Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,313
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     144,147
Calibration 2     144,383
Calibration 3     144,637
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,510
100% 99.9% 144,510 144,313
90% 89.4% 130,059 129,158
80% 79.8% 115,608 115,341
70% 70.3% 101,157 101,604
60% 60.4% 86,706 87,256
50% 50.2% 72,255 72,478
40% 39.7% 57,804 57,440
30% 30.4% 43,353 43,906
20% 19.9% 28,902 28,716
10% 10.1% 14,451 14,577
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 10,493,096 1,589
    Payment 10,493,096
    Order Status 1,049,308
    Delivery 1,049,310
    Stock Level 1,049,309
    Customer Report 10,493,092
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,502,712 1,589
    Payment 10,502,709
    Order Status 1,050,270
    Delivery 1,050,271
    Stock Level 1,050,271
    Customer Report 10,502,715
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,521,927 1,589
    Payment 10,521,918
    Order Status 1,052,190
    Delivery 1,052,191
    Stock Level 1,052,190
    Customer Report 10,521,923
    100% 99.9% New Order 10,498,325 1,589
    Payment 10,498,333
    Order Status 1,049,834
    Delivery 1,049,833
    Stock Level 1,049,831
    Customer Report 10,498,336
    90% 89.4% New Order 9,393,500 1,589
    Payment 9,393,500
    Order Status 939,350
    Delivery 939,350
    Stock Level 939,349
    Customer Report 9,393,497
    80% 79.8% New Order 8,388,636 1,589
    Payment 8,388,645
    Order Status 838,864
    Delivery 838,864
    Stock Level 838,864
    Customer Report 8,388,641
    70% 70.3% New Order 7,389,432 1,589
    Payment 7,389,439
    Order Status 738,942
    Delivery 738,946
    Stock Level 738,944
    Customer Report 7,389,436
    60% 60.4% New Order 6,346,241 1,589
    Payment 6,346,238
    Order Status 634,622
    Delivery 634,624
    Stock Level 634,625
    Customer Report 6,346,240
    50% 50.2% New Order 5,271,173 1,589
    Payment 5,271,164
    Order Status 527,116
    Delivery 527,118
    Stock Level 527,116
    Customer Report 5,271,166
    40% 39.7% New Order 4,177,476 1,589
    Payment 4,177,473
    Order Status 417,748
    Delivery 417,746
    Stock Level 417,747
    Customer Report 4,177,476
    30% 30.4% New Order 3,193,213 1,589
    Payment 3,193,212
    Order Status 319,322
    Delivery 319,322
    Stock Level 319,321
    Customer Report 3,193,213
    20% 19.9% New Order 2,088,477 1,589
    Payment 2,088,470
    Order Status 208,848
    Delivery 208,846
    Stock Level 208,848
    Customer Report 2,088,472
    10% 10.1% New Order 1,060,152 1,589
    Payment 1,060,158
    Order Status 106,017
    Delivery 106,017
    Stock Level 106,015
    Customer Report 1,060,157
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0