Dell Inc. PowerEdge M710HD SPECpower_ssj2008 = 3,162 overall ssj_ops/watt
Test Sponsor: Dell Inc. SPEC License #: 55 Test Method: Multi Node
Tested By: Dell Inc. Test Location: Round Rock, TX, USA Test Date: Aug 30, 2011
Hardware Availability: Feb-2011 Software Availability: Apr-2011 Publication: Sep 21, 2011
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% 99.4% 15,173,592 3,780 4,014
90% 90.0% 13,744,181 3,405 4,037
80% 79.9% 12,206,241 3,046 4,007
70% 70.0% 10,695,614 2,771 3,860
60% 60.1% 9,171,846 2,536 3,616
50% 50.1% 7,645,484 2,360 3,239
40% 40.0% 6,109,455 2,178 2,805
30% 30.0% 4,581,891 2,012 2,277
20% 20.0% 3,056,746 1,843 1,659
10% 10.0% 1,527,160 1,634 935
Active Idle 0 972 0
∑ssj_ops / ∑power = 3,162
Graph of results
Aggregate SUT Data
# of Nodes # of Chips # of Cores # of Threads Total RAM (GB) # of OS Images # of JVM Instances
16 32 192 384 384 16 32
System Under Test
Shared Hardware
Shared Hardware
Enclosure: Dell PowerEdge M1000e
Form Factor: 10U
Power Supply Quantity and Rating (W): 3 x 2700
Power Supply Details: Dell PN G803N
Network Switch: Dell PowerConnect 6348
Network Switch Details: Dell PowerConnect 6348
KVM Switch: None
KVM Switch Details: N/A
Other Hardware: Dell M1000e Chassis Management Controller, Dell 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Pass-Through Module
Comment: Network switch not measured for power
Set: 'sut'
Set Identifier: sut
Set Description: PowerEdge M710HD
# of Identical Nodes: 16
Comment: None
Hardware per Node
Hardware Vendor: Dell Inc.
Model: PowerEdge M710HD
Form Factor: Blade
CPU Name: Intel Xeon X5675 (3.06 GHz)
CPU Characteristics: 6 Core, 3.06 GHz, 12 MB L3 Cache
CPU Frequency (MHz): 3060
CPU(s) Enabled: 12 cores, 2 chips, 6 cores/chip
Hardware Threads: 24 (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 core
Tertiary Cache: 12 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, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3 populated
Power Supply Quantity and Rating (W): None
Power Supply Details: Shared
Disk Drive: 1 x 50 GB 2.5" SSD SATA (Dell PN X2N7H)
Disk Controller: PERC H200 Modular
# and type of Network Interface Cards (NICs) Installed: 2 x onboard dual-port 1 Gigabit 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 per Node
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_25
JVM Command-line Options: -server -Xmx6g -Xms6g -Xmn5g -XX:SurvivorRatio=55 -XX:TargetSurvivorRatio=90 -XX:ParallelGCThreads=8 -XX:AllocatePrefetchDistance=256 -XX:AllocatePrefetchLines=4 -XX:LoopUnrollLimit=45 -XX:InitialTenuringThreshold=12 -XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=15 -XX:InlineSmallCode=3900 -XX:MaxInlineSize=270 -XX:FreqInlineSize=2500 -XX:+UseLargePages -XX:+UseParallelOldGC -XX:+UseCompressedStrings -XX:+AggressiveOpts
JVM Affinity: start /affinity [FFF, FFF000]
JVM Instances: 2
JVM Initial Heap (MB): 6144
JVM Maximum Heap (MB): 6144
JVM Address Bits: 64
Boot Firmware Version: 3.0.1
Management Firmware Version: iDRAC 3.21 build 48
Workload Version: SSJ 1.2.6
Director Location: Controller
Other Software: None
Boot Firmware Settings
  • Disabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch in BIOS.
  • Disabled Hardware Prefetcher in BIOS.
  • Disabled DCU Streamer Prefetcher in BIOS.
  • Disabled Data Reuse in BIOS
  • Disabled Turbo Mode in BIOS
  • Memory Speed set to 1066MHz in BIOS.
  • DAPC Mode Enabled.
  • Management Firmware Settings
    none
    System Under Test Notes
    Controller System
    Hardware
    Hardware Vendor: Dell Inc.
    Model: PowerEdge 1950
    CPU Description: Intel Xeon 5160
    Memory amount (GB): 4
    Software
    Operating System (OS): Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition
    JVM Vendor: Oracle Corporation
    JVM Version: Jrockit(R) 1.6.0_02 build R26.4.0-63 (32-bit)
    CCS Version: 1.2.4
    Measurement Devices
    Power Analyzer pwr1
    Hardware Vendor: Yokogawa Electric International Pte. Ltd.
    Model: WT210
    Serial Number: 91KA21980
    Connectivity: RS-232
    Input Connection: Default
    Calibration Institute: NIST
    Accredited by: Simco Electronics
    Calibration Label: 33427-2602
    Date of Calibration: 08-Nov-2010
    PTDaemon Host System: same as CCS
    PTDaemon Host OS: same as CCS
    PTDaemon Version: 1.4.0-7071d9e7
    Setup Description: Connected to SUT power supplies 1 and 2
    Power Analyzer pwr2
    Hardware Vendor: Yokogawa Electric International Pte. Ltd.
    Model: WT210
    Serial Number: 91KA21978
    Connectivity: RS-232
    Input Connection: Default
    Calibration Institute: NIST
    Accredited by: Simco Electronics
    Calibration Label: 33427-2600
    Date of Calibration: 08-Nov-2010
    PTDaemon Host System: same as CCS
    PTDaemon Host OS: same as CCS
    PTDaemon Version: 1.4.0-7071d9e7
    Setup Description: Connected to SUT power supply 3
    Temperature Sensor temp1
    Hardware Vendor: Digi International Inc.
    Model: Watchport/H
    Driver Version: Watchport Virtual Port 5.30.2.0
    Connectivity: USB
    PTDaemon Host System: same as CCS
    PTDaemon Host OS: same as CCS
    Setup Description: 50 mm 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% 3,780 22.9
    90% 3,405 22.6
    80% 3,046 22.8
    70% 2,771 22.7
    60% 2,536 22.8
    50% 2,360 22.6
    40% 2,178 22.7
    30% 2,012 22.8
    20% 1,843 22.8
    10% 1,634 22.8
    Active Idle 972 22.8
    Line Standard Minimum Temperature (°C) Elevation (m)
    208V / 60 Hz / 1 phase / 1 wire 22.6 255
    Aggregate Performance Data
    Target Load Actual Load ssj_ops
    Target Actual
    Calibration 1     15,306,190
    Calibration 2     15,290,300
    Calibration 3     15,252,637
    ssj_ops@calibrated=15,271,468
    100% 99.4% 15,271,468 15,173,592
    90% 90.0% 13,744,321 13,744,181
    80% 79.9% 12,217,174 12,206,241
    70% 70.0% 10,690,028 10,695,614
    60% 60.1% 9,162,881 9,171,846
    50% 50.1% 7,635,734 7,645,484
    40% 40.0% 6,108,587 6,109,455
    30% 30.0% 4,581,440 4,581,891
    20% 20.0% 3,054,294 3,056,746
    10% 10.0% 1,527,147 1,527,160
    Active Idle   0 0
    Graph of results