diff --git a/cscs-checks/microbenchmarks/spec-accel/spec.py b/cscs-checks/microbenchmarks/spec-accel/spec.py
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+++ b/cscs-checks/microbenchmarks/spec-accel/spec.py
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+import os
+
+import reframe as rfm
+import reframe.utility.sanity as sn
+from reframe.core.launchers.registry import getlauncher
+
+
+class SpecAccelCheckBase(rfm.RegressionTest):
+    def __init__(self, prg_envs):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.valid_systems = ['daint:gpu', 'dom:gpu']
+        self.valid_prog_environs = prg_envs
+        self.modules = ['craype-accel-nvidia60']
+
+        self.configs = {
+            'PrgEnv-gnu':  'cscs-gnu',
+            'PrgEnv-cray': 'cscs-cray',
+        }
+
+        app_source = os.path.join(self.current_system.resourcesdir,
+                                  'SPEC_ACCELv1.2')
+        self.prebuild_cmd = ['cp -r %s/* .' % app_source,
+                             './install.sh -d . -f']
+
+        # I just want prebuild_cmd, but no action for the build_system
+        # is not supported, so I find it something useless to do
+        self.build_system = 'SingleSource'
+        self.sourcepath = './benchspec/ACCEL/353.clvrleaf/src/timer_c.c'
+        self.build_system.cflags = ['-c']
+
+        self.refs = {
+            env: {bench_name: (rt, None, 0.1, 'Seconds')
+                  for (bench_name, rt) in
+                  zip(self.benchmarks, self.exec_times[env])}
+            for env in self.valid_prog_environs
+        }
+
+        self.num_tasks = 1
+        self.num_tasks_per_node = 1
+        self.time_limit = (0, 30, 0)
+
+        self.executable = 'runspec'
+
+        outfile = sn.getitem(sn.glob('result/ACCEL.*.log'), 0)
+        self.sanity_patterns = sn.all([sn.assert_found(
+            r'Success.*%s' % bn, outfile) for bn in self.benchmarks])
+
+        self.perf_patterns = {
+            bench_name: sn.avg(sn.extractall(
+                r'Success.*%s.*runtime=(?P<rt>[0-9.]+)' % bench_name,
+                outfile, 'rt', float))
+            for bench_name in self.benchmarks
+        }
+
+        self.maintainers = ['SK']
+        self.tags = {'diagnostic'}
+
+    def setup(self, partition, environ, **job_opts):
+        self.pre_run = ['source ./shrc', 'mv %s config' %
+                        self.configs[environ.name]]
+        self.executable_opts = ['--config=%s' % self.configs[environ.name],
+                                '--platform NVIDIA',
+                                '--tune=base',
+                                '--device GPU'] + self.benchmarks
+        self.reference = {
+            'dom:gpu':   self.refs[environ.name],
+            'daint:gpu': self.refs[environ.name]
+        }
+
+        super().setup(partition, environ, **job_opts)
+        # The job launcher has to be changed since the `runspec`
+        # script is not used with srun.
