Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 145,230
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     144,986
Calibration 2     145,653
Calibration 3     146,009
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,831
100% 99.6% 145,831 145,230
90% 90.1% 131,248 131,351
80% 80.1% 116,665 116,782
70% 69.4% 102,082 101,241
60% 59.7% 87,498 87,126
50% 50.4% 72,915 73,491
40% 38.7% 58,332 56,414
30% 30.2% 43,749 44,027
20% 20.2% 29,166 29,448
10% 10.1% 14,583 14,742
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 10,544,861 1,589
    Payment 10,544,862
    Order Status 1,054,486
    Delivery 1,054,485
    Stock Level 1,054,486
    Customer Report 10,544,856
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,593,694 1,589
    Payment 10,593,695
    Order Status 1,059,371
    Delivery 1,059,370
    Stock Level 1,059,369
    Customer Report 10,593,698
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,620,267 1,589
    Payment 10,620,261
    Order Status 1,062,028
    Delivery 1,062,025
    Stock Level 1,062,025
    Customer Report 10,620,252
    100% 99.6% New Order 10,569,116 1,589
    Payment 10,569,107
    Order Status 1,056,911
    Delivery 1,056,909
    Stock Level 1,056,911
    Customer Report 10,569,112
    90% 90.1% New Order 9,552,870 1,589
    Payment 9,552,875
    Order Status 955,288
    Delivery 955,287
    Stock Level 955,288
    Customer Report 9,552,875
    80% 80.1% New Order 8,493,396 1,589
    Payment 8,493,393
    Order Status 849,340
    Delivery 849,340
    Stock Level 849,339
    Customer Report 8,493,397
    70% 69.4% New Order 7,362,997 1,589
    Payment 7,362,993
    Order Status 736,300
    Delivery 736,299
    Stock Level 736,298
    Customer Report 7,362,993
    60% 59.7% New Order 6,336,506 1,588
    Payment 6,336,500
    Order Status 633,651
    Delivery 633,651
    Stock Level 633,651
    Customer Report 6,336,499
    50% 50.4% New Order 5,344,793 1,589
    Payment 5,344,794
    Order Status 534,480
    Delivery 534,482
    Stock Level 534,478
    Customer Report 5,344,793
    40% 38.7% New Order 4,102,845 1,589
    Payment 4,102,838
    Order Status 410,285
    Delivery 410,284
    Stock Level 410,286
    Customer Report 4,102,837
    30% 30.2% New Order 3,201,938 1,589
    Payment 3,201,951
    Order Status 320,196
    Delivery 320,198
    Stock Level 320,196
    Customer Report 3,201,947
    20% 20.2% New Order 2,141,820 1,589
    Payment 2,141,823
    Order Status 214,183
    Delivery 214,181
    Stock Level 214,183
    Customer Report 2,141,810
    10% 10.1% New Order 1,072,121 1,589
    Payment 1,072,118
    Order Status 107,213
    Delivery 107,212
    Stock Level 107,212
    Customer Report 1,072,124
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0