Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,730
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     144,555
Calibration 2     145,561
Calibration 3     145,247
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,404
100% 99.5% 145,404 144,730
90% 89.8% 130,864 130,522
80% 79.2% 116,323 115,127
70% 70.4% 101,783 102,296
60% 60.1% 87,242 87,336
50% 50.0% 72,702 72,762
40% 40.0% 58,162 58,226
30% 29.8% 43,621 43,364
20% 20.4% 29,081 29,641
10% 10.0% 14,540 14,572
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 10,515,378 1,589
    Payment 10,515,380
    Order Status 1,051,538
    Delivery 1,051,538
    Stock Level 1,051,537
    Customer Report 10,515,379
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,586,613 1,589
    Payment 10,586,619
    Order Status 1,058,661
    Delivery 1,058,662
    Stock Level 1,058,662
    Customer Report 10,586,613
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,563,584 1,589
    Payment 10,563,597
    Order Status 1,056,361
    Delivery 1,056,357
    Stock Level 1,056,359
    Customer Report 10,563,598
    100% 99.5% New Order 10,529,453 1,589
    Payment 10,529,449
    Order Status 1,052,945
    Delivery 1,052,946
    Stock Level 1,052,944
    Customer Report 10,529,455
    90% 89.8% New Order 9,494,224 1,589
    Payment 9,494,227
    Order Status 949,423
    Delivery 949,422
    Stock Level 949,422
    Customer Report 9,494,228
    80% 79.2% New Order 8,373,069 1,589
    Payment 8,373,063
    Order Status 837,306
    Delivery 837,308
    Stock Level 837,307
    Customer Report 8,373,068
    70% 70.4% New Order 7,441,767 1,589
    Payment 7,441,768
    Order Status 744,177
    Delivery 744,176
    Stock Level 744,176
    Customer Report 7,441,760
    60% 60.1% New Order 6,351,839 1,589
    Payment 6,351,841
    Order Status 635,185
    Delivery 635,184
    Stock Level 635,184
    Customer Report 6,351,849
    50% 50.0% New Order 5,292,115 1,589
    Payment 5,292,125
    Order Status 529,210
    Delivery 529,211
    Stock Level 529,212
    Customer Report 5,292,114
    40% 40.0% New Order 4,234,692 1,589
    Payment 4,234,685
    Order Status 423,468
    Delivery 423,469
    Stock Level 423,469
    Customer Report 4,234,685
    30% 29.8% New Order 3,153,798 1,589
    Payment 3,153,786
    Order Status 315,380
    Delivery 315,381
    Stock Level 315,379
    Customer Report 3,153,794
    20% 20.4% New Order 2,155,755 1,589
    Payment 2,155,761
    Order Status 215,573
    Delivery 215,576
    Stock Level 215,578
    Customer Report 2,155,757
    10% 10.0% New Order 1,059,796 1,589
    Payment 1,059,798
    Order Status 105,982
    Delivery 105,979
    Stock Level 105,982
    Customer Report 1,059,796
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0