Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 143,188
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     143,636
Calibration 2     144,166
Calibration 3     143,751
ssj_ops@calibrated=143,958
100% 99.5% 143,958 143,188
90% 89.6% 129,563 129,020
80% 80.1% 115,167 115,292
70% 70.1% 100,771 100,966
60% 59.9% 86,375 86,169
50% 49.5% 71,979 71,296
40% 39.3% 57,583 56,639
30% 29.5% 43,188 42,503
20% 20.0% 28,792 28,802
10% 9.8% 14,396 14,104
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 10,450,506 1,589
    Payment 10,450,495
    Order Status 1,045,050
    Delivery 1,045,050
    Stock Level 1,045,050
    Customer Report 10,450,498
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,489,018 1,589
    Payment 10,489,022
    Order Status 1,048,902
    Delivery 1,048,902
    Stock Level 1,048,903
    Customer Report 10,489,026
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,454,698 1,589
    Payment 10,454,699
    Order Status 1,045,469
    Delivery 1,045,470
    Stock Level 1,045,470
    Customer Report 10,454,700
    100% 99.5% New Order 10,413,768 1,589
    Payment 10,413,766
    Order Status 1,041,378
    Delivery 1,041,375
    Stock Level 1,041,376
    Customer Report 10,413,767
    90% 89.6% New Order 9,385,942 1,589
    Payment 9,385,937
    Order Status 938,593
    Delivery 938,594
    Stock Level 938,596
    Customer Report 9,385,939
    80% 80.1% New Order 8,385,259 1,589
    Payment 8,385,261
    Order Status 838,525
    Delivery 838,528
    Stock Level 838,527
    Customer Report 8,385,263
    70% 70.1% New Order 7,343,086 1,589
    Payment 7,343,083
    Order Status 734,309
    Delivery 734,309
    Stock Level 734,309
    Customer Report 7,343,078
    60% 59.9% New Order 6,268,714 1,589
    Payment 6,268,713
    Order Status 626,872
    Delivery 626,870
    Stock Level 626,871
    Customer Report 6,268,719
    50% 49.5% New Order 5,185,179 1,589
    Payment 5,185,177
    Order Status 518,520
    Delivery 518,517
    Stock Level 518,520
    Customer Report 5,185,183
    40% 39.3% New Order 4,119,258 1,589
    Payment 4,119,255
    Order Status 411,924
    Delivery 411,925
    Stock Level 411,927
    Customer Report 4,119,253
    30% 29.5% New Order 3,091,156 1,589
    Payment 3,091,154
    Order Status 309,114
    Delivery 309,115
    Stock Level 309,117
    Customer Report 3,091,150
    20% 20.0% New Order 2,094,674 1,589
    Payment 2,094,676
    Order Status 209,467
    Delivery 209,467
    Stock Level 209,470
    Customer Report 2,094,682
    10% 9.8% New Order 1,025,754 1,589
    Payment 1,025,754
    Order Status 102,577
    Delivery 102,574
    Stock Level 102,576
    Customer Report 1,025,756
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0