Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,622
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     143,358
Calibration 2     144,607
Calibration 3     145,152
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,880
100% 99.8% 144,880 144,622
90% 90.0% 130,392 130,379
80% 79.7% 115,904 115,403
70% 70.0% 101,416 101,402
60% 60.0% 86,928 86,943
50% 50.2% 72,440 72,779
40% 39.8% 57,952 57,725
30% 29.4% 43,464 42,657
20% 20.0% 28,976 29,046
10% 10.4% 14,488 15,017
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 10,435,588 1,589
    Payment 10,435,585
    Order Status 1,043,556
    Delivery 1,043,561
    Stock Level 1,043,558
    Customer Report 10,435,587
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,523,805 1,589
    Payment 10,523,804
    Order Status 1,052,380
    Delivery 1,052,380
    Stock Level 1,052,381
    Customer Report 10,523,804
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,561,389 1,589
    Payment 10,561,394
    Order Status 1,056,137
    Delivery 1,056,140
    Stock Level 1,056,138
    Customer Report 10,561,390
    100% 99.8% New Order 10,525,664 1,589
    Payment 10,525,669
    Order Status 1,052,567
    Delivery 1,052,567
    Stock Level 1,052,565
    Customer Report 10,525,672
    90% 90.0% New Order 9,482,371 1,589
    Payment 9,482,371
    Order Status 948,234
    Delivery 948,239
    Stock Level 948,236
    Customer Report 9,482,372
    80% 79.7% New Order 8,393,123 1,589
    Payment 8,393,128
    Order Status 839,313
    Delivery 839,313
    Stock Level 839,312
    Customer Report 8,393,123
    70% 70.0% New Order 7,374,688 1,589
    Payment 7,374,682
    Order Status 737,468
    Delivery 737,468
    Stock Level 737,472
    Customer Report 7,374,694
    60% 60.0% New Order 6,323,363 1,589
    Payment 6,323,359
    Order Status 632,337
    Delivery 632,334
    Stock Level 632,335
    Customer Report 6,323,360
    50% 50.2% New Order 5,293,397 1,589
    Payment 5,293,402
    Order Status 529,339
    Delivery 529,340
    Stock Level 529,341
    Customer Report 5,293,401
    40% 39.8% New Order 4,198,220 1,589
    Payment 4,198,220
    Order Status 419,819
    Delivery 419,824
    Stock Level 419,822
    Customer Report 4,198,222
    30% 29.4% New Order 3,102,420 1,589
    Payment 3,102,411
    Order Status 310,243
    Delivery 310,243
    Stock Level 310,241
    Customer Report 3,102,411
    20% 20.0% New Order 2,112,428 1,589
    Payment 2,112,424
    Order Status 211,243
    Delivery 211,243
    Stock Level 211,243
    Customer Report 2,112,419
    10% 10.4% New Order 1,092,120 1,589
    Payment 1,092,116
    Order Status 109,212
    Delivery 109,214
    Stock Level 109,215
    Customer Report 1,092,123
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0