Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 143,983
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     144,926
Calibration 2     144,234
Calibration 3     144,145
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,190
100% 99.9% 144,190 143,983
90% 90.6% 129,771 130,699
80% 79.2% 115,352 114,261
70% 70.5% 100,933 101,625
60% 60.8% 86,514 87,710
50% 49.9% 72,095 71,906
40% 40.5% 57,676 58,338
30% 29.9% 43,257 43,177
20% 19.9% 28,838 28,757
10% 10.3% 14,419 14,810
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 10,546,362 1,589
    Payment 10,546,361
    Order Status 1,054,637
    Delivery 1,054,637
    Stock Level 1,054,637
    Customer Report 10,546,365
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,493,984 1,589
    Payment 10,493,980
    Order Status 1,049,397
    Delivery 1,049,396
    Stock Level 1,049,401
    Customer Report 10,493,981
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,487,494 1,589
    Payment 10,487,502
    Order Status 1,048,749
    Delivery 1,048,749
    Stock Level 1,048,751
    Customer Report 10,487,501
    100% 99.9% New Order 10,483,324 1,589
    Payment 10,483,323
    Order Status 1,048,333
    Delivery 1,048,331
    Stock Level 1,048,333
    Customer Report 10,483,321
    90% 90.6% New Order 9,505,473 1,589
    Payment 9,505,477
    Order Status 950,547
    Delivery 950,548
    Stock Level 950,547
    Customer Report 9,505,472
    80% 79.2% New Order 8,310,217 1,589
    Payment 8,310,213
    Order Status 831,019
    Delivery 831,022
    Stock Level 831,021
    Customer Report 8,310,214
    70% 70.5% New Order 7,396,734 1,589
    Payment 7,396,729
    Order Status 739,675
    Delivery 739,673
    Stock Level 739,674
    Customer Report 7,396,732
    60% 60.8% New Order 6,378,938 1,589
    Payment 6,378,941
    Order Status 637,893
    Delivery 637,893
    Stock Level 637,894
    Customer Report 6,378,945
    50% 49.9% New Order 5,229,569 1,589
    Payment 5,229,572
    Order Status 522,955
    Delivery 522,956
    Stock Level 522,955
    Customer Report 5,229,562
    40% 40.5% New Order 4,242,765 1,589
    Payment 4,242,762
    Order Status 424,276
    Delivery 424,274
    Stock Level 424,277
    Customer Report 4,242,765
    30% 29.9% New Order 3,140,182 1,589
    Payment 3,140,181
    Order Status 314,018
    Delivery 314,018
    Stock Level 314,017
    Customer Report 3,140,178
    20% 19.9% New Order 2,091,404 1,589
    Payment 2,091,399
    Order Status 209,142
    Delivery 209,139
    Stock Level 209,141
    Customer Report 2,091,403
    10% 10.3% New Order 1,077,096 1,589
    Payment 1,077,095
    Order Status 107,711
    Delivery 107,711
    Stock Level 107,709
    Customer Report 1,077,100
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0