE mode.

#cmp.py
# Simple configuration script

import m5
from m5.objects import *
import os, optparse, sys
m5.AddToPath('./configs')
import Simulation
from Caches import *
import Mybench

# Get paths we might need.  It's expected this file is in m5/configs/example.
config_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
print config_path
config_root = os.path.dirname(config_path)+"/configs"
print config_root
m5_root = os.path.dirname(config_root)
print m5_root

parser = optparse.OptionParser()

# Benchmark options

parser.add_option("-b", "--benchmark", default="",
                 help="The benchmark to be loaded.")

parser.add_option("-c", "--chkpt", default="",
                 help="The checkpoint to load.")

execfile(os.path.join(config_root, "configs", "Options.py"))

(options, args) = parser.parse_args()

if args:
    print "Error: script doesn't take any positional arguments"
    sys.exit(1)

if options.benchmark == 'perlbench':
   process = Mybench.perlbench
elif options.benchmark == 'bzip2':
   process = Mybench.bzip2
elif options.benchmark == 'gcc':
   process = Mybench.gcc
elif options.benchmark == 'bwaves':
   process = Mybench.bwaves
elif options.benchmark == 'gamess':
   process = Mybench.gamess
elif options.benchmark == 'mcf':
   process = Mybench.mcf
elif options.benchmark == 'milc':
   process = Mybench.milc
elif options.benchmark == 'zeusmp':
   process = Mybench.zeusmp
elif options.benchmark == 'gromacs':
   process = Mybench.gromacs
elif options.benchmark == 'cactusADM':
   process = Mybench.cactusADM
elif options.benchmark == 'leslie3d':
   process = Mybench.leslie3d
elif options.benchmark == 'namd':
   process = Mybench.namd
elif options.benchmark == 'gobmk':
   process = Mybench.gobmk;
elif options.benchmark == 'dealII':
   process = Mybench.dealII
elif options.benchmark == 'soplex':
   process = Mybench.soplex
elif options.benchmark == 'povray':
   process = Mybench.povray
elif options.benchmark == 'calculix':
   process = Mybench.calculix
elif options.benchmark == 'hmmer':
   process = Mybench.hmmer
elif options.benchmark == 'sjeng':
   process = Mybench.sjeng
elif options.benchmark == 'GemsFDTD':
   process = Mybench.GemsFDTD
elif options.benchmark == 'libquantum':
   process = Mybench.libquantum
elif options.benchmark == 'h264ref':
   process = Mybench.h264ref
elif options.benchmark == 'tonto':
   process = Mybench.tonto
elif options.benchmark == 'lbm':
   process = Mybench.lbm
elif options.benchmark == 'omnetpp':
   process = Mybench.omnetpp
elif options.benchmark == 'astar':
   process = Mybench.astar
elif options.benchmark == 'wrf':
   process = Mybench.wrf
elif options.benchmark == 'sphinx3':
   process = Mybench.sphinx3
elif options.benchmark == 'xalancbmk':
   process = Mybench.xalancbmk
elif options.benchmark == 'specrand_i':
   process = Mybench.specrand_i
elif options.benchmark == 'specrand_f':
   process = Mybench.specrand_f

if options.chkpt != "":
   process.chkpt = options.chkpt

(CPUClass, test_mem_mode, FutureClass) = Simulation.setCPUClass(options)

CPUClass.clock = '1.0GHz'

#np = options.num_cpus 
np = 1

system = System(cpu = [CPUClass(cpu_id=i) for i in xrange(np)],
                physmem = PhysicalMemory(range=AddrRange("4096MB")),
                membus = Bus(), mem_mode = 'timing')

system.physmem.port = system.membus.port

for i in xrange(np):   
    if options.caches:
        system.cpu[i].addPrivateSplitL1Caches(L1Cache(size = '64kB'),
                                              L1Cache(size = '64kB'))
    if options.l2cache:
        system.l2 = L2Cache(size='2MB')
        system.tol2bus = Bus()
        system.l2.cpu_side = system.tol2bus.port
        system.l2.mem_side = system.membus.port
        system.cpu[i].connectMemPorts(system.tol2bus)
    else:
        system.cpu[i].connectMemPorts(system.membus)
    system.cpu[i].workload = process[i]


root = Root(system = system)

Simulation.run(options, root, system, FutureClass)

The SPEC CPU2006 testing dataset results

We use the quard-core Xeon 2.5GHz with 16G memory machine. The operation system is 64bits CentOS 5.2. The timing results are from the simple cpu model and SPEC CPU2006 testing data set.

benchmark	datatype	language	input data	number of instructions	host seconds	comment
400.perlbench	integer	C	attrs.out	-	-	fatal: fault (unalign) detected @ PC 0x12009cedc
401.bzip2	integer	C	input.program	3171671617	1353.56	o.k.
403.gcc	integer	C	cccp.i	-	-	never end, but o.k. for smaller input
410.bwaves	floating	Fortran	test	119365801487	51703.94	o.k.
416.gamess	floating	Fortran	exam29	-	-	abormal exit
429.mcf	integer	C	inp.in	5112705810	3386.09	o.k.
433.milc	floating	C	su3imp.in	38027871822	18402.06	output is different with the reference
434.zeusmp	floating	Fortran	zmp_inp	62107158516	27746.77	output is different with the reference
435.gromacs	floating	C/Fortran	gromacs.tpr	10861507208	4457.33	output is wrong, mremap has problem
436.cactusADM	floating	C/Fortran	benchADM.par	-	-	fatal: fault (unalign) detected @ PC 0x120026614
437.leslie3d	floating	Fortran	leslie3d.in	87402135744	41635.96	o.k.
444.namd	floating point	C++	namd.input	64449976020	26798.88	o.k
445.gobmk	integer	C	capture.tst	494502991	260.29	o.k.
447.dealII	floating	C++	8	-	-	output is wrong
450.soplex	floating	C++	test.mps	72422927	31.95	o.k.
453.povray	floating point	C++	test.ini	3597778011	1737.24	o.k.
454.calculix	floating point	C	beampic.inp	251699786	101.04	o.k.
456.hmmer	integer	C	bombesin.hmm	2386768547	997.97	o.k.
458.sjeng	integer	C	test.txt	21682684235	9406.80	o.k.
459.GemsFDTD	floating	Fortran	test.in	11046857318	5289.88	o.k.
462.libquantum	integer	C	33 5	292639209	111.64	o.k.
464.h264ref	integer	C	foreman_test_encoder_baseline.cfg	154340641371	67426.00	o.k.
465.tonto	floating	Fortran	-	-	-	compile error
470.lbm	floating	C	100_100_130_cf_a.of	7058506019	4599.69	o.k.
471.omnetpp	integer	C++	omnetpp.ini	2450821721	1153.36	o.k.
473.astar	integer	C++	lake.cfg	35796103621	16433.83	output is different with the reference
481.wrf	floating	C/Fortran	-	-	-	STOP wrf_abort. Need library
482.sphinx3	floating	C	args.an4	9352006427	4011.67	o.k.
483.xalancbmk	integer	C++	test.xml	501493417	276.77	o.k.
998.specrand	integer	C	324342 24239	71348559	32.93	o.k.
999.specrand	floating	C	324342 24239	71348559	31.58	o.k.

Trouble shooting

You may encounter errors while executing the SPEC CPU2006, and these two errors are common on 32-bits machine.

1. terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc':

The M5 cannot allocate memory from you system. This happens a lot in the 32-bits machine, because only 3G memory can be used. To make life easier, you need a 64-bits machine.

2. bus error:

The same as above.

If you have any questions, please email to M5 Mailing-List.