Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,994
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     143,940
Calibration 2     145,475
Calibration 3     145,311
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,393
100% 99.7% 145,393 144,994
90% 89.7% 130,854 130,426
80% 80.8% 116,314 117,499
70% 69.2% 101,775 100,645
60% 60.5% 87,236 87,899
50% 49.9% 72,697 72,617
40% 40.6% 58,157 58,997
30% 29.7% 43,618 43,178
20% 19.9% 29,079 28,908
10% 9.9% 14,539 14,335
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 10,471,288 1,589
    Payment 10,471,296
    Order Status 1,047,128
    Delivery 1,047,129
    Stock Level 1,047,129
    Customer Report 10,471,287
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,581,621 1,589
    Payment 10,581,618
    Order Status 1,058,162
    Delivery 1,058,161
    Stock Level 1,058,161
    Customer Report 10,581,618
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,571,705 1,589
    Payment 10,571,699
    Order Status 1,057,172
    Delivery 1,057,171
    Stock Level 1,057,171
    Customer Report 10,571,709
    100% 99.7% New Order 10,549,879 1,589
    Payment 10,549,874
    Order Status 1,054,986
    Delivery 1,054,988
    Stock Level 1,054,989
    Customer Report 10,549,878
    90% 89.7% New Order 9,486,144 1,589
    Payment 9,486,138
    Order Status 948,614
    Delivery 948,613
    Stock Level 948,616
    Customer Report 9,486,136
    80% 80.8% New Order 8,549,552 1,589
    Payment 8,549,553
    Order Status 854,956
    Delivery 854,956
    Stock Level 854,955
    Customer Report 8,549,547
    70% 69.2% New Order 7,320,196 1,589
    Payment 7,320,193
    Order Status 732,020
    Delivery 732,019
    Stock Level 732,020
    Customer Report 7,320,197
    60% 60.5% New Order 6,392,763 1,589
    Payment 6,392,768
    Order Status 639,276
    Delivery 639,276
    Stock Level 639,277
    Customer Report 6,392,763
    50% 49.9% New Order 5,281,440 1,589
    Payment 5,281,448
    Order Status 528,145
    Delivery 528,145
    Stock Level 528,146
    Customer Report 5,281,440
    40% 40.6% New Order 4,290,752 1,589
    Payment 4,290,755
    Order Status 429,078
    Delivery 429,075
    Stock Level 429,076
    Customer Report 4,290,756
    30% 29.7% New Order 3,140,279 1,589
    Payment 3,140,284
    Order Status 314,030
    Delivery 314,026
    Stock Level 314,029
    Customer Report 3,140,277
    20% 19.9% New Order 2,102,443 1,589
    Payment 2,102,447
    Order Status 210,244
    Delivery 210,242
    Stock Level 210,244
    Customer Report 2,102,448
    10% 9.9% New Order 1,042,584 1,589
    Payment 1,042,574
    Order Status 104,259
    Delivery 104,256
    Stock Level 104,260
    Customer Report 1,042,586
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0