Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 145,985
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     146,489
Calibration 2     146,031
Calibration 3     146,563
ssj_ops@calibrated=146,297
100% 99.8% 146,297 145,985
90% 89.9% 131,667 131,454
80% 80.4% 117,037 117,645
70% 69.8% 102,408 102,073
60% 59.8% 87,778 87,492
50% 50.8% 73,148 74,371
40% 40.5% 58,519 59,290
30% 30.1% 43,889 44,072
20% 19.9% 29,259 29,077
10% 9.7% 14,630 14,216
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 10,661,462 1,589
    Payment 10,661,464
    Order Status 1,066,146
    Delivery 1,066,145
    Stock Level 1,066,147
    Customer Report 10,661,463
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,626,027 1,589
    Payment 10,626,026
    Order Status 1,062,603
    Delivery 1,062,604
    Stock Level 1,062,606
    Customer Report 10,626,030
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,666,113 1,589
    Payment 10,666,110
    Order Status 1,066,612
    Delivery 1,066,611
    Stock Level 1,066,611
    Customer Report 10,666,114
    100% 99.8% New Order 10,623,345 1,589
    Payment 10,623,342
    Order Status 1,062,336
    Delivery 1,062,336
    Stock Level 1,062,335
    Customer Report 10,623,348
    90% 89.9% New Order 9,561,095 1,589
    Payment 9,561,092
    Order Status 956,108
    Delivery 956,111
    Stock Level 956,110
    Customer Report 9,561,096
    80% 80.4% New Order 8,560,586 1,589
    Payment 8,560,593
    Order Status 856,058
    Delivery 856,059
    Stock Level 856,060
    Customer Report 8,560,591
    70% 69.8% New Order 7,425,230 1,589
    Payment 7,425,225
    Order Status 742,521
    Delivery 742,523
    Stock Level 742,525
    Customer Report 7,425,223
    60% 59.8% New Order 6,363,057 1,589
    Payment 6,363,067
    Order Status 636,306
    Delivery 636,306
    Stock Level 636,307
    Customer Report 6,363,061
    50% 50.8% New Order 5,408,826 1,589
    Payment 5,408,823
    Order Status 540,882
    Delivery 540,882
    Stock Level 540,882
    Customer Report 5,408,815
    40% 40.5% New Order 4,311,990 1,589
    Payment 4,311,987
    Order Status 431,199
    Delivery 431,199
    Stock Level 431,198
    Customer Report 4,311,987
    30% 30.1% New Order 3,205,460 1,589
    Payment 3,205,462
    Order Status 320,543
    Delivery 320,546
    Stock Level 320,546
    Customer Report 3,205,457
    20% 19.9% New Order 2,114,700 1,589
    Payment 2,114,701
    Order Status 211,471
    Delivery 211,470
    Stock Level 211,471
    Customer Report 2,114,702
    10% 9.7% New Order 1,033,940 1,589
    Payment 1,033,937
    Order Status 103,395
    Delivery 103,393
    Stock Level 103,394
    Customer Report 1,033,941
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0