Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 145,320
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     144,584
Calibration 2     145,432
Calibration 3     145,088
ssj_ops@calibrated=145,260
100% 100.0% 145,260 145,320
90% 90.3% 130,734 131,183
80% 79.2% 116,208 114,989
70% 69.9% 101,682 101,543
60% 59.3% 87,156 86,163
50% 50.4% 72,630 73,238
40% 39.8% 58,104 57,841
30% 29.5% 43,578 42,868
20% 19.8% 29,052 28,713
10% 9.9% 14,526 14,371
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 10,515,414 1,589
    Payment 10,515,417
    Order Status 1,051,541
    Delivery 1,051,542
    Stock Level 1,051,540
    Customer Report 10,515,420
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,578,447 1,589
    Payment 10,578,444
    Order Status 1,057,845
    Delivery 1,057,844
    Stock Level 1,057,843
    Customer Report 10,578,436
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,560,217 1,588
    Payment 10,560,219
    Order Status 1,056,022
    Delivery 1,056,023
    Stock Level 1,056,021
    Customer Report 10,560,220
    100% 100.0% New Order 10,573,711 1,589
    Payment 10,573,719
    Order Status 1,057,371
    Delivery 1,057,370
    Stock Level 1,057,372
    Customer Report 10,573,708
    90% 90.3% New Order 9,540,719 1,589
    Payment 9,540,722
    Order Status 954,069
    Delivery 954,072
    Stock Level 954,070
    Customer Report 9,540,718
    80% 79.2% New Order 8,362,991 1,589
    Payment 8,362,993
    Order Status 836,298
    Delivery 836,296
    Stock Level 836,301
    Customer Report 8,362,991
    70% 69.9% New Order 7,385,084 1,589
    Payment 7,385,080
    Order Status 738,506
    Delivery 738,508
    Stock Level 738,509
    Customer Report 7,385,097
    60% 59.3% New Order 6,266,720 1,589
    Payment 6,266,718
    Order Status 626,672
    Delivery 626,672
    Stock Level 626,672
    Customer Report 6,266,719
    50% 50.4% New Order 5,327,168 1,589
    Payment 5,327,176
    Order Status 532,718
    Delivery 532,718
    Stock Level 532,716
    Customer Report 5,327,176
    40% 39.8% New Order 4,206,935 1,589
    Payment 4,206,939
    Order Status 420,695
    Delivery 420,694
    Stock Level 420,694
    Customer Report 4,206,938
    30% 29.5% New Order 3,117,719 1,589
    Payment 3,117,717
    Order Status 311,771
    Delivery 311,770
    Stock Level 311,772
    Customer Report 3,117,716
    20% 19.8% New Order 2,088,250 1,589
    Payment 2,088,249
    Order Status 208,825
    Delivery 208,823
    Stock Level 208,824
    Customer Report 2,088,241
    10% 9.9% New Order 1,045,148 1,589
    Payment 1,045,138
    Order Status 104,515
    Delivery 104,514
    Stock Level 104,512
    Customer Report 1,045,146
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0