Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,569
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     143,323
Calibration 2     144,870
Calibration 3     144,436
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,653
100% 99.9% 144,653 144,569
90% 89.8% 130,188 129,896
80% 80.0% 115,723 115,760
70% 70.8% 101,257 102,487
60% 60.4% 86,792 87,356
50% 50.0% 72,327 72,297
40% 39.6% 57,861 57,260
30% 30.0% 43,396 43,411
20% 20.0% 28,931 28,959
10% 9.9% 14,465 14,267
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 10,430,390 1,589
    Payment 10,430,381
    Order Status 1,043,041
    Delivery 1,043,041
    Stock Level 1,043,039
    Customer Report 10,430,391
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,540,892 1,589
    Payment 10,540,878
    Order Status 1,054,091
    Delivery 1,054,091
    Stock Level 1,054,089
    Customer Report 10,540,888
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,507,698 1,589
    Payment 10,507,711
    Order Status 1,050,769
    Delivery 1,050,769
    Stock Level 1,050,772
    Customer Report 10,507,707
    100% 99.9% New Order 10,518,259 1,589
    Payment 10,518,256
    Order Status 1,051,825
    Delivery 1,051,826
    Stock Level 1,051,824
    Customer Report 10,518,247
    90% 89.8% New Order 9,447,422 1,589
    Payment 9,447,416
    Order Status 944,742
    Delivery 944,741
    Stock Level 944,741
    Customer Report 9,447,413
    80% 80.0% New Order 8,420,269 1,589
    Payment 8,420,275
    Order Status 842,027
    Delivery 842,028
    Stock Level 842,026
    Customer Report 8,420,271
    70% 70.8% New Order 7,455,547 1,589
    Payment 7,455,542
    Order Status 745,553
    Delivery 745,555
    Stock Level 745,554
    Customer Report 7,455,532
    60% 60.4% New Order 6,353,213 1,589
    Payment 6,353,215
    Order Status 635,320
    Delivery 635,322
    Stock Level 635,320
    Customer Report 6,353,216
    50% 50.0% New Order 5,258,717 1,589
    Payment 5,258,709
    Order Status 525,867
    Delivery 525,871
    Stock Level 525,869
    Customer Report 5,258,705
    40% 39.6% New Order 4,164,345 1,589
    Payment 4,164,347
    Order Status 416,435
    Delivery 416,435
    Stock Level 416,435
    Customer Report 4,164,349
    30% 30.0% New Order 3,157,198 1,589
    Payment 3,157,195
    Order Status 315,720
    Delivery 315,718
    Stock Level 315,718
    Customer Report 3,157,191
    20% 20.0% New Order 2,106,215 1,589
    Payment 2,106,209
    Order Status 210,621
    Delivery 210,621
    Stock Level 210,623
    Customer Report 2,106,210
    10% 9.9% New Order 1,037,577 1,589
    Payment 1,037,576
    Order Status 103,759
    Delivery 103,757
    Stock Level 103,757
    Customer Report 1,037,574
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0