Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 143,729
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     144,485
Calibration 2     144,380
Calibration 3     144,359
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,370
100% 99.6% 144,370 143,729
90% 89.8% 129,933 129,647
80% 80.0% 115,496 115,490
70% 69.3% 101,059 100,002
60% 60.0% 86,622 86,682
50% 49.7% 72,185 71,779
40% 40.5% 57,748 58,444
30% 29.7% 43,311 42,871
20% 20.2% 28,874 29,212
10% 10.2% 14,437 14,696
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 10,514,966 1,589
    Payment 10,514,971
    Order Status 1,051,496
    Delivery 1,051,497
    Stock Level 1,051,496
    Customer Report 10,514,968
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,501,877 1,589
    Payment 10,501,869
    Order Status 1,050,185
    Delivery 1,050,188
    Stock Level 1,050,186
    Customer Report 10,501,875
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,506,484 1,589
    Payment 10,506,486
    Order Status 1,050,650
    Delivery 1,050,649
    Stock Level 1,050,649
    Customer Report 10,506,487
    100% 99.6% New Order 10,458,099 1,588
    Payment 10,458,096
    Order Status 1,045,810
    Delivery 1,045,812
    Stock Level 1,045,807
    Customer Report 10,458,097
    90% 89.8% New Order 9,430,900 1,589
    Payment 9,430,903
    Order Status 943,090
    Delivery 943,090
    Stock Level 943,092
    Customer Report 9,430,898
    80% 80.0% New Order 8,399,733 1,589
    Payment 8,399,742
    Order Status 839,974
    Delivery 839,976
    Stock Level 839,975
    Customer Report 8,399,735
    70% 69.3% New Order 7,273,407 1,589
    Payment 7,273,408
    Order Status 727,338
    Delivery 727,342
    Stock Level 727,341
    Customer Report 7,273,405
    60% 60.0% New Order 6,304,523 1,589
    Payment 6,304,525
    Order Status 630,452
    Delivery 630,454
    Stock Level 630,450
    Customer Report 6,304,519
    50% 49.7% New Order 5,221,390 1,589
    Payment 5,221,392
    Order Status 522,138
    Delivery 522,140
    Stock Level 522,138
    Customer Report 5,221,389
    40% 40.5% New Order 4,250,521 1,589
    Payment 4,250,524
    Order Status 425,051
    Delivery 425,053
    Stock Level 425,052
    Customer Report 4,250,519
    30% 29.7% New Order 3,117,883 1,589
    Payment 3,117,896
    Order Status 311,788
    Delivery 311,789
    Stock Level 311,788
    Customer Report 3,117,893
    20% 20.2% New Order 2,124,511 1,589
    Payment 2,124,518
    Order Status 212,452
    Delivery 212,450
    Stock Level 212,449
    Customer Report 2,124,518
    10% 10.2% New Order 1,068,801 1,589
    Payment 1,068,792
    Order Status 106,879
    Delivery 106,879
    Stock Level 106,879
    Customer Report 1,068,792
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0