Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 143,592
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     144,149
Calibration 2     144,322
Calibration 3     143,492
ssj_ops@calibrated=143,907
100% 99.8% 143,907 143,592
90% 89.5% 129,516 128,784
80% 79.6% 115,126 114,503
70% 70.5% 100,735 101,437
60% 60.0% 86,344 86,381
50% 50.2% 71,954 72,201
40% 40.3% 57,563 58,051
30% 30.0% 43,172 43,228
20% 20.0% 28,781 28,757
10% 9.9% 14,391 14,254
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 10,491,320 1,589
    Payment 10,491,320
    Order Status 1,049,131
    Delivery 1,049,133
    Stock Level 1,049,131
    Customer Report 10,491,324
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,496,201 1,589
    Payment 10,496,198
    Order Status 1,049,620
    Delivery 1,049,620
    Stock Level 1,049,620
    Customer Report 10,496,199
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,435,963 1,588
    Payment 10,435,963
    Order Status 1,043,598
    Delivery 1,043,593
    Stock Level 1,043,595
    Customer Report 10,435,968
    100% 99.8% New Order 10,450,049 1,589
    Payment 10,450,058
    Order Status 1,045,007
    Delivery 1,045,004
    Stock Level 1,045,007
    Customer Report 10,450,050
    90% 89.5% New Order 9,371,189 1,589
    Payment 9,371,180
    Order Status 937,117
    Delivery 937,119
    Stock Level 937,118
    Customer Report 9,371,184
    80% 79.6% New Order 8,333,926 1,589
    Payment 8,333,921
    Order Status 833,392
    Delivery 833,393
    Stock Level 833,392
    Customer Report 8,333,929
    70% 70.5% New Order 7,377,373 1,589
    Payment 7,377,371
    Order Status 737,735
    Delivery 737,737
    Stock Level 737,737
    Customer Report 7,377,368
    60% 60.0% New Order 6,282,415 1,589
    Payment 6,282,409
    Order Status 628,241
    Delivery 628,243
    Stock Level 628,242
    Customer Report 6,282,414
    50% 50.2% New Order 5,251,251 1,589
    Payment 5,251,249
    Order Status 525,124
    Delivery 525,125
    Stock Level 525,124
    Customer Report 5,251,254
    40% 40.3% New Order 4,221,987 1,589
    Payment 4,221,982
    Order Status 422,196
    Delivery 422,198
    Stock Level 422,200
    Customer Report 4,221,977
    30% 30.0% New Order 3,143,876 1,589
    Payment 3,143,878
    Order Status 314,387
    Delivery 314,388
    Stock Level 314,388
    Customer Report 3,143,877
    20% 20.0% New Order 2,091,449 1,589
    Payment 2,091,444
    Order Status 209,144
    Delivery 209,145
    Stock Level 209,145
    Customer Report 2,091,454
    10% 9.9% New Order 1,036,672 1,589
    Payment 1,036,669
    Order Status 103,668
    Delivery 103,668
    Stock Level 103,665
    Customer Report 1,036,658
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0