Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,894
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     145,360
Calibration 2     145,291
Calibration 3     145,901
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,596
100% 99.5% 145,596 144,894
90% 89.1% 131,036 129,660
80% 80.4% 116,477 117,061
70% 69.0% 101,917 100,459
60% 59.8% 87,357 87,127
50% 50.2% 72,798 73,132
40% 40.0% 58,238 58,198
30% 30.1% 43,679 43,776
20% 20.3% 29,119 29,508
10% 10.2% 14,560 14,843
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 10,572,146 1,589
    Payment 10,572,141
    Order Status 1,057,214
    Delivery 1,057,215
    Stock Level 1,057,214
    Customer Report 10,572,155
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,570,179 1,589
    Payment 10,570,175
    Order Status 1,057,015
    Delivery 1,057,017
    Stock Level 1,057,019
    Customer Report 10,570,182
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,615,973 1,589
    Payment 10,615,967
    Order Status 1,061,596
    Delivery 1,061,597
    Stock Level 1,061,597
    Customer Report 10,615,968
    100% 99.5% New Order 10,546,136 1,589
    Payment 10,546,137
    Order Status 1,054,613
    Delivery 1,054,615
    Stock Level 1,054,613
    Customer Report 10,546,145
    90% 89.1% New Order 9,429,984 1,589
    Payment 9,429,979
    Order Status 942,997
    Delivery 942,998
    Stock Level 942,999
    Customer Report 9,429,982
    80% 80.4% New Order 8,513,606 1,589
    Payment 8,513,595
    Order Status 851,359
    Delivery 851,360
    Stock Level 851,360
    Customer Report 8,513,599
    70% 69.0% New Order 7,306,193 1,589
    Payment 7,306,196
    Order Status 730,621
    Delivery 730,619
    Stock Level 730,619
    Customer Report 7,306,193
    60% 59.8% New Order 6,336,608 1,589
    Payment 6,336,601
    Order Status 633,660
    Delivery 633,660
    Stock Level 633,660
    Customer Report 6,336,603
    50% 50.2% New Order 5,318,714 1,589
    Payment 5,318,714
    Order Status 531,871
    Delivery 531,870
    Stock Level 531,872
    Customer Report 5,318,709
    40% 40.0% New Order 4,232,589 1,589
    Payment 4,232,584
    Order Status 423,259
    Delivery 423,258
    Stock Level 423,259
    Customer Report 4,232,595
    30% 30.1% New Order 3,183,713 1,589
    Payment 3,183,712
    Order Status 318,371
    Delivery 318,372
    Stock Level 318,370
    Customer Report 3,183,708
    20% 20.3% New Order 2,146,061 1,589
    Payment 2,146,060
    Order Status 214,606
    Delivery 214,605
    Stock Level 214,607
    Customer Report 2,146,062
    10% 10.2% New Order 1,079,528 1,589
    Payment 1,079,530
    Order Status 107,953
    Delivery 107,953
    Stock Level 107,954
    Customer Report 1,079,536
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0