Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 143,346
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     144,227
Calibration 2     144,784
Calibration 3     143,963
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,373
100% 99.3% 144,373 143,346
90% 90.3% 129,936 130,353
80% 80.0% 115,499 115,563
70% 70.2% 101,061 101,390
60% 60.9% 86,624 87,896
50% 50.6% 72,187 73,080
40% 39.9% 57,749 57,616
30% 29.8% 43,312 43,031
20% 19.7% 28,875 28,390
10% 10.2% 14,437 14,656
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 10,490,666 1,589
    Payment 10,490,672
    Order Status 1,049,067
    Delivery 1,049,067
    Stock Level 1,049,068
    Customer Report 10,490,669
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,535,272 1,589
    Payment 10,535,270
    Order Status 1,053,528
    Delivery 1,053,526
    Stock Level 1,053,527
    Customer Report 10,535,270
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,477,609 1,589
    Payment 10,477,604
    Order Status 1,047,759
    Delivery 1,047,761
    Stock Level 1,047,759
    Customer Report 10,477,598
    100% 99.3% New Order 10,434,459 1,589
    Payment 10,434,460
    Order Status 1,043,445
    Delivery 1,043,446
    Stock Level 1,043,446
    Customer Report 10,434,459
    90% 90.3% New Order 9,480,302 1,589
    Payment 9,480,301
    Order Status 948,030
    Delivery 948,031
    Stock Level 948,029
    Customer Report 9,480,303
    80% 80.0% New Order 8,410,114 1,589
    Payment 8,410,112
    Order Status 841,012
    Delivery 841,011
    Stock Level 841,011
    Customer Report 8,410,113
    70% 70.2% New Order 7,373,876 1,589
    Payment 7,373,875
    Order Status 737,389
    Delivery 737,388
    Stock Level 737,388
    Customer Report 7,373,877
    60% 60.9% New Order 6,392,744 1,589
    Payment 6,392,750
    Order Status 639,277
    Delivery 639,273
    Stock Level 639,276
    Customer Report 6,392,742
    50% 50.6% New Order 5,315,049 1,589
    Payment 5,315,054
    Order Status 531,504
    Delivery 531,505
    Stock Level 531,505
    Customer Report 5,315,043
    40% 39.9% New Order 4,190,540 1,589
    Payment 4,190,537
    Order Status 419,056
    Delivery 419,055
    Stock Level 419,054
    Customer Report 4,190,543
    30% 29.8% New Order 3,129,566 1,589
    Payment 3,129,571
    Order Status 312,957
    Delivery 312,958
    Stock Level 312,957
    Customer Report 3,129,567
    20% 19.7% New Order 2,064,842 1,589
    Payment 2,064,857
    Order Status 206,483
    Delivery 206,487
    Stock Level 206,483
    Customer Report 2,064,848
    10% 10.2% New Order 1,066,061 1,589
    Payment 1,066,068
    Order Status 106,604
    Delivery 106,603
    Stock Level 106,606
    Customer Report 1,066,058
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0