Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,281
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     144,038
Calibration 2     144,539
Calibration 3     144,183
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,361
100% 99.9% 144,361 144,281
90% 90.7% 129,925 130,899
80% 79.6% 115,489 114,924
70% 69.5% 101,053 100,308
60% 59.7% 86,617 86,180
50% 50.1% 72,180 72,353
40% 39.7% 57,744 57,283
30% 29.4% 43,308 42,379
20% 19.9% 28,872 28,712
10% 9.8% 14,436 14,212
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 10,484,384 1,589
    Payment 10,484,380
    Order Status 1,048,440
    Delivery 1,048,438
    Stock Level 1,048,437
    Customer Report 10,484,378
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,522,975 1,589
    Payment 10,522,978
    Order Status 1,052,299
    Delivery 1,052,297
    Stock Level 1,052,298
    Customer Report 10,522,980
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,486,214 1,589
    Payment 10,486,216
    Order Status 1,048,622
    Delivery 1,048,621
    Stock Level 1,048,623
    Customer Report 10,486,219
    100% 99.9% New Order 10,499,496 1,589
    Payment 10,499,491
    Order Status 1,049,949
    Delivery 1,049,949
    Stock Level 1,049,951
    Customer Report 10,499,493
    90% 90.7% New Order 9,520,369 1,589
    Payment 9,520,363
    Order Status 952,038
    Delivery 952,037
    Stock Level 952,036
    Customer Report 9,520,374
    80% 79.6% New Order 8,361,107 1,589
    Payment 8,361,100
    Order Status 836,111
    Delivery 836,108
    Stock Level 836,111
    Customer Report 8,361,101
    70% 69.5% New Order 7,295,172 1,589
    Payment 7,295,176
    Order Status 729,518
    Delivery 729,518
    Stock Level 729,518
    Customer Report 7,295,180
    60% 59.7% New Order 6,268,508 1,589
    Payment 6,268,511
    Order Status 626,852
    Delivery 626,851
    Stock Level 626,852
    Customer Report 6,268,504
    50% 50.1% New Order 5,262,087 1,589
    Payment 5,262,094
    Order Status 526,208
    Delivery 526,209
    Stock Level 526,207
    Customer Report 5,262,088
    40% 39.7% New Order 4,166,092 1,589
    Payment 4,166,094
    Order Status 416,610
    Delivery 416,609
    Stock Level 416,611
    Customer Report 4,166,091
    30% 29.4% New Order 3,082,127 1,589
    Payment 3,082,125
    Order Status 308,213
    Delivery 308,213
    Stock Level 308,214
    Customer Report 3,082,131
    20% 19.9% New Order 2,088,215 1,589
    Payment 2,088,228
    Order Status 208,820
    Delivery 208,820
    Stock Level 208,821
    Customer Report 2,088,214
    10% 9.8% New Order 1,033,634 1,589
    Payment 1,033,633
    Order Status 103,364
    Delivery 103,365
    Stock Level 103,364
    Customer Report 1,033,640
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0