The SAP standard application benchmark performed on August 30, 1998, by Compaq in Houston, TX, USA was certified on September 2, 1998 with the following data:

Number of benchmark users: 2,588 SD (Sales & Distribution)

Average dialog response time: 1.99 seconds

Throughput: 12,950 SAPS (777,000 dialog steps/h)

Equivalent to (line items / hour): 259,000 fully processed order line items

Average DB request time (seconds): 0.136 (dialog) / 0.298 (update)

CPU utilization database server: 99%

CPU utilization application servers: 62% (dia: 73%, upd: 46%, msg/enq: 19%)

Operating System (all servers): Windows NT 4.0

RDBMS: Oracle 8.0.4

R/3 Release: 3.1 H

Total disk space: 129 GB

Configuration:

1 Database Server: Compaq ProLiant 7000 6/400-1M Model 1S-256, 4-processors,

Pentium II Xeon 400 MHz, 1 MB SLC (second level cache),

4 GB main memory

Application Servers (Total: 19 Servers):

13 Dialog Servers: Compaq ProLiant 7000 6/400-1M Model 1S-256, 4-processors,

Pentium II Xeon 400 MHz, 1 MB SLC, 1 GB main memory

5 Update Servers: Compaq ProLiant 7000 6/400-1MModel 1S-256, 4-processors,

Pentium II Xeon 400 MHz, 1 MB SLC, 1 GB main memory

1 Msg/Enq Serv.: Compaq ProLiant 7000 6/400-1M Model 1S-256, 4-processors,

Pentium II Xeon 400 MHz, 1 MB SLC, 1 GB main memory