Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,390
Test Sponsor: Dell Inc. SPEC License #: 55 Test Method: Multi Node
Tested By: Dell Inc. Test Location: Round Rock, TX, USA Test Date: Jun 20, 2012
Hardware Availability: May-2012 Software Availability: Dec-2011 Publication: Jul 11, 2012
System Source: Single Supplier System Designation: Server Power Provisioning: Line-powered
Benchmark Results Summary
Target Load Actual Load ssj_ops
Target Actual
Calibration 1     144,681
Calibration 2     144,638
Calibration 3     144,247
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,442
100% 100.0% 144,442 144,390
90% 90.6% 129,998 130,829
80% 79.0% 115,554 114,119
70% 70.9% 101,110 102,352
60% 60.5% 86,665 87,368
50% 49.8% 72,221 71,934
40% 40.5% 57,777 58,475
30% 30.4% 43,333 43,929
20% 19.7% 28,888 28,452
10% 9.9% 14,444 14,258
Active Idle   0 0
Graph of results
System Under Test
Set: 'sut'
Set Identifier: sut
Set Description: M420
# of Identical Nodes: 32
Comment: None
Hardware
Hardware Vendor: Dell Inc.
Model: PowerEdge M420
Form Factor: Blade
CPU Name: Intel Xeon E5-2470 (2.3 GHz)
CPU Characteristics: 8 Core, 2.30 GHz, 20MB L3 Cache
CPU Frequency (MHz): 2300
CPU(s) Enabled: 16 cores, 2 chips, 8 cores/chip
Hardware Threads: 32 (2 / 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 chip
Tertiary Cache: 20 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory Amount (GB): 24
# and size of DIMM: 6 x 4096 MB
Memory Details: 4GB 2Rx8 PC3L-10600R ECC RDIMM, Slots A1-A3, B1-B3 populated
Power Supply Quantity and Rating (W): None
Power Supply Details: Shared
Disk Drive: 1 x 50 GB 1.8" SATA SSD Dell P/N 02KFM
Disk Controller: PERC H310
# and type of Network Interface Cards (NICs) Installed: 1 x Onboard dual-port Broadcom 10Gb Ethernet
NICs Enabled in Firmware / OS / Connected: 2/2/1
Network Speed (Mbit): 1000
Keyboard: None
Mouse: None
Monitor: None
Optical Drives: No
Other Hardware: None
Software
Power Management: Power Saver Mode in OS (See Notes)
Operating System (OS): Windows 2008 Server Enterprise x64 Edition
OS Version: R2 SP1
Filesystem: NTFS
JVM Vendor: Oracle Corporation
JVM Version: Oracle Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM on Windows, version 1.6.0_30
JVM Command-line Options: -server -showversion -Xmx1600m -Xms1600m -Xmn1200m -XX:ParallelGCThreads=2 -XX:SurvivorRatio=60 -XX:TargetSurvivorRatio=90 -XX:InlineSmallCode=3900 -XX:MaxInlineSize=270 -XX:FreqInlineSize=2500 -XX:AllocatePrefetchDistance=256 -XX:AllocatePrefetchLines=4 -XX:InitialTenuringThreshold=12 -XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=15 -XX:LoopUnrollLimit=45 -XX:+UseCompressedStrings -XX:+AggressiveOpts -XX:+UseLargePages -XX:+UseParallelOldGC
JVM Affinity: start /affinity [F, F0, F00, F000, F0000, F00000, F000000, F0000000]
JVM Instances: 8
JVM Initial Heap (MB): 1600
JVM Maximum Heap (MB): 1600
JVM Address Bits: 64
Boot Firmware Version: 1.0.0
Management Firmware Version: iDRAC7 1.10 Build 20
Workload Version: SSJ 1.2.9
Director Location: Controller
Other Software: None
Boot Firmware Settings
  • Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch disabled.
  • Hardware Prefetcher Disabled.
  • DCU Streamer Prefetcher disabled.
  • User Accessible USB Ports set to Disabled.
  • CPU Power management set to System DBPM (DAPC).
  • Memory Speed set to 1067MHz.
  • Turbo Boost Disabled.
  • C1E Enabled.
  • C States enabled
  • QPI speed set to 6.4 GT/s.
  • Memory Patrol Scrub disabled.
  • Memory refresh rate set to 1x.
  • Memory Operating Voltage set to Auto.
    • Management Firmware Settings
    none
    System Under Test Notes
  • Each JVM instance was affinitized to four logical processors.
  • Using the local security settings console, "lock pages in memory" was enabled for the user running the benchmark.
  • Run was started remotely via psexec script.
  • Windows Power Saver Settings:
  • Turn off Hard Disk after 1 Minute.
  • Turn off Display after 1 Minute.
  • SPECpower_ssj.props input.load_level.number_warehouses set to 32 due to a known inconsistency in processor reporting with this Java version.
    • Notes
    None
    Performance Details
    Target Load Actual Load Transaction Type Count Total Heap (MB)
    Calibration 1 New Order 10,529,009 1,589
    Payment 10,529,005
    Order Status 1,052,900
    Delivery 1,052,901
    Stock Level 1,052,899
    Customer Report 10,529,004
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,522,046 1,589
    Payment 10,522,044
    Order Status 1,052,205
    Delivery 1,052,202
    Stock Level 1,052,204
    Customer Report 10,522,044
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,497,708 1,589
    Payment 10,497,712
    Order Status 1,049,773
    Delivery 1,049,770
    Stock Level 1,049,770
    Customer Report 10,497,706
    100% 100.0% New Order 10,509,512 1,589
    Payment 10,509,507
    Order Status 1,050,953
    Delivery 1,050,949
    Stock Level 1,050,950
    Customer Report 10,509,505
    90% 90.6% New Order 9,518,089 1,589
    Payment 9,518,086
    Order Status 951,809
    Delivery 951,812
    Stock Level 951,810
    Customer Report 9,518,087
    80% 79.0% New Order 8,300,366 1,589
    Payment 8,300,367
    Order Status 830,036
    Delivery 830,036
    Stock Level 830,038
    Customer Report 8,300,369
    70% 70.9% New Order 7,444,612 1,589
    Payment 7,444,616
    Order Status 744,461
    Delivery 744,463
    Stock Level 744,462
    Customer Report 7,444,620
    60% 60.5% New Order 6,354,118 1,589
    Payment 6,354,117
    Order Status 635,412
    Delivery 635,411
    Stock Level 635,410
    Customer Report 6,354,127
    50% 49.8% New Order 5,231,674 1,589
    Payment 5,231,672
    Order Status 523,169
    Delivery 523,166
    Stock Level 523,166
    Customer Report 5,231,670
    40% 40.5% New Order 4,253,930 1,589
    Payment 4,253,922
    Order Status 425,393
    Delivery 425,393
    Stock Level 425,393
    Customer Report 4,253,936
    30% 30.4% New Order 3,194,894 1,589
    Payment 3,194,899
    Order Status 319,491
    Delivery 319,490
    Stock Level 319,491
    Customer Report 3,194,892
    20% 19.7% New Order 2,069,553 1,589
    Payment 2,069,556
    Order Status 206,954
    Delivery 206,954
    Stock Level 206,956
    Customer Report 2,069,559
    10% 9.9% New Order 1,036,958 1,589
    Payment 1,036,955
    Order Status 103,695
    Delivery 103,693
    Stock Level 103,696
    Customer Report 1,036,952
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0