Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,411
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     144,767
Calibration 2     144,909
Calibration 3     144,198
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,554
100% 99.9% 144,554 144,411
90% 89.8% 130,098 129,754
80% 80.2% 115,643 115,905
70% 69.8% 101,187 100,857
60% 61.1% 86,732 88,279
50% 49.8% 72,277 71,935
40% 39.9% 57,821 57,649
30% 29.6% 43,366 42,779
20% 20.0% 28,911 28,908
10% 10.0% 14,455 14,416
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 10,534,981 1,589
    Payment 10,534,982
    Order Status 1,053,499
    Delivery 1,053,500
    Stock Level 1,053,497
    Customer Report 10,534,981
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,542,542 1,589
    Payment 10,542,536
    Order Status 1,054,253
    Delivery 1,054,251
    Stock Level 1,054,255
    Customer Report 10,542,538
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,490,753 1,589
    Payment 10,490,759
    Order Status 1,049,073
    Delivery 1,049,075
    Stock Level 1,049,078
    Customer Report 10,490,758
    100% 99.9% New Order 10,503,402 1,589
    Payment 10,503,400
    Order Status 1,050,338
    Delivery 1,050,341
    Stock Level 1,050,340
    Customer Report 10,503,408
    90% 89.8% New Order 9,436,737 1,589
    Payment 9,436,738
    Order Status 943,674
    Delivery 943,676
    Stock Level 943,673
    Customer Report 9,436,743
    80% 80.2% New Order 8,432,371 1,589
    Payment 8,432,369
    Order Status 843,238
    Delivery 843,238
    Stock Level 843,237
    Customer Report 8,432,370
    70% 69.8% New Order 7,335,216 1,589
    Payment 7,335,213
    Order Status 733,522
    Delivery 733,521
    Stock Level 733,521
    Customer Report 7,335,212
    60% 61.1% New Order 6,420,395 1,589
    Payment 6,420,392
    Order Status 642,038
    Delivery 642,038
    Stock Level 642,039
    Customer Report 6,420,398
    50% 49.8% New Order 5,232,421 1,589
    Payment 5,232,425
    Order Status 523,244
    Delivery 523,241
    Stock Level 523,242
    Customer Report 5,232,425
    40% 39.9% New Order 4,192,743 1,589
    Payment 4,192,746
    Order Status 419,274
    Delivery 419,275
    Stock Level 419,275
    Customer Report 4,192,747
    30% 29.6% New Order 3,111,276 1,589
    Payment 3,111,278
    Order Status 311,127
    Delivery 311,129
    Stock Level 311,129
    Customer Report 3,111,280
    20% 20.0% New Order 2,102,420 1,589
    Payment 2,102,428
    Order Status 210,241
    Delivery 210,243
    Stock Level 210,241
    Customer Report 2,102,427
    10% 10.0% New Order 1,048,487 1,589
    Payment 1,048,484
    Order Status 104,848
    Delivery 104,847
    Stock Level 104,848
    Customer Report 1,048,486
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0