Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 144,332
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     144,201
Calibration 2     144,444
Calibration 3     144,045
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,245
100% 100.1% 144,245 144,332
90% 89.0% 129,820 128,318
80% 80.0% 115,396 115,421
70% 71.1% 100,971 102,600
60% 59.7% 86,547 86,111
50% 50.1% 72,122 72,245
40% 40.5% 57,698 58,378
30% 30.2% 43,273 43,491
20% 19.8% 28,849 28,545
10% 10.0% 14,424 14,408
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 10,492,995 1,589
    Payment 10,493,003
    Order Status 1,049,301
    Delivery 1,049,302
    Stock Level 1,049,300
    Customer Report 10,493,002
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,505,199 1,588
    Payment 10,505,199
    Order Status 1,050,520
    Delivery 1,050,521
    Stock Level 1,050,519
    Customer Report 10,505,192
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,484,405 1,589
    Payment 10,484,406
    Order Status 1,048,440
    Delivery 1,048,439
    Stock Level 1,048,441
    Customer Report 10,484,405
    100% 100.1% New Order 10,500,827 1,589
    Payment 10,500,831
    Order Status 1,050,083
    Delivery 1,050,083
    Stock Level 1,050,082
    Customer Report 10,500,828
    90% 89.0% New Order 9,332,409 1,589
    Payment 9,332,410
    Order Status 933,242
    Delivery 933,242
    Stock Level 933,242
    Customer Report 9,332,404
    80% 80.0% New Order 8,394,341 1,589
    Payment 8,394,341
    Order Status 839,434
    Delivery 839,435
    Stock Level 839,436
    Customer Report 8,394,335
    70% 71.1% New Order 7,461,960 1,589
    Payment 7,461,950
    Order Status 746,193
    Delivery 746,194
    Stock Level 746,195
    Customer Report 7,461,956
    60% 59.7% New Order 6,262,923 1,588
    Payment 6,262,921
    Order Status 626,292
    Delivery 626,292
    Stock Level 626,290
    Customer Report 6,262,920
    50% 50.1% New Order 5,254,478 1,588
    Payment 5,254,476
    Order Status 525,450
    Delivery 525,447
    Stock Level 525,448
    Customer Report 5,254,475
    40% 40.5% New Order 4,245,748 1,589
    Payment 4,245,746
    Order Status 424,573
    Delivery 424,574
    Stock Level 424,572
    Customer Report 4,245,736
    30% 30.2% New Order 3,163,033 1,589
    Payment 3,163,025
    Order Status 316,305
    Delivery 316,304
    Stock Level 316,305
    Customer Report 3,163,028
    20% 19.8% New Order 2,076,045 1,589
    Payment 2,076,054
    Order Status 207,603
    Delivery 207,606
    Stock Level 207,607
    Customer Report 2,076,054
    10% 10.0% New Order 1,047,881 1,589
    Payment 1,047,874
    Order Status 104,789
    Delivery 104,788
    Stock Level 104,787
    Customer Report 1,047,881
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0