Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,130
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     143,501
Calibration 2     144,556
Calibration 3     144,000
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,278
100% 99.9% 144,278 144,130
90% 90.6% 129,850 130,692
80% 79.4% 115,423 114,581
70% 69.2% 100,995 99,840
60% 59.5% 86,567 85,873
50% 50.1% 72,139 72,221
40% 40.2% 57,711 58,050
30% 29.6% 43,283 42,702
20% 19.8% 28,856 28,558
10% 10.3% 14,428 14,800
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 10,436,863 1,589
    Payment 10,436,864
    Order Status 1,043,685
    Delivery 1,043,686
    Stock Level 1,043,687
    Customer Report 10,436,864
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,521,707 1,589
    Payment 10,521,716
    Order Status 1,052,172
    Delivery 1,052,170
    Stock Level 1,052,171
    Customer Report 10,521,704
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,481,035 1,589
    Payment 10,481,036
    Order Status 1,048,103
    Delivery 1,048,102
    Stock Level 1,048,104
    Customer Report 10,481,039
    100% 99.9% New Order 10,483,679 1,589
    Payment 10,483,671
    Order Status 1,048,366
    Delivery 1,048,368
    Stock Level 1,048,370
    Customer Report 10,483,670
    90% 90.6% New Order 9,504,935 1,589
    Payment 9,504,936
    Order Status 950,492
    Delivery 950,493
    Stock Level 950,494
    Customer Report 9,504,933
    80% 79.4% New Order 8,333,203 1,589
    Payment 8,333,196
    Order Status 833,320
    Delivery 833,319
    Stock Level 833,319
    Customer Report 8,333,202
    70% 69.2% New Order 7,261,762 1,589
    Payment 7,261,755
    Order Status 726,174
    Delivery 726,174
    Stock Level 726,175
    Customer Report 7,261,755
    60% 59.5% New Order 6,246,275 1,589
    Payment 6,246,269
    Order Status 624,628
    Delivery 624,627
    Stock Level 624,626
    Customer Report 6,246,266
    50% 50.1% New Order 5,252,448 1,589
    Payment 5,252,441
    Order Status 525,246
    Delivery 525,246
    Stock Level 525,245
    Customer Report 5,252,439
    40% 40.2% New Order 4,221,860 1,589
    Payment 4,221,860
    Order Status 422,186
    Delivery 422,188
    Stock Level 422,185
    Customer Report 4,221,859
    30% 29.6% New Order 3,105,584 1,589
    Payment 3,105,584
    Order Status 310,560
    Delivery 310,557
    Stock Level 310,561
    Customer Report 3,105,583
    20% 19.8% New Order 2,076,980 1,589
    Payment 2,076,977
    Order Status 207,697
    Delivery 207,697
    Stock Level 207,699
    Customer Report 2,076,974
    10% 10.3% New Order 1,076,365 1,589
    Payment 1,076,364
    Order Status 107,636
    Delivery 107,638
    Stock Level 107,637
    Customer Report 1,076,360
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0