Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,046
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     145,160
Calibration 2     144,819
Calibration 3     145,154
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,986
100% 99.4% 144,986 144,046
90% 89.4% 130,488 129,609
80% 80.2% 115,989 116,315
70% 70.1% 101,491 101,580
60% 58.9% 86,992 85,444
50% 49.9% 72,493 72,329
40% 39.8% 57,995 57,747
30% 30.0% 43,496 43,514
20% 20.0% 28,997 29,042
10% 9.8% 14,499 14,252
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 10,562,306 1,589
    Payment 10,562,304
    Order Status 1,056,231
    Delivery 1,056,230
    Stock Level 1,056,232
    Customer Report 10,562,309
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,533,743 1,589
    Payment 10,533,741
    Order Status 1,053,374
    Delivery 1,053,374
    Stock Level 1,053,373
    Customer Report 10,533,740
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,562,956 1,589
    Payment 10,562,954
    Order Status 1,056,296
    Delivery 1,056,295
    Stock Level 1,056,296
    Customer Report 10,562,949
    100% 99.4% New Order 10,478,753 1,589
    Payment 10,478,759
    Order Status 1,047,876
    Delivery 1,047,876
    Stock Level 1,047,878
    Customer Report 10,478,757
    90% 89.4% New Order 9,426,236 1,589
    Payment 9,426,229
    Order Status 942,625
    Delivery 942,623
    Stock Level 942,626
    Customer Report 9,426,229
    80% 80.2% New Order 8,459,364 1,589
    Payment 8,459,363
    Order Status 845,935
    Delivery 845,938
    Stock Level 845,937
    Customer Report 8,459,360
    70% 70.1% New Order 7,389,555 1,589
    Payment 7,389,548
    Order Status 738,954
    Delivery 738,954
    Stock Level 738,954
    Customer Report 7,389,561
    60% 58.9% New Order 6,216,552 1,589
    Payment 6,216,559
    Order Status 621,655
    Delivery 621,653
    Stock Level 621,656
    Customer Report 6,216,560
    50% 49.9% New Order 5,260,327 1,589
    Payment 5,260,340
    Order Status 526,034
    Delivery 526,033
    Stock Level 526,033
    Customer Report 5,260,338
    40% 39.8% New Order 4,199,849 1,589
    Payment 4,199,836
    Order Status 419,986
    Delivery 419,985
    Stock Level 419,987
    Customer Report 4,199,847
    30% 30.0% New Order 3,164,647 1,589
    Payment 3,164,640
    Order Status 316,464
    Delivery 316,465
    Stock Level 316,466
    Customer Report 3,164,653
    20% 20.0% New Order 2,112,178 1,589
    Payment 2,112,182
    Order Status 211,216
    Delivery 211,219
    Stock Level 211,216
    Customer Report 2,112,180
    10% 9.8% New Order 1,036,500 1,589
    Payment 1,036,487
    Order Status 103,650
    Delivery 103,649
    Stock Level 103,649
    Customer Report 1,036,498
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0