Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,644
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     145,243
Calibration 2     145,594
Calibration 3     145,221
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,408
100% 99.5% 145,408 144,644
90% 90.2% 130,867 131,126
80% 79.7% 116,326 115,886
70% 69.7% 101,785 101,343
60% 60.7% 87,245 88,220
50% 50.4% 72,704 73,235
40% 39.9% 58,163 58,025
30% 30.1% 43,622 43,786
20% 20.1% 29,082 29,257
10% 9.9% 14,541 14,444
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 10,570,754 1,589
    Payment 10,570,755
    Order Status 1,057,076
    Delivery 1,057,076
    Stock Level 1,057,075
    Customer Report 10,570,756
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,590,613 1,589
    Payment 10,590,608
    Order Status 1,059,062
    Delivery 1,059,061
    Stock Level 1,059,060
    Customer Report 10,590,608
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,568,441 1,589
    Payment 10,568,438
    Order Status 1,056,842
    Delivery 1,056,843
    Stock Level 1,056,843
    Customer Report 10,568,436
    100% 99.5% New Order 10,522,392 1,589
    Payment 10,522,389
    Order Status 1,052,241
    Delivery 1,052,237
    Stock Level 1,052,240
    Customer Report 10,522,389
    90% 90.2% New Order 9,537,460 1,588
    Payment 9,537,457
    Order Status 953,745
    Delivery 953,745
    Stock Level 953,746
    Customer Report 9,537,461
    80% 79.7% New Order 8,428,116 1,589
    Payment 8,428,111
    Order Status 842,812
    Delivery 842,810
    Stock Level 842,812
    Customer Report 8,428,111
    70% 69.7% New Order 7,371,031 1,589
    Payment 7,371,037
    Order Status 737,103
    Delivery 737,101
    Stock Level 737,105
    Customer Report 7,371,040
    60% 60.7% New Order 6,416,037 1,589
    Payment 6,416,036
    Order Status 641,603
    Delivery 641,605
    Stock Level 641,603
    Customer Report 6,416,039
    50% 50.4% New Order 5,326,183 1,589
    Payment 5,326,180
    Order Status 532,618
    Delivery 532,620
    Stock Level 532,617
    Customer Report 5,326,189
    40% 39.9% New Order 4,220,015 1,589
    Payment 4,220,019
    Order Status 422,001
    Delivery 422,001
    Stock Level 422,001
    Customer Report 4,220,014
    30% 30.1% New Order 3,184,440 1,589
    Payment 3,184,446
    Order Status 318,445
    Delivery 318,443
    Stock Level 318,443
    Customer Report 3,184,449
    20% 20.1% New Order 2,127,948 1,589
    Payment 2,127,946
    Order Status 212,794
    Delivery 212,795
    Stock Level 212,796
    Customer Report 2,127,948
    10% 9.9% New Order 1,050,443 1,589
    Payment 1,050,443
    Order Status 105,044
    Delivery 105,045
    Stock Level 105,044
    Customer Report 1,050,442
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0