The SAP standard application benchmark performed on August 14, 1998, by IBM in Rochester, MI, USA was certified on August 31, 1998 with the following data:

Number of benchmark users: 6,060 SD (Sales & Distribution)

Average dialog response time: 0.84 seconds

Throughput: 33,550 SAPS (2,013,000 dialog steps/h)

Equivalent to (line items / hour): 671,000 fully processed order line items

Average DB request time (seconds): 0.514 (dialog) / 0.358 (update)

CPU utilization database server: 99%

CPU utilization application servers: 59% (dia/upd: 60%, msg/enq: 28%)

Operating System (all servers): OS/400 V4R3

RDBMS: DB2/400 V4R3

R/3 Release: 3.0F (3.1 H )

Total disk space: 403 GB

Configuration:

1 Database Server: AS/400e, Model S40-2208, 12 processors SMP, Power PC, 262 MHz, 12 GB main memory

Application Servers (Total: 14 Servers):

12 Dia/Upd Server: AS/400e, Model S40-2208, 12 processors SMP, Power PC, 262 MHz, 8 GB main memory

1 Dia/Upd Server: AS/400e, Model SB1-2312, 12 processors SMP, Power PC, 262 MHz, 8 GB main memory

1 Msg/Enq Serv.: AS/400e, Model S40-2208, 12 processors SMP, Power PC, 262 MHz, 8 GB main memory