Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 141,606
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     143,382
Calibration 2     143,552
Calibration 3     142,269
ssj_ops@calibrated=142,910
100% 99.1% 142,910 141,606
90% 90.3% 128,619 129,105
80% 80.8% 114,328 115,478
70% 70.4% 100,037 100,618
60% 59.9% 85,746 85,545
50% 50.3% 71,455 71,824
40% 40.2% 57,164 57,460
30% 30.3% 42,873 43,362
20% 20.1% 28,582 28,749
10% 9.9% 14,291 14,098
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 10,432,805 1,589
    Payment 10,432,812
    Order Status 1,043,281
    Delivery 1,043,279
    Stock Level 1,043,280
    Customer Report 10,432,807
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,444,497 1,589
    Payment 10,444,509
    Order Status 1,044,450
    Delivery 1,044,448
    Stock Level 1,044,450
    Customer Report 10,444,502
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,353,780 1,589
    Payment 10,353,777
    Order Status 1,035,376
    Delivery 1,035,377
    Stock Level 1,035,381
    Customer Report 10,353,776
    100% 99.1% New Order 10,302,868 1,589
    Payment 10,302,872
    Order Status 1,030,288
    Delivery 1,030,286
    Stock Level 1,030,288
    Customer Report 10,302,869
    90% 90.3% New Order 9,393,277 1,589
    Payment 9,393,277
    Order Status 939,328
    Delivery 939,326
    Stock Level 939,327
    Customer Report 9,393,277
    80% 80.8% New Order 8,398,601 1,589
    Payment 8,398,603
    Order Status 839,858
    Delivery 839,859
    Stock Level 839,859
    Customer Report 8,398,594
    70% 70.4% New Order 7,317,859 1,589
    Payment 7,317,874
    Order Status 731,788
    Delivery 731,788
    Stock Level 731,786
    Customer Report 7,317,866
    60% 59.9% New Order 6,221,571 1,589
    Payment 6,221,573
    Order Status 622,158
    Delivery 622,156
    Stock Level 622,158
    Customer Report 6,221,572
    50% 50.3% New Order 5,223,709 1,589
    Payment 5,223,707
    Order Status 522,371
    Delivery 522,372
    Stock Level 522,373
    Customer Report 5,223,709
    40% 40.2% New Order 4,178,976 1,589
    Payment 4,178,977
    Order Status 417,898
    Delivery 417,898
    Stock Level 417,899
    Customer Report 4,178,974
    30% 30.3% New Order 3,153,692 1,589
    Payment 3,153,692
    Order Status 315,371
    Delivery 315,369
    Stock Level 315,369
    Customer Report 3,153,695
    20% 20.1% New Order 2,090,856 1,589
    Payment 2,090,849
    Order Status 209,085
    Delivery 209,087
    Stock Level 209,086
    Customer Report 2,090,854
    10% 9.9% New Order 1,025,304 1,589
    Payment 1,025,303
    Order Status 102,531
    Delivery 102,531
    Stock Level 102,531
    Customer Report 1,025,304
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0