Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 142,797
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     143,613
Calibration 2     144,270
Calibration 3     144,024
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,147
100% 99.1% 144,147 142,797
90% 90.1% 129,732 129,819
80% 80.2% 115,318 115,632
70% 69.6% 100,903 100,290
60% 60.0% 86,488 86,484
50% 50.4% 72,074 72,688
40% 40.1% 57,659 57,839
30% 29.7% 43,244 42,843
20% 20.1% 28,829 28,966
10% 9.8% 14,415 14,064
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 10,456,491 1,589
    Payment 10,456,483
    Order Status 1,045,650
    Delivery 1,045,647
    Stock Level 1,045,649
    Customer Report 10,456,488
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,502,800 1,589
    Payment 10,502,799
    Order Status 1,050,280
    Delivery 1,050,279
    Stock Level 1,050,279
    Customer Report 10,502,807
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,474,685 1,589
    Payment 10,474,685
    Order Status 1,047,467
    Delivery 1,047,467
    Stock Level 1,047,467
    Customer Report 10,474,688
    100% 99.1% New Order 10,390,130 1,589
    Payment 10,390,126
    Order Status 1,039,013
    Delivery 1,039,011
    Stock Level 1,039,010
    Customer Report 10,390,131
    90% 90.1% New Order 9,441,583 1,589
    Payment 9,441,582
    Order Status 944,159
    Delivery 944,158
    Stock Level 944,158
    Customer Report 9,441,581
    80% 80.2% New Order 8,409,829 1,589
    Payment 8,409,833
    Order Status 840,982
    Delivery 840,984
    Stock Level 840,983
    Customer Report 8,409,825
    70% 69.6% New Order 7,299,183 1,589
    Payment 7,299,187
    Order Status 729,920
    Delivery 729,917
    Stock Level 729,918
    Customer Report 7,299,189
    60% 60.0% New Order 6,293,363 1,589
    Payment 6,293,367
    Order Status 629,338
    Delivery 629,335
    Stock Level 629,335
    Customer Report 6,293,366
    50% 50.4% New Order 5,286,491 1,589
    Payment 5,286,486
    Order Status 528,650
    Delivery 528,649
    Stock Level 528,650
    Customer Report 5,286,490
    40% 40.1% New Order 4,206,505 1,589
    Payment 4,206,502
    Order Status 420,650
    Delivery 420,650
    Stock Level 420,650
    Customer Report 4,206,499
    30% 29.7% New Order 3,115,883 1,589
    Payment 3,115,885
    Order Status 311,589
    Delivery 311,589
    Stock Level 311,588
    Customer Report 3,115,885
    20% 20.1% New Order 2,106,663 1,588
    Payment 2,106,674
    Order Status 210,665
    Delivery 210,667
    Stock Level 210,667
    Customer Report 2,106,664
    10% 9.8% New Order 1,022,877 1,589
    Payment 1,022,877
    Order Status 102,288
    Delivery 102,287
    Stock Level 102,288
    Customer Report 1,022,877
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0