Dell Inc. PowerEdge R420 (Intel Xeon E5-2470, 2.30 GHz) SPECpower_ssj2008 = 4,866 overall ssj_ops/watt
Test Sponsor: Dell Inc. SPEC License #: 55 Test Method: Single Node
Tested By: Dell Inc. Test Location: Round Rock, TX, USA Test Date: May 25, 2012
Hardware Availability: May-2012 Software Availability: Dec-2011 Publication: Jun 14, 2012
System Source: Single Supplier System Designation: Server Power Provisioning: Line-powered
Benchmark Results Summary
Performance Power Performance to Power Ratio
Target Load Actual Load ssj_ops Average Active Power (W)
100% 99.7% 1,187,945 205 5,785
90% 90.0% 1,072,504 192 5,591
80% 79.7% 949,989 167 5,678
70% 70.0% 833,732 144 5,770
60% 60.2% 716,836 127 5,633
50% 50.0% 595,211 113 5,275
40% 39.9% 475,124 103 4,624
30% 30.0% 357,530 90.2 3,962
20% 19.9% 237,618 80.7 2,944
10% 10.0% 119,610 71.2 1,679
Active Idle 0 51.2 0
∑ssj_ops / ∑power = 4,866
Graph of results
System Under Test
Set: 'sut'
Set Identifier: sut
Set Description: System Under Test
# of Identical Nodes: 1
Comment: PowerEdge R420
Hardware
Hardware Vendor: Dell Inc.
Model: PowerEdge R420 (Intel Xeon E5-2470, 2.30 GHz)
Form Factor: 1U
CPU Name: Intel Xeon E5-2470 2.3GHz
CPU Characteristics: 8 cores, 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 off chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory Amount (GB): 24
# and size of DIMM: 6 x 4096 MB
Memory Details: 4GB 2Rx8 PC3L-10600E-9 ECC; Slots A1-3,B1-3 populated
Power Supply Quantity and Rating (W): 1 x 350
Power Supply Details: Dell P/N MYG2H
Disk Drive: 1 x 100 GB SATA SSD, Dell P/N DYW42
Disk Controller: PERC S110
# and type of Network Interface Cards (NICs) Installed: 1 x dual-port Broadcom 5720
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: OS Power Plan set to Power Saver
Operating System (OS): Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1
OS Version: Version 6.1.7601
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 -Xmx1775m -Xms1775m -Xmn1500m -XX:SurvivorRatio=65 -XX:TargetSurvivorRatio=90 -XX:ParallelGCThreads=8 -XX:AllocatePrefetchDistance=256 -XX:AllocatePrefetchLines=4 -XX:LoopUnrollLimit=45 -XX:InitialTenuringThreshold=12 -XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=15 -XX:InlineSmallCode=5500 -XX:MaxInlineSize=220 -XX:FreqInlineSize=2500 -XX:+UseLargePages -XX:+UseParallelOldGC -XX:+UseCompressedStrings -XX:+AggressiveOpts
JVM Affinity: start /affinity [0F,F0,F00,F000,F0000,F00000,F000000,F0000000]
JVM Instances: 8
JVM Initial Heap (MB): 1775
JVM Maximum Heap (MB): 1775
JVM Address Bits: 64
Boot Firmware Version: 1.0.0
Management Firmware Version: 1.10.10 (build 18)
Workload Version: SSJ 1.2.9
Director Location: Controller
Other Software: None
Boot Firmware Settings
  • QPI Link speed = 6.4 GT/s
  • Virtualization = disabled
  • Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch = disabled
  • Hardware Prefetcher = disabled
  • DCU Streamer Prefetcher = disabled
  • Execute disable = disabled
  • USB Ports = only back ports on
  • Internal USB = off
  • System Profile = Custom
  • CPU Power Management = DAPC
  • Memory speed = 1333MHz
  • Intel Turbo Boost = disabled
  • Memory Patrol Scrub = disabled
  • Memory Refresh Rate = 1x
  • Memory Operating Voltage = Auto
    • Management Firmware Settings
  • iDRAC Thermal = Minimum Power (Performance Per Watt Optimized)
    • System Under Test Notes
  • Each JVM instance was bound to 4 logical processors.
  • Using the local security settings console, "lock pages in memory" was enabled for the user running the benchmark.
  • Run initiated via Windows Remote Desktop Connection
  • Hard drive set to turn off after 1 minute
  • Display set to turn off after 1 minute
  • SPECpower_ssj.props input.load_level.number_warehouses set to 32 due to a known inconsistency in processor reporting with the Java version used
    • Controller System
    Hardware
    Hardware Vendor: Dell, Inc.
    Model: PowerEdge 1950
    CPU Description: Inel Xeon E5470, 3.33 GHz
    Memory amount (GB): 8
    Software
    Operating System (OS): Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2
    JVM Vendor: Oracle Corporation
    JVM Version: Jrockit(R) 1.5.0_06 build R26.4.0-63-63688-1.5.0_06-20060626-2259-win-ia32
    CCS Version: 1.2.5
    Measurement Devices
    Power Analyzer pwr1
    Hardware Vendor: Yokogawa Electric International Pte. Ltd
    Model: WT210
    Serial Number: 91KA25149
    Connectivity: RS-232
    Input Connection: Default
    Metrology Institute: NIST
    Accredited by: SIMCO
    Calibration Label: 5477872
    Date of Calibration: 16-Dec-2011
    PTDaemon Host System: same as CCS
    PTDaemon Host OS: same as CCS
    PTDaemon Version: 1.4.1-1271fb18-20110728
    Setup Description: Unknown
    Temperature Sensor temp1
    Hardware Vendor: Digi International Inc.
    Model: Watchport/H
    Driver Version: 5.30.2.0
    Connectivity: USB
    PTDaemon Host System: same as CCS
    PTDaemon Host OS: same as CCS
    Setup Description: 25mm in front of SUT main airflow intake
    Notes
    None
    Aggregate Electrical and Environmental Data
    Target Load Average Active Power (W) Minimum Ambient Temperature (°C)
    100% 205 23.4
    90% 192 23.6
    80% 167 23.5
    70% 144 23.4
    60% 127 23.4
    50% 113 23.5
    40% 103 23.5
    30% 90.2 23.6
    20% 80.7 23.6
    10% 71.2 23.4
    Active Idle 51.2 23.4
    Line Standard Minimum Temperature (°C) Elevation (m)
    208V / 60 Hz / 1 phase / 2 wires 23.4 230
    See the Power/Temperature Details Report for additional details.
    Aggregate Performance Data
    Target Load Actual Load ssj_ops
    Target Actual
    Calibration 1     1,185,145
    Calibration 2     1,189,209
    Calibration 3     1,193,454
    ssj_ops@calibrated=1,191,332
    100% 99.7% 1,191,332 1,187,945
    90% 90.0% 1,072,198 1,072,504
    80% 79.7% 953,065 949,989
    70% 70.0% 833,932 833,732
    60% 60.2% 714,799 716,836
    50% 50.0% 595,666 595,211
    40% 39.9% 476,533 475,124
    30% 30.0% 357,399 357,530
    20% 19.9% 238,266 237,618
    10% 10.0% 119,133 119,610
    Active Idle   0 0
    Graph of results
    See the Host Performance Report for additional details.