Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 145,763
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     145,057
Calibration 2     145,838
Calibration 3     145,963
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,900
100% 99.9% 145,900 145,763
90% 89.6% 131,310 130,740
80% 80.5% 116,720 117,457
70% 70.0% 102,130 102,088
60% 59.8% 87,540 87,189
50% 49.7% 72,950 72,556
40% 39.9% 58,360 58,189
30% 30.2% 43,770 43,991
20% 19.9% 29,180 29,058
10% 9.7% 14,590 14,200
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 10,551,815 1,589
    Payment 10,551,819
    Order Status 1,055,180
    Delivery 1,055,181
    Stock Level 1,055,181
    Customer Report 10,551,816
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,609,935 1,589
    Payment 10,609,930
    Order Status 1,060,994
    Delivery 1,060,995
    Stock Level 1,060,991
    Customer Report 10,609,931
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,623,896 1,589
    Payment 10,623,897
    Order Status 1,062,391
    Delivery 1,062,390
    Stock Level 1,062,388
    Customer Report 10,623,893
    100% 99.9% New Order 10,601,713 1,589
    Payment 10,601,714
    Order Status 1,060,171
    Delivery 1,060,169
    Stock Level 1,060,172
    Customer Report 10,601,719
    90% 89.6% New Order 9,508,573 1,589
    Payment 9,508,575
    Order Status 950,859
    Delivery 950,857
    Stock Level 950,857
    Customer Report 9,508,566
    80% 80.5% New Order 8,542,810 1,589
    Payment 8,542,820
    Order Status 854,281
    Delivery 854,281
    Stock Level 854,281
    Customer Report 8,542,812
    70% 70.0% New Order 7,424,628 1,589
    Payment 7,424,637
    Order Status 742,464
    Delivery 742,462
    Stock Level 742,465
    Customer Report 7,424,630
    60% 59.8% New Order 6,341,052 1,589
    Payment 6,341,055
    Order Status 634,107
    Delivery 634,106
    Stock Level 634,108
    Customer Report 6,341,056
    50% 49.7% New Order 5,276,836 1,589
    Payment 5,276,828
    Order Status 527,684
    Delivery 527,684
    Stock Level 527,684
    Customer Report 5,276,831
    40% 39.9% New Order 4,231,931 1,589
    Payment 4,231,922
    Order Status 423,192
    Delivery 423,192
    Stock Level 423,193
    Customer Report 4,231,928
    30% 30.2% New Order 3,199,398 1,589
    Payment 3,199,399
    Order Status 319,938
    Delivery 319,940
    Stock Level 319,939
    Customer Report 3,199,394
    20% 19.9% New Order 2,113,321 1,589
    Payment 2,113,315
    Order Status 211,332
    Delivery 211,333
    Stock Level 211,332
    Customer Report 2,113,323
    10% 9.7% New Order 1,032,729 1,589
    Payment 1,032,726
    Order Status 103,273
    Delivery 103,273
    Stock Level 103,270
    Customer Report 1,032,729
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0