Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,143
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     144,081
Calibration 2     144,798
Calibration 3     144,072
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,435
100% 99.8% 144,435 144,143
90% 90.3% 129,991 130,470
80% 79.8% 115,548 115,233
70% 70.3% 101,104 101,547
60% 61.0% 86,661 88,063
50% 49.9% 72,217 72,030
40% 40.4% 57,774 58,291
30% 30.1% 43,330 43,478
20% 19.7% 28,887 28,512
10% 10.1% 14,443 14,572
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 10,487,071 1,589
    Payment 10,487,067
    Order Status 1,048,707
    Delivery 1,048,706
    Stock Level 1,048,707
    Customer Report 10,487,068
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,530,975 1,589
    Payment 10,530,973
    Order Status 1,053,099
    Delivery 1,053,096
    Stock Level 1,053,099
    Customer Report 10,530,970
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,485,036 1,589
    Payment 10,485,035
    Order Status 1,048,504
    Delivery 1,048,503
    Stock Level 1,048,503
    Customer Report 10,485,036
    100% 99.8% New Order 10,488,596 1,589
    Payment 10,488,604
    Order Status 1,048,861
    Delivery 1,048,860
    Stock Level 1,048,860
    Customer Report 10,488,596
    90% 90.3% New Order 9,490,303 1,589
    Payment 9,490,301
    Order Status 949,030
    Delivery 949,032
    Stock Level 949,031
    Customer Report 9,490,306
    80% 79.8% New Order 8,381,443 1,589
    Payment 8,381,438
    Order Status 838,146
    Delivery 838,144
    Stock Level 838,145
    Customer Report 8,381,439
    70% 70.3% New Order 7,385,428 1,589
    Payment 7,385,430
    Order Status 738,541
    Delivery 738,544
    Stock Level 738,542
    Customer Report 7,385,435
    60% 61.0% New Order 6,404,693 1,589
    Payment 6,404,696
    Order Status 640,468
    Delivery 640,470
    Stock Level 640,470
    Customer Report 6,404,695
    50% 49.9% New Order 5,238,630 1,589
    Payment 5,238,632
    Order Status 523,862
    Delivery 523,865
    Stock Level 523,863
    Customer Report 5,238,630
    40% 40.4% New Order 4,239,467 1,589
    Payment 4,239,477
    Order Status 423,946
    Delivery 423,947
    Stock Level 423,946
    Customer Report 4,239,464
    30% 30.1% New Order 3,162,105 1,589
    Payment 3,162,103
    Order Status 316,211
    Delivery 316,210
    Stock Level 316,211
    Customer Report 3,162,103
    20% 19.7% New Order 2,073,639 1,589
    Payment 2,073,640
    Order Status 207,363
    Delivery 207,362
    Stock Level 207,363
    Customer Report 2,073,633
    10% 10.1% New Order 1,059,834 1,589
    Payment 1,059,829
    Order Status 105,982
    Delivery 105,982
    Stock Level 105,982
    Customer Report 1,059,833
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0