Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,396
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     144,364
Calibration 2     144,927
Calibration 3     144,953
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,940
100% 99.6% 144,940 144,396
90% 89.7% 130,446 130,060
80% 80.7% 115,952 116,984
70% 69.4% 101,458 100,578
60% 59.9% 86,964 86,751
50% 49.5% 72,470 71,721
40% 40.0% 57,976 57,947
30% 29.8% 43,482 43,133
20% 19.8% 28,988 28,754
10% 10.1% 14,494 14,570
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 10,502,033 1,589
    Payment 10,502,028
    Order Status 1,050,205
    Delivery 1,050,203
    Stock Level 1,050,205
    Customer Report 10,502,031
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,543,627 1,589
    Payment 10,543,632
    Order Status 1,054,361
    Delivery 1,054,362
    Stock Level 1,054,361
    Customer Report 10,543,621
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,542,137 1,589
    Payment 10,542,144
    Order Status 1,054,215
    Delivery 1,054,216
    Stock Level 1,054,214
    Customer Report 10,542,141
    100% 99.6% New Order 10,501,617 1,589
    Payment 10,501,619
    Order Status 1,050,161
    Delivery 1,050,163
    Stock Level 1,050,163
    Customer Report 10,501,618
    90% 89.7% New Order 9,458,969 1,589
    Payment 9,458,969
    Order Status 945,896
    Delivery 945,898
    Stock Level 945,897
    Customer Report 9,458,970
    80% 80.7% New Order 8,508,376 1,589
    Payment 8,508,380
    Order Status 850,837
    Delivery 850,838
    Stock Level 850,836
    Customer Report 8,508,383
    70% 69.4% New Order 7,317,574 1,589
    Payment 7,317,577
    Order Status 731,755
    Delivery 731,759
    Stock Level 731,758
    Customer Report 7,317,566
    60% 59.9% New Order 6,309,851 1,589
    Payment 6,309,857
    Order Status 630,984
    Delivery 630,986
    Stock Level 630,986
    Customer Report 6,309,858
    50% 49.5% New Order 5,216,096 1,589
    Payment 5,216,093
    Order Status 521,609
    Delivery 521,610
    Stock Level 521,610
    Customer Report 5,216,093
    40% 40.0% New Order 4,214,348 1,589
    Payment 4,214,339
    Order Status 421,433
    Delivery 421,437
    Stock Level 421,435
    Customer Report 4,214,345
    30% 29.8% New Order 3,136,957 1,589
    Payment 3,136,956
    Order Status 313,693
    Delivery 313,695
    Stock Level 313,695
    Customer Report 3,136,955
    20% 19.8% New Order 2,091,199 1,589
    Payment 2,091,203
    Order Status 209,121
    Delivery 209,120
    Stock Level 209,118
    Customer Report 2,091,198
    10% 10.1% New Order 1,059,679 1,589
    Payment 1,059,670
    Order Status 105,967
    Delivery 105,966
    Stock Level 105,969
    Customer Report 1,059,678
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0