Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 143,650
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     146,242
Calibration 2     146,601
Calibration 3     144,126
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,364
100% 98.8% 145,364 143,650
90% 90.1% 130,827 131,012
80% 79.5% 116,291 115,556
70% 70.4% 101,755 102,336
60% 60.5% 87,218 87,994
50% 49.6% 72,682 72,112
40% 40.4% 58,145 58,739
30% 30.1% 43,609 43,811
20% 19.7% 29,073 28,660
10% 10.2% 14,536 14,762
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 10,642,303 1,589
    Payment 10,642,298
    Order Status 1,064,231
    Delivery 1,064,229
    Stock Level 1,064,230
    Customer Report 10,642,300
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,668,416 1,589
    Payment 10,668,414
    Order Status 1,066,842
    Delivery 1,066,841
    Stock Level 1,066,840
    Customer Report 10,668,410
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,486,913 1,589
    Payment 10,486,907
    Order Status 1,048,692
    Delivery 1,048,690
    Stock Level 1,048,693
    Customer Report 10,486,913
    100% 98.8% New Order 10,454,980 1,589
    Payment 10,454,986
    Order Status 1,045,498
    Delivery 1,045,499
    Stock Level 1,045,498
    Customer Report 10,454,980
    90% 90.1% New Order 9,530,712 1,589
    Payment 9,530,712
    Order Status 953,071
    Delivery 953,072
    Stock Level 953,073
    Customer Report 9,530,718
    80% 79.5% New Order 8,405,701 1,589
    Payment 8,405,697
    Order Status 840,572
    Delivery 840,568
    Stock Level 840,570
    Customer Report 8,405,703
    70% 70.4% New Order 7,442,775 1,589
    Payment 7,442,771
    Order Status 744,279
    Delivery 744,277
    Stock Level 744,278
    Customer Report 7,442,779
    60% 60.5% New Order 6,399,692 1,589
    Payment 6,399,689
    Order Status 639,969
    Delivery 639,969
    Stock Level 639,969
    Customer Report 6,399,688
    50% 49.6% New Order 5,244,658 1,589
    Payment 5,244,657
    Order Status 524,466
    Delivery 524,467
    Stock Level 524,468
    Customer Report 5,244,656
    40% 40.4% New Order 4,272,881 1,589
    Payment 4,272,879
    Order Status 427,289
    Delivery 427,289
    Stock Level 427,289
    Customer Report 4,272,871
    30% 30.1% New Order 3,186,338 1,589
    Payment 3,186,328
    Order Status 318,633
    Delivery 318,634
    Stock Level 318,634
    Customer Report 3,186,337
    20% 19.7% New Order 2,084,404 1,589
    Payment 2,084,402
    Order Status 208,441
    Delivery 208,439
    Stock Level 208,441
    Customer Report 2,084,406
    10% 10.2% New Order 1,073,632 1,589
    Payment 1,073,637
    Order Status 107,364
    Delivery 107,363
    Stock Level 107,366
    Customer Report 1,073,631
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0