Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,389
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     144,320
Calibration 2     145,320
Calibration 3     145,739
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,530
100% 99.2% 145,530 144,389
90% 89.9% 130,977 130,863
80% 80.2% 116,424 116,748
70% 69.3% 101,871 100,823
60% 59.4% 87,318 86,510
50% 49.9% 72,765 72,653
40% 39.7% 58,212 57,772
30% 30.1% 43,659 43,836
20% 20.5% 29,106 29,775
10% 9.6% 14,553 13,971
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 10,500,253 1,589
    Payment 10,500,257
    Order Status 1,050,025
    Delivery 1,050,026
    Stock Level 1,050,027
    Customer Report 10,500,265
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,575,050 1,589
    Payment 10,575,052
    Order Status 1,057,505
    Delivery 1,057,506
    Stock Level 1,057,506
    Customer Report 10,575,050
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,607,601 1,589
    Payment 10,607,597
    Order Status 1,060,760
    Delivery 1,060,758
    Stock Level 1,060,760
    Customer Report 10,607,607
    100% 99.2% New Order 10,501,060 1,589
    Payment 10,501,052
    Order Status 1,050,106
    Delivery 1,050,105
    Stock Level 1,050,107
    Customer Report 10,501,060
    90% 89.9% New Order 9,519,655 1,589
    Payment 9,519,653
    Order Status 951,964
    Delivery 951,965
    Stock Level 951,965
    Customer Report 9,519,657
    80% 80.2% New Order 8,491,940 1,589
    Payment 8,491,934
    Order Status 849,194
    Delivery 849,194
    Stock Level 849,194
    Customer Report 8,491,942
    70% 69.3% New Order 7,332,826 1,589
    Payment 7,332,822
    Order Status 733,285
    Delivery 733,283
    Stock Level 733,281
    Customer Report 7,332,826
    60% 59.4% New Order 6,292,893 1,589
    Payment 6,292,891
    Order Status 629,289
    Delivery 629,288
    Stock Level 629,290
    Customer Report 6,292,891
    50% 49.9% New Order 5,284,288 1,589
    Payment 5,284,286
    Order Status 528,427
    Delivery 528,428
    Stock Level 528,429
    Customer Report 5,284,288
    40% 39.7% New Order 4,201,635 1,589
    Payment 4,201,640
    Order Status 420,163
    Delivery 420,164
    Stock Level 420,163
    Customer Report 4,201,630
    30% 30.1% New Order 3,188,113 1,589
    Payment 3,188,111
    Order Status 318,813
    Delivery 318,813
    Stock Level 318,810
    Customer Report 3,188,116
    20% 20.5% New Order 2,165,468 1,589
    Payment 2,165,466
    Order Status 216,547
    Delivery 216,547
    Stock Level 216,547
    Customer Report 2,165,467
    10% 9.6% New Order 1,016,058 1,589
    Payment 1,016,061
    Order Status 101,607
    Delivery 101,606
    Stock Level 101,606
    Customer Report 1,016,062
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0