Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 145,366
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     143,933
Calibration 2     145,406
Calibration 3     145,485
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,446
100% 99.9% 145,446 145,366
90% 90.6% 130,901 131,763
80% 80.3% 116,357 116,773
70% 70.1% 101,812 101,935
60% 60.3% 87,267 87,633
50% 49.9% 72,723 72,648
40% 40.5% 58,178 58,975
30% 29.7% 43,634 43,196
20% 20.3% 29,089 29,535
10% 10.2% 14,545 14,875
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 10,476,154 1,589
    Payment 10,476,155
    Order Status 1,047,617
    Delivery 1,047,616
    Stock Level 1,047,614
    Customer Report 10,476,156
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,580,613 1,589
    Payment 10,580,608
    Order Status 1,058,061
    Delivery 1,058,060
    Stock Level 1,058,060
    Customer Report 10,580,611
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,587,037 1,589
    Payment 10,587,039
    Order Status 1,058,703
    Delivery 1,058,705
    Stock Level 1,058,703
    Customer Report 10,587,033
    100% 99.9% New Order 10,572,215 1,589
    Payment 10,572,215
    Order Status 1,057,223
    Delivery 1,057,222
    Stock Level 1,057,223
    Customer Report 10,572,214
    90% 90.6% New Order 9,582,819 1,589
    Payment 9,582,820
    Order Status 958,281
    Delivery 958,282
    Stock Level 958,281
    Customer Report 9,582,818
    80% 80.3% New Order 8,492,649 1,589
    Payment 8,492,646
    Order Status 849,264
    Delivery 849,267
    Stock Level 849,266
    Customer Report 8,492,645
    70% 70.1% New Order 7,414,214 1,588
    Payment 7,414,216
    Order Status 741,420
    Delivery 741,421
    Stock Level 741,421
    Customer Report 7,414,212
    60% 60.3% New Order 6,373,338 1,589
    Payment 6,373,347
    Order Status 637,333
    Delivery 637,333
    Stock Level 637,335
    Customer Report 6,373,342
    50% 49.9% New Order 5,283,870 1,588
    Payment 5,283,867
    Order Status 528,388
    Delivery 528,387
    Stock Level 528,385
    Customer Report 5,283,863
    40% 40.5% New Order 4,289,151 1,589
    Payment 4,289,158
    Order Status 428,916
    Delivery 428,916
    Stock Level 428,914
    Customer Report 4,289,153
    30% 29.7% New Order 3,141,565 1,589
    Payment 3,141,569
    Order Status 314,157
    Delivery 314,157
    Stock Level 314,157
    Customer Report 3,141,570
    20% 20.3% New Order 2,148,004 1,589
    Payment 2,148,006
    Order Status 214,800
    Delivery 214,800
    Stock Level 214,802
    Customer Report 2,148,005
    10% 10.2% New Order 1,081,818 1,589
    Payment 1,081,820
    Order Status 108,182
    Delivery 108,182
    Stock Level 108,180
    Customer Report 1,081,818
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0