Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 145,172
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     144,601
Calibration 2     145,853
Calibration 3     145,254
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,553
100% 99.7% 145,553 145,172
90% 90.2% 130,998 131,350
80% 80.3% 116,443 116,912
70% 70.4% 101,887 102,488
60% 60.4% 87,332 87,891
50% 49.9% 72,777 72,621
40% 40.1% 58,221 58,434
30% 30.2% 43,666 43,966
20% 20.0% 29,111 29,052
10% 10.2% 14,555 14,896
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 10,522,046 1,589
    Payment 10,522,048
    Order Status 1,052,205
    Delivery 1,052,206
    Stock Level 1,052,206
    Customer Report 10,522,043
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,615,178 1,589
    Payment 10,615,182
    Order Status 1,061,519
    Delivery 1,061,518
    Stock Level 1,061,518
    Customer Report 10,615,181
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,568,138 1,589
    Payment 10,568,132
    Order Status 1,056,812
    Delivery 1,056,814
    Stock Level 1,056,813
    Customer Report 10,568,129
    100% 99.7% New Order 10,558,794 1,589
    Payment 10,558,785
    Order Status 1,055,878
    Delivery 1,055,878
    Stock Level 1,055,880
    Customer Report 10,558,787
    90% 90.2% New Order 9,555,600 1,589
    Payment 9,555,597
    Order Status 955,560
    Delivery 955,559
    Stock Level 955,560
    Customer Report 9,555,598
    80% 80.3% New Order 8,502,806 1,589
    Payment 8,502,804
    Order Status 850,281
    Delivery 850,280
    Stock Level 850,279
    Customer Report 8,502,805
    70% 70.4% New Order 7,455,687 1,589
    Payment 7,455,689
    Order Status 745,568
    Delivery 745,570
    Stock Level 745,569
    Customer Report 7,455,688
    60% 60.4% New Order 6,392,159 1,589
    Payment 6,392,159
    Order Status 639,217
    Delivery 639,216
    Stock Level 639,215
    Customer Report 6,392,163
    50% 49.9% New Order 5,281,570 1,589
    Payment 5,281,555
    Order Status 528,159
    Delivery 528,154
    Stock Level 528,153
    Customer Report 5,281,565
    40% 40.1% New Order 4,249,754 1,589
    Payment 4,249,752
    Order Status 424,975
    Delivery 424,976
    Stock Level 424,976
    Customer Report 4,249,760
    30% 30.2% New Order 3,197,544 1,589
    Payment 3,197,551
    Order Status 319,755
    Delivery 319,756
    Stock Level 319,753
    Customer Report 3,197,554
    20% 20.0% New Order 2,112,878 1,589
    Payment 2,112,882
    Order Status 211,290
    Delivery 211,289
    Stock Level 211,288
    Customer Report 2,112,882
    10% 10.2% New Order 1,083,335 1,589
    Payment 1,083,336
    Order Status 108,333
    Delivery 108,332
    Stock Level 108,332
    Customer Report 1,083,332
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0