Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 143,972
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     144,234
Calibration 2     144,188
Calibration 3     144,643
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,415
100% 99.7% 144,415 143,972
90% 89.7% 129,974 129,585
80% 80.4% 115,532 116,151
70% 69.6% 101,091 100,528
60% 60.7% 86,649 87,612
50% 50.2% 72,208 72,513
40% 40.1% 57,766 57,907
30% 30.2% 43,325 43,640
20% 20.2% 28,883 29,176
10% 9.7% 14,442 14,052
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 10,493,195 1,589
    Payment 10,493,194
    Order Status 1,049,319
    Delivery 1,049,320
    Stock Level 1,049,320
    Customer Report 10,493,191
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,487,231 1,589
    Payment 10,487,228
    Order Status 1,048,725
    Delivery 1,048,719
    Stock Level 1,048,721
    Customer Report 10,487,233
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,523,788 1,589
    Payment 10,523,797
    Order Status 1,052,379
    Delivery 1,052,381
    Stock Level 1,052,376
    Customer Report 10,523,785
    100% 99.7% New Order 10,476,980 1,589
    Payment 10,476,987
    Order Status 1,047,700
    Delivery 1,047,699
    Stock Level 1,047,698
    Customer Report 10,476,987
    90% 89.7% New Order 9,437,944 1,589
    Payment 9,437,947
    Order Status 943,797
    Delivery 943,796
    Stock Level 943,795
    Customer Report 9,437,940
    80% 80.4% New Order 8,447,463 1,589
    Payment 8,447,461
    Order Status 844,745
    Delivery 844,746
    Stock Level 844,745
    Customer Report 8,447,461
    70% 69.6% New Order 7,312,300 1,589
    Payment 7,312,298
    Order Status 731,229
    Delivery 731,229
    Stock Level 731,232
    Customer Report 7,312,295
    60% 60.7% New Order 6,371,834 1,589
    Payment 6,371,829
    Order Status 637,184
    Delivery 637,183
    Stock Level 637,180
    Customer Report 6,371,827
    50% 50.2% New Order 5,275,035 1,589
    Payment 5,275,028
    Order Status 527,504
    Delivery 527,504
    Stock Level 527,501
    Customer Report 5,275,023
    40% 40.1% New Order 4,211,492 1,589
    Payment 4,211,493
    Order Status 421,150
    Delivery 421,149
    Stock Level 421,150
    Customer Report 4,211,486
    30% 30.2% New Order 3,173,815 1,589
    Payment 3,173,815
    Order Status 317,380
    Delivery 317,381
    Stock Level 317,383
    Customer Report 3,173,820
    20% 20.2% New Order 2,121,913 1,589
    Payment 2,121,919
    Order Status 212,190
    Delivery 212,190
    Stock Level 212,192
    Customer Report 2,121,910
    10% 9.7% New Order 1,021,954 1,589
    Payment 1,021,964
    Order Status 102,198
    Delivery 102,199
    Stock Level 102,195
    Customer Report 1,021,954
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0