Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 143,802
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     144,837
Calibration 2     144,971
Calibration 3     144,072
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,521
100% 99.5% 144,521 143,802
90% 90.2% 130,069 130,414
80% 79.6% 115,617 115,100
70% 69.7% 101,165 100,778
60% 60.3% 86,713 87,200
50% 50.1% 72,261 72,355
40% 39.8% 57,809 57,456
30% 30.2% 43,356 43,635
20% 20.4% 28,904 29,475
10% 10.0% 14,452 14,450
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 10,542,073 1,589
    Payment 10,542,084
    Order Status 1,054,209
    Delivery 1,054,207
    Stock Level 1,054,208
    Customer Report 10,542,071
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,550,409 1,589
    Payment 10,550,403
    Order Status 1,055,041
    Delivery 1,055,038
    Stock Level 1,055,040
    Customer Report 10,550,403
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,480,025 1,589
    Payment 10,480,023
    Order Status 1,048,003
    Delivery 1,048,003
    Stock Level 1,048,004
    Customer Report 10,480,027
    100% 99.5% New Order 10,465,336 1,589
    Payment 10,465,336
    Order Status 1,046,530
    Delivery 1,046,533
    Stock Level 1,046,532
    Customer Report 10,465,330
    90% 90.2% New Order 9,484,819 1,589
    Payment 9,484,825
    Order Status 948,481
    Delivery 948,483
    Stock Level 948,482
    Customer Report 9,484,828
    80% 79.6% New Order 8,371,039 1,589
    Payment 8,371,049
    Order Status 837,105
    Delivery 837,104
    Stock Level 837,104
    Customer Report 8,371,044
    70% 69.7% New Order 7,331,994 1,589
    Payment 7,331,994
    Order Status 733,199
    Delivery 733,200
    Stock Level 733,200
    Customer Report 7,331,990
    60% 60.3% New Order 6,341,933 1,589
    Payment 6,341,936
    Order Status 634,193
    Delivery 634,193
    Stock Level 634,193
    Customer Report 6,341,933
    50% 50.1% New Order 5,262,278 1,589
    Payment 5,262,278
    Order Status 526,227
    Delivery 526,229
    Stock Level 526,229
    Customer Report 5,262,279
    40% 39.8% New Order 4,178,680 1,589
    Payment 4,178,675
    Order Status 417,865
    Delivery 417,868
    Stock Level 417,866
    Customer Report 4,178,673
    30% 30.2% New Order 3,173,531 1,589
    Payment 3,173,520
    Order Status 317,353
    Delivery 317,351
    Stock Level 317,355
    Customer Report 3,173,526
    20% 20.4% New Order 2,143,638 1,589
    Payment 2,143,635
    Order Status 214,364
    Delivery 214,363
    Stock Level 214,365
    Customer Report 2,143,635
    10% 10.0% New Order 1,050,909 1,589
    Payment 1,050,911
    Order Status 105,092
    Delivery 105,092
    Stock Level 105,089
    Customer Report 1,050,907
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0