Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 143,613
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     144,354
Calibration 2     145,192
Calibration 3     144,408
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,800
100% 99.2% 144,800 143,613
90% 89.6% 130,320 129,778
80% 79.6% 115,840 115,304
70% 69.4% 101,360 100,551
60% 60.4% 86,880 87,459
50% 50.2% 72,400 72,747
40% 39.9% 57,920 57,732
30% 30.4% 43,440 44,053
20% 20.1% 28,960 29,153
10% 10.1% 14,480 14,575
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 10,507,167 1,589
    Payment 10,507,169
    Order Status 1,050,716
    Delivery 1,050,719
    Stock Level 1,050,717
    Customer Report 10,507,167
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,560,365 1,589
    Payment 10,560,369
    Order Status 1,056,036
    Delivery 1,056,036
    Stock Level 1,056,037
    Customer Report 10,560,369
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,508,789 1,589
    Payment 10,508,788
    Order Status 1,050,877
    Delivery 1,050,880
    Stock Level 1,050,879
    Customer Report 10,508,785
    100% 99.2% New Order 10,450,238 1,589
    Payment 10,450,234
    Order Status 1,045,022
    Delivery 1,045,023
    Stock Level 1,045,023
    Customer Report 10,450,235
    90% 89.6% New Order 9,440,582 1,589
    Payment 9,440,572
    Order Status 944,057
    Delivery 944,059
    Stock Level 944,058
    Customer Report 9,440,581
    80% 79.6% New Order 8,385,893 1,589
    Payment 8,385,893
    Order Status 838,588
    Delivery 838,591
    Stock Level 838,590
    Customer Report 8,385,892
    70% 69.4% New Order 7,312,986 1,589
    Payment 7,312,989
    Order Status 731,300
    Delivery 731,299
    Stock Level 731,298
    Customer Report 7,312,989
    60% 60.4% New Order 6,360,851 1,589
    Payment 6,360,849
    Order Status 636,086
    Delivery 636,084
    Stock Level 636,086
    Customer Report 6,360,849
    50% 50.2% New Order 5,291,903 1,589
    Payment 5,291,904
    Order Status 529,192
    Delivery 529,192
    Stock Level 529,189
    Customer Report 5,291,897
    40% 39.9% New Order 4,198,792 1,589
    Payment 4,198,789
    Order Status 419,879
    Delivery 419,881
    Stock Level 419,879
    Customer Report 4,198,797
    30% 30.4% New Order 3,203,942 1,589
    Payment 3,203,942
    Order Status 320,394
    Delivery 320,395
    Stock Level 320,393
    Customer Report 3,203,934
    20% 20.1% New Order 2,120,289 1,589
    Payment 2,120,279
    Order Status 212,031
    Delivery 212,032
    Stock Level 212,028
    Customer Report 2,120,289
    10% 10.1% New Order 1,059,996 1,589
    Payment 1,060,001
    Order Status 106,000
    Delivery 106,001
    Stock Level 106,001
    Customer Report 1,060,002
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0