Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,865
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     144,351
Calibration 2     145,249
Calibration 3     145,016
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,132
100% 99.8% 145,132 144,865
90% 89.8% 130,619 130,262
80% 79.6% 116,106 115,481
70% 70.3% 101,593 101,998
60% 59.6% 87,079 86,549
50% 49.8% 72,566 72,305
40% 40.4% 58,053 58,661
30% 29.6% 43,540 42,997
20% 19.8% 29,026 28,693
10% 10.2% 14,513 14,789
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 10,498,480 1,589
    Payment 10,498,472
    Order Status 1,049,845
    Delivery 1,049,849
    Stock Level 1,049,849
    Customer Report 10,498,477
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,564,389 1,589
    Payment 10,564,393
    Order Status 1,056,438
    Delivery 1,056,441
    Stock Level 1,056,438
    Customer Report 10,564,391
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,553,615 1,589
    Payment 10,553,614
    Order Status 1,055,363
    Delivery 1,055,362
    Stock Level 1,055,361
    Customer Report 10,553,610
    100% 99.8% New Order 10,541,964 1,589
    Payment 10,541,961
    Order Status 1,054,197
    Delivery 1,054,196
    Stock Level 1,054,197
    Customer Report 10,541,965
    90% 89.8% New Order 9,478,072 1,589
    Payment 9,478,072
    Order Status 947,808
    Delivery 947,809
    Stock Level 947,808
    Customer Report 9,478,079
    80% 79.6% New Order 8,398,720 1,589
    Payment 8,398,726
    Order Status 839,872
    Delivery 839,875
    Stock Level 839,872
    Customer Report 8,398,715
    70% 70.3% New Order 7,418,377 1,589
    Payment 7,418,383
    Order Status 741,839
    Delivery 741,837
    Stock Level 741,839
    Customer Report 7,418,386
    60% 59.6% New Order 6,294,785 1,589
    Payment 6,294,788
    Order Status 629,481
    Delivery 629,479
    Stock Level 629,480
    Customer Report 6,294,787
    50% 49.8% New Order 5,258,583 1,589
    Payment 5,258,587
    Order Status 525,858
    Delivery 525,861
    Stock Level 525,859
    Customer Report 5,258,588
    40% 40.4% New Order 4,266,320 1,589
    Payment 4,266,329
    Order Status 426,631
    Delivery 426,634
    Stock Level 426,632
    Customer Report 4,266,324
    30% 29.6% New Order 3,127,106 1,589
    Payment 3,127,114
    Order Status 312,711
    Delivery 312,711
    Stock Level 312,711
    Customer Report 3,127,108
    20% 19.8% New Order 2,086,753 1,589
    Payment 2,086,750
    Order Status 208,675
    Delivery 208,675
    Stock Level 208,677
    Customer Report 2,086,756
    10% 10.2% New Order 1,075,607 1,589
    Payment 1,075,613
    Order Status 107,561
    Delivery 107,560
    Stock Level 107,559
    Customer Report 1,075,609
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0