Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 146,058
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     146,711
Calibration 2     147,519
Calibration 3     147,188
ssj_ops@calibrated=147,354
100% 99.1% 147,354 146,058
90% 90.4% 132,618 133,223
80% 79.4% 117,883 116,998
70% 69.9% 103,148 102,986
60% 60.0% 88,412 88,485
50% 49.8% 73,677 73,430
40% 40.7% 58,942 59,933
30% 30.0% 44,206 44,187
20% 19.9% 29,471 29,396
10% 9.9% 14,735 14,525
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 10,670,801 1,589
    Payment 10,670,795
    Order Status 1,067,078
    Delivery 1,067,081
    Stock Level 1,067,079
    Customer Report 10,670,794
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,731,648 1,589
    Payment 10,731,648
    Order Status 1,073,165
    Delivery 1,073,163
    Stock Level 1,073,166
    Customer Report 10,731,649
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,708,275 1,589
    Payment 10,708,282
    Order Status 1,070,828
    Delivery 1,070,827
    Stock Level 1,070,829
    Customer Report 10,708,277
    100% 99.1% New Order 10,624,652 1,589
    Payment 10,624,648
    Order Status 1,062,464
    Delivery 1,062,462
    Stock Level 1,062,465
    Customer Report 10,624,653
    90% 90.4% New Order 9,689,959 1,589
    Payment 9,689,966
    Order Status 968,994
    Delivery 968,995
    Stock Level 968,996
    Customer Report 9,689,960
    80% 79.4% New Order 8,510,127 1,589
    Payment 8,510,116
    Order Status 851,014
    Delivery 851,015
    Stock Level 851,012
    Customer Report 8,510,127
    70% 69.9% New Order 7,492,766 1,589
    Payment 7,492,758
    Order Status 749,275
    Delivery 749,275
    Stock Level 749,274
    Customer Report 7,492,763
    60% 60.0% New Order 6,435,335 1,589
    Payment 6,435,330
    Order Status 643,535
    Delivery 643,533
    Stock Level 643,533
    Customer Report 6,435,339
    50% 49.8% New Order 5,340,403 1,589
    Payment 5,340,404
    Order Status 534,040
    Delivery 534,040
    Stock Level 534,040
    Customer Report 5,340,405
    40% 40.7% New Order 4,358,834 1,589
    Payment 4,358,839
    Order Status 435,883
    Delivery 435,883
    Stock Level 435,882
    Customer Report 4,358,833
    30% 30.0% New Order 3,213,617 1,589
    Payment 3,213,621
    Order Status 321,362
    Delivery 321,360
    Stock Level 321,360
    Customer Report 3,213,617
    20% 19.9% New Order 2,137,878 1,589
    Payment 2,137,871
    Order Status 213,786
    Delivery 213,789
    Stock Level 213,787
    Customer Report 2,137,869
    10% 9.9% New Order 1,056,368 1,589
    Payment 1,056,358
    Order Status 105,637
    Delivery 105,636
    Stock Level 105,636
    Customer Report 1,056,365
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0