The SAP standard application benchmark performed on August 30, 1998, by Digital in Salem, USA was certified on September 3, 1998 with the following data:

Number of benchmark users: 5,312 SD (Sales & Distribution)

Average dialog response time: 1.60 seconds

Throughput: 27,480 SAPS (1,649,000 dialog steps/h)

Equivalent to (line items / hour): 550,000 fully processed order line items

Average DB request time (seconds): 0.155 (dialog) / 0.111 (update)

CPU utilization database server: 95%

CPU utilization application servers: 64% (dia: 70% upd:47%, msg/enq: 30%)

Operating System database server: Digital Unix 4.0 E

Operating System application servers: Digital Unix 4.0 D

RDBMS: Informix 7.30 FC6

R/3 Release: 3.1 H

Total disk space: 1,212 GB

Configuration:

1 Database Server: Alphaserver TL 4100, 10-processors SMP, Alpha EV6, 575 MHz, 4 MB SLC (second level cache), 12 GB main memory

Application Servers (Total: 40 Servers):

32 Dialog Servers: Alphaserver TL 4100, 4-processors SMP, Alpha EV56, 533 MHz, 4 MB SLC, 2 GB main memory

8 Update Server: Alphaserver TL 4100, 4-processors SMP, Alpha EV56, 533 MHz, 4 MB SLC, 2 GB main memory

1 Msg/Enq Serv.: Alphaserver TL 8400, 8-processors SMP, Alpha EV56, 613 MHz, 4 MB SLC, 4 GB main memory