Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 143,469
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     144,450
Calibration 2     144,453
Calibration 3     142,961
ssj_ops@calibrated=143,707
100% 99.8% 143,707 143,469
90% 90.1% 129,336 129,493
80% 79.6% 114,966 114,412
70% 70.8% 100,595 101,729
60% 60.4% 86,224 86,837
50% 49.6% 71,854 71,326
40% 39.6% 57,483 56,974
30% 30.0% 43,112 43,130
20% 19.7% 28,741 28,302
10% 9.9% 14,371 14,275
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 10,508,333 1,589
    Payment 10,508,328
    Order Status 1,050,831
    Delivery 1,050,833
    Stock Level 1,050,834
    Customer Report 10,508,337
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,508,884 1,589
    Payment 10,508,882
    Order Status 1,050,887
    Delivery 1,050,889
    Stock Level 1,050,891
    Customer Report 10,508,875
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,397,332 1,589
    Payment 10,397,331
    Order Status 1,039,734
    Delivery 1,039,735
    Stock Level 1,039,732
    Customer Report 10,397,321
    100% 99.8% New Order 10,435,189 1,589
    Payment 10,435,187
    Order Status 1,043,519
    Delivery 1,043,520
    Stock Level 1,043,519
    Customer Report 10,435,201
    90% 90.1% New Order 9,421,285 1,589
    Payment 9,421,281
    Order Status 942,129
    Delivery 942,126
    Stock Level 942,128
    Customer Report 9,421,280
    80% 79.6% New Order 8,321,003 1,589
    Payment 8,321,007
    Order Status 832,100
    Delivery 832,099
    Stock Level 832,100
    Customer Report 8,321,006
    70% 70.8% New Order 7,399,190 1,589
    Payment 7,399,194
    Order Status 739,921
    Delivery 739,918
    Stock Level 739,919
    Customer Report 7,399,195
    60% 60.4% New Order 6,315,499 1,589
    Payment 6,315,502
    Order Status 631,551
    Delivery 631,548
    Stock Level 631,550
    Customer Report 6,315,497
    50% 49.6% New Order 5,187,446 1,589
    Payment 5,187,445
    Order Status 518,743
    Delivery 518,744
    Stock Level 518,743
    Customer Report 5,187,444
    40% 39.6% New Order 4,143,636 1,589
    Payment 4,143,635
    Order Status 414,361
    Delivery 414,364
    Stock Level 414,361
    Customer Report 4,143,639
    30% 30.0% New Order 3,136,784 1,589
    Payment 3,136,788
    Order Status 313,679
    Delivery 313,679
    Stock Level 313,680
    Customer Report 3,136,794
    20% 19.7% New Order 2,058,313 1,589
    Payment 2,058,313
    Order Status 205,831
    Delivery 205,832
    Stock Level 205,831
    Customer Report 2,058,317
    10% 9.9% New Order 1,038,162 1,589
    Payment 1,038,166
    Order Status 103,818
    Delivery 103,816
    Stock Level 103,817
    Customer Report 1,038,168
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0