Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 143,577
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     144,151
Calibration 2     144,666
Calibration 3     143,558
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,112
100% 99.6% 144,112 143,577
90% 90.3% 129,701 130,185
80% 78.8% 115,290 113,610
70% 69.8% 100,879 100,565
60% 60.2% 86,467 86,712
50% 49.6% 72,056 71,453
40% 39.6% 57,645 57,080
30% 30.0% 43,234 43,216
20% 19.9% 28,822 28,648
10% 10.0% 14,411 14,450
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 10,487,288 1,589
    Payment 10,487,287
    Order Status 1,048,729
    Delivery 1,048,727
    Stock Level 1,048,730
    Customer Report 10,487,292
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,528,167 1,589
    Payment 10,528,158
    Order Status 1,052,816
    Delivery 1,052,817
    Stock Level 1,052,815
    Customer Report 10,528,157
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,442,748 1,589
    Payment 10,442,754
    Order Status 1,044,274
    Delivery 1,044,275
    Stock Level 1,044,276
    Customer Report 10,442,758
    100% 99.6% New Order 10,450,225 1,589
    Payment 10,450,226
    Order Status 1,045,023
    Delivery 1,045,023
    Stock Level 1,045,023
    Customer Report 10,450,227
    90% 90.3% New Order 9,468,109 1,589
    Payment 9,468,105
    Order Status 946,809
    Delivery 946,811
    Stock Level 946,813
    Customer Report 9,468,109
    80% 78.8% New Order 8,262,590 1,589
    Payment 8,262,596
    Order Status 826,259
    Delivery 826,259
    Stock Level 826,261
    Customer Report 8,262,587
    70% 69.8% New Order 7,314,068 1,589
    Payment 7,314,068
    Order Status 731,407
    Delivery 731,405
    Stock Level 731,410
    Customer Report 7,314,066
    60% 60.2% New Order 6,306,353 1,589
    Payment 6,306,359
    Order Status 630,635
    Delivery 630,635
    Stock Level 630,638
    Customer Report 6,306,356
    50% 49.6% New Order 5,196,623 1,589
    Payment 5,196,625
    Order Status 519,663
    Delivery 519,662
    Stock Level 519,662
    Customer Report 5,196,625
    40% 39.6% New Order 4,151,316 1,589
    Payment 4,151,321
    Order Status 415,131
    Delivery 415,133
    Stock Level 415,133
    Customer Report 4,151,321
    30% 30.0% New Order 3,143,037 1,589
    Payment 3,143,024
    Order Status 314,303
    Delivery 314,302
    Stock Level 314,303
    Customer Report 3,143,031
    20% 19.9% New Order 2,083,488 1,589
    Payment 2,083,481
    Order Status 208,350
    Delivery 208,349
    Stock Level 208,349
    Customer Report 2,083,487
    10% 10.0% New Order 1,050,908 1,589
    Payment 1,050,909
    Order Status 105,091
    Delivery 105,089
    Stock Level 105,090
    Customer Report 1,050,913
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0