Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 145,823
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     145,568
Calibration 2     146,004
Calibration 3     145,732
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,868
100% 100.0% 145,868 145,823
90% 89.8% 131,281 131,023
80% 79.9% 116,694 116,560
70% 70.0% 102,108 102,067
60% 59.7% 87,521 87,151
50% 49.9% 72,934 72,861
40% 39.8% 58,347 58,110
30% 30.0% 43,760 43,782
20% 19.8% 29,174 28,932
10% 10.3% 14,587 14,978
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 10,593,217 1,589
    Payment 10,593,221
    Order Status 1,059,322
    Delivery 1,059,321
    Stock Level 1,059,320
    Customer Report 10,593,215
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,626,780 1,589
    Payment 10,626,771
    Order Status 1,062,676
    Delivery 1,062,677
    Stock Level 1,062,678
    Customer Report 10,626,774
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,598,972 1,589
    Payment 10,598,974
    Order Status 1,059,897
    Delivery 1,059,896
    Stock Level 1,059,899
    Customer Report 10,598,970
    100% 100.0% New Order 10,607,582 1,589
    Payment 10,607,581
    Order Status 1,060,759
    Delivery 1,060,759
    Stock Level 1,060,758
    Customer Report 10,607,592
    90% 89.8% New Order 9,530,395 1,589
    Payment 9,530,386
    Order Status 953,040
    Delivery 953,040
    Stock Level 953,040
    Customer Report 9,530,390
    80% 79.9% New Order 8,477,287 1,589
    Payment 8,477,282
    Order Status 847,728
    Delivery 847,729
    Stock Level 847,731
    Customer Report 8,477,291
    70% 70.0% New Order 7,426,820 1,589
    Payment 7,426,817
    Order Status 742,682
    Delivery 742,682
    Stock Level 742,683
    Customer Report 7,426,826
    60% 59.7% New Order 6,338,387 1,589
    Payment 6,338,384
    Order Status 633,837
    Delivery 633,840
    Stock Level 633,839
    Customer Report 6,338,381
    50% 49.9% New Order 5,299,077 1,589
    Payment 5,299,071
    Order Status 529,908
    Delivery 529,907
    Stock Level 529,907
    Customer Report 5,299,080
    40% 39.8% New Order 4,226,243 1,589
    Payment 4,226,244
    Order Status 422,623
    Delivery 422,624
    Stock Level 422,625
    Customer Report 4,226,238
    30% 30.0% New Order 3,184,214 1,589
    Payment 3,184,216
    Order Status 318,420
    Delivery 318,422
    Stock Level 318,423
    Customer Report 3,184,215
    20% 19.8% New Order 2,104,216 1,589
    Payment 2,104,216
    Order Status 210,420
    Delivery 210,423
    Stock Level 210,419
    Customer Report 2,104,216
    10% 10.3% New Order 1,089,361 1,589
    Payment 1,089,354
    Order Status 108,938
    Delivery 108,936
    Stock Level 108,937
    Customer Report 1,089,363
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0