Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 146,603
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     145,432
Calibration 2     146,622
Calibration 3     146,786
ssj_ops@calibrated=146,704
100% 99.9% 146,704 146,603
90% 89.7% 132,034 131,548
80% 79.8% 117,363 117,115
70% 69.8% 102,693 102,471
60% 60.4% 88,022 88,663
50% 50.3% 73,352 73,858
40% 40.4% 58,682 59,221
30% 30.0% 44,011 44,043
20% 19.8% 29,341 29,079
10% 10.0% 14,670 14,625
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 10,580,677 1,589
    Payment 10,580,682
    Order Status 1,058,068
    Delivery 1,058,068
    Stock Level 1,058,066
    Customer Report 10,580,681
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,669,159 1,589
    Payment 10,669,161
    Order Status 1,066,915
    Delivery 1,066,913
    Stock Level 1,066,916
    Customer Report 10,669,170
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,681,100 1,589
    Payment 10,681,096
    Order Status 1,068,110
    Delivery 1,068,109
    Stock Level 1,068,111
    Customer Report 10,681,093
    100% 99.9% New Order 10,664,990 1,589
    Payment 10,664,981
    Order Status 1,066,499
    Delivery 1,066,499
    Stock Level 1,066,499
    Customer Report 10,664,987
    90% 89.7% New Order 9,567,977 1,589
    Payment 9,567,969
    Order Status 956,796
    Delivery 956,796
    Stock Level 956,797
    Customer Report 9,567,967
    80% 79.8% New Order 8,517,487 1,589
    Payment 8,517,483
    Order Status 851,747
    Delivery 851,749
    Stock Level 851,750
    Customer Report 8,517,490
    70% 69.8% New Order 7,452,576 1,589
    Payment 7,452,578
    Order Status 745,257
    Delivery 745,259
    Stock Level 745,259
    Customer Report 7,452,579
    60% 60.4% New Order 6,448,393 1,589
    Payment 6,448,387
    Order Status 644,839
    Delivery 644,840
    Stock Level 644,841
    Customer Report 6,448,393
    50% 50.3% New Order 5,371,563 1,589
    Payment 5,371,570
    Order Status 537,157
    Delivery 537,158
    Stock Level 537,157
    Customer Report 5,371,565
    40% 40.4% New Order 4,307,028 1,589
    Payment 4,307,030
    Order Status 430,701
    Delivery 430,704
    Stock Level 430,703
    Customer Report 4,307,026
    30% 30.0% New Order 3,203,141 1,589
    Payment 3,203,133
    Order Status 320,314
    Delivery 320,313
    Stock Level 320,314
    Customer Report 3,203,134
    20% 19.8% New Order 2,114,857 1,589
    Payment 2,114,867
    Order Status 211,486
    Delivery 211,487
    Stock Level 211,487
    Customer Report 2,114,867
    10% 10.0% New Order 1,063,638 1,589
    Payment 1,063,634
    Order Status 106,363
    Delivery 106,363
    Stock Level 106,363
    Customer Report 1,063,639
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0