Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 142,961
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     143,747
Calibration 2     143,596
Calibration 3     143,054
ssj_ops@calibrated=143,325
100% 99.7% 143,325 142,961
90% 90.1% 128,993 129,168
80% 79.5% 114,660 113,956
70% 70.8% 100,328 101,472
60% 60.5% 85,995 86,649
50% 49.8% 71,663 71,354
40% 39.2% 57,330 56,236
30% 30.2% 42,998 43,323
20% 20.0% 28,665 28,722
10% 9.9% 14,333 14,237
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 10,462,705 1,589
    Payment 10,462,702
    Order Status 1,046,269
    Delivery 1,046,270
    Stock Level 1,046,269
    Customer Report 10,462,706
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,449,632 1,589
    Payment 10,449,633
    Order Status 1,044,963
    Delivery 1,044,963
    Stock Level 1,044,963
    Customer Report 10,449,638
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,404,739 1,589
    Payment 10,404,732
    Order Status 1,040,473
    Delivery 1,040,474
    Stock Level 1,040,473
    Customer Report 10,404,741
    100% 99.7% New Order 10,399,323 1,589
    Payment 10,399,315
    Order Status 1,039,933
    Delivery 1,039,930
    Stock Level 1,039,933
    Customer Report 10,399,320
    90% 90.1% New Order 9,394,498 1,589
    Payment 9,394,502
    Order Status 939,449
    Delivery 939,451
    Stock Level 939,448
    Customer Report 9,394,506
    80% 79.5% New Order 8,287,811 1,589
    Payment 8,287,811
    Order Status 828,782
    Delivery 828,780
    Stock Level 828,782
    Customer Report 8,287,814
    70% 70.8% New Order 7,381,213 1,589
    Payment 7,381,215
    Order Status 738,121
    Delivery 738,120
    Stock Level 738,121
    Customer Report 7,381,213
    60% 60.5% New Order 6,301,859 1,589
    Payment 6,301,864
    Order Status 630,187
    Delivery 630,186
    Stock Level 630,187
    Customer Report 6,301,843
    50% 49.8% New Order 5,189,421 1,589
    Payment 5,189,414
    Order Status 518,942
    Delivery 518,942
    Stock Level 518,940
    Customer Report 5,189,414
    40% 39.2% New Order 4,089,971 1,589
    Payment 4,089,955
    Order Status 408,997
    Delivery 408,995
    Stock Level 408,997
    Customer Report 4,089,960
    30% 30.2% New Order 3,150,804 1,589
    Payment 3,150,805
    Order Status 315,079
    Delivery 315,081
    Stock Level 315,080
    Customer Report 3,150,806
    20% 20.0% New Order 2,088,919 1,589
    Payment 2,088,918
    Order Status 208,891
    Delivery 208,892
    Stock Level 208,891
    Customer Report 2,088,926
    10% 9.9% New Order 1,035,458 1,589
    Payment 1,035,453
    Order Status 103,546
    Delivery 103,547
    Stock Level 103,545
    Customer Report 1,035,451
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0