Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 142,843
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     144,094
Calibration 2     144,807
Calibration 3     144,179
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,493
100% 98.9% 144,493 142,843
90% 89.7% 130,044 129,599
80% 80.6% 115,595 116,403
70% 70.3% 101,145 101,559
60% 59.1% 86,696 85,442
50% 50.3% 72,247 72,731
40% 40.0% 57,797 57,753
30% 30.2% 43,348 43,616
20% 20.0% 28,899 28,835
10% 10.1% 14,449 14,592
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 10,486,593 1,589
    Payment 10,486,595
    Order Status 1,048,659
    Delivery 1,048,658
    Stock Level 1,048,660
    Customer Report 10,486,596
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,539,807 1,589
    Payment 10,539,806
    Order Status 1,053,980
    Delivery 1,053,981
    Stock Level 1,053,981
    Customer Report 10,539,812
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,494,109 1,589
    Payment 10,494,113
    Order Status 1,049,410
    Delivery 1,049,411
    Stock Level 1,049,412
    Customer Report 10,494,111
    100% 98.9% New Order 10,395,469 1,589
    Payment 10,395,472
    Order Status 1,039,545
    Delivery 1,039,547
    Stock Level 1,039,545
    Customer Report 10,395,465
    90% 89.7% New Order 9,426,213 1,589
    Payment 9,426,214
    Order Status 942,623
    Delivery 942,621
    Stock Level 942,620
    Customer Report 9,426,208
    80% 80.6% New Order 8,465,904 1,589
    Payment 8,465,904
    Order Status 846,590
    Delivery 846,592
    Stock Level 846,591
    Customer Report 8,465,902
    70% 70.3% New Order 7,386,578 1,589
    Payment 7,386,583
    Order Status 738,658
    Delivery 738,658
    Stock Level 738,657
    Customer Report 7,386,583
    60% 59.1% New Order 6,214,708 1,589
    Payment 6,214,709
    Order Status 621,471
    Delivery 621,471
    Stock Level 621,472
    Customer Report 6,214,707
    50% 50.3% New Order 5,289,596 1,589
    Payment 5,289,594
    Order Status 528,958
    Delivery 528,958
    Stock Level 528,958
    Customer Report 5,289,596
    40% 40.0% New Order 4,200,287 1,589
    Payment 4,200,290
    Order Status 420,028
    Delivery 420,031
    Stock Level 420,029
    Customer Report 4,200,291
    30% 30.2% New Order 3,172,113 1,589
    Payment 3,172,113
    Order Status 317,212
    Delivery 317,212
    Stock Level 317,212
    Customer Report 3,172,111
    20% 20.0% New Order 2,097,090 1,589
    Payment 2,097,091
    Order Status 209,708
    Delivery 209,708
    Stock Level 209,710
    Customer Report 2,097,093
    10% 10.1% New Order 1,061,237 1,589
    Payment 1,061,241
    Order Status 106,124
    Delivery 106,123
    Stock Level 106,125
    Customer Report 1,061,251
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0