Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,435
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     143,631
Calibration 2     145,061
Calibration 3     145,328
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,195
100% 99.5% 145,195 144,435
90% 89.6% 130,675 130,076
80% 79.8% 116,156 115,850
70% 69.9% 101,636 101,468
60% 59.6% 87,117 86,544
50% 49.9% 72,597 72,519
40% 40.0% 58,078 58,034
30% 30.2% 43,558 43,822
20% 20.3% 29,039 29,461
10% 9.8% 14,519 14,250
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 10,450,924 1,589
    Payment 10,450,920
    Order Status 1,045,093
    Delivery 1,045,090
    Stock Level 1,045,095
    Customer Report 10,450,922
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,550,840 1,589
    Payment 10,550,831
    Order Status 1,055,082
    Delivery 1,055,084
    Stock Level 1,055,080
    Customer Report 10,550,841
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,576,461 1,589
    Payment 10,576,456
    Order Status 1,057,644
    Delivery 1,057,646
    Stock Level 1,057,646
    Customer Report 10,576,461
    100% 99.5% New Order 10,512,435 1,589
    Payment 10,512,440
    Order Status 1,051,244
    Delivery 1,051,244
    Stock Level 1,051,243
    Customer Report 10,512,441
    90% 89.6% New Order 9,460,285 1,589
    Payment 9,460,275
    Order Status 946,029
    Delivery 946,028
    Stock Level 946,027
    Customer Report 9,460,282
    80% 79.8% New Order 8,425,715 1,589
    Payment 8,425,722
    Order Status 842,572
    Delivery 842,571
    Stock Level 842,570
    Customer Report 8,425,716
    70% 69.9% New Order 7,379,641 1,589
    Payment 7,379,642
    Order Status 737,964
    Delivery 737,965
    Stock Level 737,965
    Customer Report 7,379,651
    60% 59.6% New Order 6,294,238 1,589
    Payment 6,294,232
    Order Status 629,424
    Delivery 629,423
    Stock Level 629,423
    Customer Report 6,294,236
    50% 49.9% New Order 5,274,203 1,589
    Payment 5,274,206
    Order Status 527,421
    Delivery 527,419
    Stock Level 527,419
    Customer Report 5,274,206
    40% 40.0% New Order 4,220,738 1,589
    Payment 4,220,739
    Order Status 422,076
    Delivery 422,077
    Stock Level 422,074
    Customer Report 4,220,748
    30% 30.2% New Order 3,187,120 1,589
    Payment 3,187,124
    Order Status 318,714
    Delivery 318,712
    Stock Level 318,714
    Customer Report 3,187,124
    20% 20.3% New Order 2,142,664 1,589
    Payment 2,142,661
    Order Status 214,267
    Delivery 214,265
    Stock Level 214,265
    Customer Report 2,142,668
    10% 9.8% New Order 1,036,368 1,589
    Payment 1,036,364
    Order Status 103,634
    Delivery 103,636
    Stock Level 103,637
    Customer Report 1,036,361
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0