Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,501
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     143,820
Calibration 2     145,285
Calibration 3     145,768
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,526
100% 99.3% 145,526 144,501
90% 90.2% 130,974 131,302
80% 79.8% 116,421 116,113
70% 70.0% 101,868 101,801
60% 59.9% 87,316 87,135
50% 50.5% 72,763 73,442
40% 39.9% 58,210 58,078
30% 30.3% 43,658 44,154
20% 20.1% 29,105 29,287
10% 9.8% 14,553 14,192
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 10,463,400 1,589
    Payment 10,463,397
    Order Status 1,046,340
    Delivery 1,046,339
    Stock Level 1,046,340
    Customer Report 10,463,398
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,566,370 1,589
    Payment 10,566,368
    Order Status 1,056,638
    Delivery 1,056,637
    Stock Level 1,056,637
    Customer Report 10,566,373
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,604,971 1,589
    Payment 10,604,973
    Order Status 1,060,496
    Delivery 1,060,498
    Stock Level 1,060,499
    Customer Report 10,604,975
    100% 99.3% New Order 10,511,420 1,589
    Payment 10,511,422
    Order Status 1,051,140
    Delivery 1,051,141
    Stock Level 1,051,143
    Customer Report 10,511,418
    90% 90.2% New Order 9,550,266 1,589
    Payment 9,550,278
    Order Status 955,026
    Delivery 955,030
    Stock Level 955,027
    Customer Report 9,550,281
    80% 79.8% New Order 8,447,650 1,589
    Payment 8,447,667
    Order Status 844,767
    Delivery 844,766
    Stock Level 844,767
    Customer Report 8,447,666
    70% 70.0% New Order 7,404,761 1,589
    Payment 7,404,768
    Order Status 740,477
    Delivery 740,472
    Stock Level 740,476
    Customer Report 7,404,767
    60% 59.9% New Order 6,337,463 1,589
    Payment 6,337,464
    Order Status 633,745
    Delivery 633,748
    Stock Level 633,745
    Customer Report 6,337,460
    50% 50.5% New Order 5,341,330 1,589
    Payment 5,341,344
    Order Status 534,134
    Delivery 534,132
    Stock Level 534,134
    Customer Report 5,341,335
    40% 39.9% New Order 4,223,926 1,589
    Payment 4,223,926
    Order Status 422,392
    Delivery 422,393
    Stock Level 422,392
    Customer Report 4,223,918
    30% 30.3% New Order 3,211,240 1,589
    Payment 3,211,244
    Order Status 321,122
    Delivery 321,125
    Stock Level 321,124
    Customer Report 3,211,243
    20% 20.1% New Order 2,129,991 1,589
    Payment 2,129,993
    Order Status 212,999
    Delivery 213,000
    Stock Level 212,997
    Customer Report 2,129,991
    10% 9.8% New Order 1,032,180 1,589
    Payment 1,032,179
    Order Status 103,217
    Delivery 103,219
    Stock Level 103,219
    Customer Report 1,032,187
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0