Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,706
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     145,259
Calibration 2     145,537
Calibration 3     145,870
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,703
100% 99.3% 145,703 144,706
90% 90.2% 131,133 131,389
80% 80.6% 116,563 117,472
70% 69.6% 101,992 101,341
60% 60.2% 87,422 87,760
50% 50.3% 72,852 73,229
40% 39.9% 58,281 58,177
30% 30.2% 43,711 44,001
20% 20.1% 29,141 29,267
10% 10.0% 14,570 14,637
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 10,565,090 1,589
    Payment 10,565,095
    Order Status 1,056,510
    Delivery 1,056,508
    Stock Level 1,056,510
    Customer Report 10,565,093
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,586,662 1,589
    Payment 10,586,664
    Order Status 1,058,666
    Delivery 1,058,665
    Stock Level 1,058,667
    Customer Report 10,586,667
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,612,949 1,589
    Payment 10,612,954
    Order Status 1,061,295
    Delivery 1,061,297
    Stock Level 1,061,295
    Customer Report 10,612,958
    100% 99.3% New Order 10,529,613 1,589
    Payment 10,529,623
    Order Status 1,052,960
    Delivery 1,052,961
    Stock Level 1,052,962
    Customer Report 10,529,614
    90% 90.2% New Order 9,557,205 1,589
    Payment 9,557,208
    Order Status 955,720
    Delivery 955,721
    Stock Level 955,720
    Customer Report 9,557,210
    80% 80.6% New Order 8,543,548 1,589
    Payment 8,543,556
    Order Status 854,356
    Delivery 854,355
    Stock Level 854,355
    Customer Report 8,543,554
    70% 69.6% New Order 7,370,291 1,589
    Payment 7,370,294
    Order Status 737,029
    Delivery 737,029
    Stock Level 737,029
    Customer Report 7,370,296
    60% 60.2% New Order 6,382,602 1,589
    Payment 6,382,590
    Order Status 638,258
    Delivery 638,261
    Stock Level 638,261
    Customer Report 6,382,590
    50% 50.3% New Order 5,325,824 1,589
    Payment 5,325,817
    Order Status 532,580
    Delivery 532,581
    Stock Level 532,581
    Customer Report 5,325,818
    40% 39.9% New Order 4,231,383 1,589
    Payment 4,231,394
    Order Status 423,138
    Delivery 423,138
    Stock Level 423,139
    Customer Report 4,231,386
    30% 30.2% New Order 3,200,105 1,589
    Payment 3,200,106
    Order Status 320,011
    Delivery 320,011
    Stock Level 320,010
    Customer Report 3,200,104
    20% 20.1% New Order 2,128,487 1,589
    Payment 2,128,482
    Order Status 212,848
    Delivery 212,850
    Stock Level 212,848
    Customer Report 2,128,485
    10% 10.0% New Order 1,064,548 1,589
    Payment 1,064,547
    Order Status 106,454
    Delivery 106,451
    Stock Level 106,456
    Customer Report 1,064,544
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0