Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 145,498
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     144,552
Calibration 2     145,261
Calibration 3     145,604
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,432
100% 100.0% 145,432 145,498
90% 90.3% 130,889 131,269
80% 80.5% 116,346 117,065
70% 69.8% 101,803 101,541
60% 59.5% 87,259 86,577
50% 50.2% 72,716 72,982
40% 40.5% 58,173 58,892
30% 30.1% 43,630 43,775
20% 20.1% 29,086 29,221
10% 9.9% 14,543 14,352
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 10,514,343 1,589
    Payment 10,514,342
    Order Status 1,051,437
    Delivery 1,051,434
    Stock Level 1,051,436
    Customer Report 10,514,342
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,565,208 1,589
    Payment 10,565,214
    Order Status 1,056,521
    Delivery 1,056,522
    Stock Level 1,056,520
    Customer Report 10,565,210
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,595,008 1,589
    Payment 10,595,011
    Order Status 1,059,499
    Delivery 1,059,499
    Stock Level 1,059,503
    Customer Report 10,595,010
    100% 100.0% New Order 10,586,652 1,589
    Payment 10,586,654
    Order Status 1,058,666
    Delivery 1,058,665
    Stock Level 1,058,663
    Customer Report 10,586,662
    90% 90.3% New Order 9,548,042 1,589
    Payment 9,548,038
    Order Status 954,806
    Delivery 954,805
    Stock Level 954,804
    Customer Report 9,548,046
    80% 80.5% New Order 8,513,886 1,589
    Payment 8,513,887
    Order Status 851,388
    Delivery 851,387
    Stock Level 851,386
    Customer Report 8,513,884
    70% 69.8% New Order 7,385,138 1,589
    Payment 7,385,148
    Order Status 738,513
    Delivery 738,515
    Stock Level 738,514
    Customer Report 7,385,139
    60% 59.5% New Order 6,297,833 1,589
    Payment 6,297,831
    Order Status 629,782
    Delivery 629,781
    Stock Level 629,781
    Customer Report 6,297,827
    50% 50.2% New Order 5,307,791 1,589
    Payment 5,307,793
    Order Status 530,779
    Delivery 530,781
    Stock Level 530,781
    Customer Report 5,307,793
    40% 40.5% New Order 4,283,094 1,589
    Payment 4,283,083
    Order Status 428,309
    Delivery 428,308
    Stock Level 428,309
    Customer Report 4,283,084
    30% 30.1% New Order 3,183,692 1,589
    Payment 3,183,689
    Order Status 318,368
    Delivery 318,370
    Stock Level 318,369
    Customer Report 3,183,684
    20% 20.1% New Order 2,125,148 1,589
    Payment 2,125,151
    Order Status 212,515
    Delivery 212,514
    Stock Level 212,513
    Customer Report 2,125,159
    10% 9.9% New Order 1,043,771 1,589
    Payment 1,043,768
    Order Status 104,375
    Delivery 104,376
    Stock Level 104,376
    Customer Report 1,043,763
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0