Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 143,728
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     145,769
Calibration 2     144,517
Calibration 3     144,330
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,423
100% 99.5% 144,423 143,728
90% 89.4% 129,981 129,054
80% 79.6% 115,539 114,994
70% 70.3% 101,096 101,479
60% 60.0% 86,654 86,689
50% 49.8% 72,212 71,914
40% 40.0% 57,769 57,837
30% 30.3% 43,327 43,745
20% 20.1% 28,885 28,962
10% 9.9% 14,442 14,256
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 10,609,875 1,589
    Payment 10,609,874
    Order Status 1,060,988
    Delivery 1,060,986
    Stock Level 1,060,988
    Customer Report 10,609,883
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,511,152 1,589
    Payment 10,511,159
    Order Status 1,051,115
    Delivery 1,051,114
    Stock Level 1,051,116
    Customer Report 10,511,155
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,503,700 1,589
    Payment 10,503,697
    Order Status 1,050,369
    Delivery 1,050,369
    Stock Level 1,050,370
    Customer Report 10,503,696
    100% 99.5% New Order 10,459,252 1,589
    Payment 10,459,252
    Order Status 1,045,926
    Delivery 1,045,924
    Stock Level 1,045,924
    Customer Report 10,459,248
    90% 89.4% New Order 9,386,324 1,589
    Payment 9,386,324
    Order Status 938,634
    Delivery 938,632
    Stock Level 938,633
    Customer Report 9,386,323
    80% 79.6% New Order 8,363,554 1,589
    Payment 8,363,551
    Order Status 836,356
    Delivery 836,357
    Stock Level 836,355
    Customer Report 8,363,546
    70% 70.3% New Order 7,380,408 1,589
    Payment 7,380,409
    Order Status 738,040
    Delivery 738,041
    Stock Level 738,040
    Customer Report 7,380,409
    60% 60.0% New Order 6,304,749 1,589
    Payment 6,304,747
    Order Status 630,473
    Delivery 630,474
    Stock Level 630,474
    Customer Report 6,304,747
    50% 49.8% New Order 5,230,139 1,589
    Payment 5,230,143
    Order Status 523,013
    Delivery 523,015
    Stock Level 523,015
    Customer Report 5,230,140
    40% 40.0% New Order 4,206,353 1,589
    Payment 4,206,353
    Order Status 420,636
    Delivery 420,634
    Stock Level 420,635
    Customer Report 4,206,350
    30% 30.3% New Order 3,181,515 1,589
    Payment 3,181,513
    Order Status 318,150
    Delivery 318,149
    Stock Level 318,153
    Customer Report 3,181,510
    20% 20.1% New Order 2,106,364 1,589
    Payment 2,106,366
    Order Status 210,635
    Delivery 210,637
    Stock Level 210,637
    Customer Report 2,106,361
    10% 9.9% New Order 1,036,823 1,589
    Payment 1,036,826
    Order Status 103,684
    Delivery 103,684
    Stock Level 103,682
    Customer Report 1,036,826
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0