+        self.job.launcher = getlauncher('local')()
+
+
+@rfm.required_version('>=2.16-dev0')
+@rfm.simple_test
+class SpecAccelCheckOpenCL(SpecAccelCheckBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.descr = 'SPEC-accel benchmark OpenCL'
+        valid_prog_environs = ['PrgEnv-gnu', 'PrgEnv-cray']
+
+        self.benchmarks = ['systest', 'tpacf', 'stencil', 'lbm', 'fft',
+                           'spmv', 'mriq', 'bfs', 'cutcp', 'kmeans',
+                           'lavamd', 'cfd', 'nw', 'hotspot', 'lud',
+                           'ge', 'srad', 'heartwall', 'bplustree']
+
+        self.exec_times = {
+            'PrgEnv-gnu':  [10.7, 13.5, 17.0, 10.9, 11.91, 27.8,
+                            7.0, 23.1, 10.8, 38.4, 8.7, 24.4, 16.2,
+                            15.7, 15.6, 11.1, 20.0, 41.9, 26.2],
+            'PrgEnv-cray': [10.7, 13.5, 17.0, 10.9, 11.91, 27.8,
+                            7.0, 23.1, 10.8, 24.9, 8.7, 24.4, 16.2,
+                            15.7, 15.6, 11.1, 20.0, 41.9, 26.2],
+        }
+
+        super().__init__(valid_prog_environs)
+
+
+@rfm.required_version('>=2.16-dev0')
+@rfm.simple_test
+class SpecAccelCheckOpenACC(SpecAccelCheckBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.descr = 'SPEC-accel benchmark OpenACC'
+        valid_prog_environs = ['PrgEnv-cray']
+
+        self.benchmarks = ['ostencil', 'olbm', 'omriq', 'md', 'ep',
+                           'clvrleaf', 'cg', 'seismic', 'sp', 'csp',
+                           'miniGhost', 'ilbdc', 'swim', 'bt']
+
+        self.exec_times = {
+            'PrgEnv-cray': [18, 26, 121, 20, 73, 59, 41,
+                            50, 71, 34, 72, 41, 34, 378]
+        }
+
+        super().__init__(valid_prog_environs)
diff --git a/cscs-checks/microbenchmarks/spec-accel/src/cscs-cray b/cscs-checks/microbenchmarks/spec-accel/src/cscs-cray
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a56d17ff4f
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+++ b/cscs-checks/microbenchmarks/spec-accel/src/cscs-cray
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+ext           = compsys
+output_format = asc
+#table         = 0
+teeout        = no
+teerunout     = yes
+tune          = base
+
+######################################################################
+# Compiler selection, versions, and dates.
+#
+# sw_compiler<xx> = additional information describing the compiler
+# CC  = how the C Compiler is invoked
+# FC  = how the FORTRAN compiler is invoked
+
+
+default=default=default=default:
+sw_compiler  = Computer System Compiler C and Fortran90
+CC           = cc
+CXX          = CC
+FC           = ftn
+
+strict_rundir_verify = 0
+
+#######################################################################
+# 
+# OPTIMIZE = flags applicable to all compilers
+# COPTIMIZE = flags applicable to the C compiler
+# FOPTIMIZE = flags applicable to the Fortran compiler
+#
+# See your compiler manual for information on the flags available
+# for your compiler
+#
+
+OPTIMIZE       = 
+LIBS           = -lOpenCL
+#EXTRA_LIBS     = 
+EXTRA_CXXFLAGS = -h std=c++03
+#EXTRA_CFLAGS   = 
+
+#######################################################################
+# End of user-supplied information.  
+#######################################################################
diff --git a/cscs-checks/microbenchmarks/spec-accel/src/cscs-gnu b/cscs-checks/microbenchmarks/spec-accel/src/cscs-gnu
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index 0000000000..d15ad1deba
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+++ b/cscs-checks/microbenchmarks/spec-accel/src/cscs-gnu
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+ext           = compsys
+output_format = asc
+#table         = 0
+teeout        = no
+teerunout     = yes
+tune          = base
+
+######################################################################
+# Compiler selection, versions, and dates.
+#
+# sw_compiler<xx> = additional information describing the compiler
+# CC  = how the C Compiler is invoked
+# FC  = how the FORTRAN compiler is invoked
+
+
+default=default=default=default:
+sw_compiler  = Computer System Compiler C and Fortran90
+CC           = cc
+CXX          = CC
+FC           = ftn
+
+strict_rundir_verify = 0
+
+#######################################################################
+# 
+# OPTIMIZE = flags applicable to all compilers
+# COPTIMIZE = flags applicable to the C compiler
+# FOPTIMIZE = flags applicable to the Fortran compiler
+#
+# See your compiler manual for information on the flags available
+# for your compiler
+#
+
+OPTIMIZE       = -O3
+LIBS           = -lOpenCL
+#EXTRA_LIBS     = 
+EXTRA_CXXFLAGS = -std=c++03
+#EXTRA_CFLAGS   = 
+
+#######################################################################
+# End of user-supplied information.  
+#######################################################################