Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 142,893
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     144,452
Calibration 2     144,683
Calibration 3     144,321
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,502
100% 98.9% 144,502 142,893
90% 90.7% 130,052 131,043
80% 80.3% 115,602 115,980
70% 69.9% 101,152 100,967
60% 59.0% 86,701 85,306
50% 50.1% 72,251 72,384
40% 39.8% 57,801 57,453
30% 29.9% 43,351 43,170
20% 19.7% 28,900 28,510
10% 9.7% 14,450 13,997
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 10,511,863 1,589
    Payment 10,511,865
    Order Status 1,051,186
    Delivery 1,051,188
    Stock Level 1,051,186
    Customer Report 10,511,866
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,528,676 1,589
    Payment 10,528,673
    Order Status 1,052,866
    Delivery 1,052,868
    Stock Level 1,052,866
    Customer Report 10,528,678
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,504,402 1,589
    Payment 10,504,408
    Order Status 1,050,439
    Delivery 1,050,443
    Stock Level 1,050,439
    Customer Report 10,504,403
    100% 98.9% New Order 10,397,079 1,589
    Payment 10,397,076
    Order Status 1,039,708
    Delivery 1,039,709
    Stock Level 1,039,707
    Customer Report 10,397,071
    90% 90.7% New Order 9,531,748 1,589
    Payment 9,531,758
    Order Status 953,174
    Delivery 953,175
    Stock Level 953,175
    Customer Report 9,531,749
    80% 80.3% New Order 8,435,006 1,589
    Payment 8,434,999
    Order Status 843,500
    Delivery 843,501
    Stock Level 843,498
    Customer Report 8,435,002
    70% 69.9% New Order 7,343,157 1,589
    Payment 7,343,150
    Order Status 734,315
    Delivery 734,316
    Stock Level 734,314
    Customer Report 7,343,150
    60% 59.0% New Order 6,204,140 1,589
    Payment 6,204,141
    Order Status 620,415
    Delivery 620,414
    Stock Level 620,413
    Customer Report 6,204,139
    50% 50.1% New Order 5,264,303 1,589
    Payment 5,264,306
    Order Status 526,432
    Delivery 526,429
    Stock Level 526,431
    Customer Report 5,264,297
    40% 39.8% New Order 4,178,439 1,589
    Payment 4,178,441
    Order Status 417,844
    Delivery 417,844
    Stock Level 417,845
    Customer Report 4,178,439
    30% 29.9% New Order 3,139,617 1,589
    Payment 3,139,614
    Order Status 313,961
    Delivery 313,960
    Stock Level 313,960
    Customer Report 3,139,612
    20% 19.7% New Order 2,073,472 1,589
    Payment 2,073,477
    Order Status 207,346
    Delivery 207,347
    Stock Level 207,347
    Customer Report 2,073,468
    10% 9.7% New Order 1,017,975 1,589
    Payment 1,017,977
    Order Status 101,799
    Delivery 101,796
    Stock Level 101,796
    Customer Report 1,017,971
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0