The SAP standard application benchmark performed on September 2, 1998, by SUN in Beaverton, USA was certified on September 3, 1998 with the following data:

Number of benchmark users: 14,400 SD (Sales & Distribution)

Average dialog response time: 0.97 seconds

Throughput: 78.750 SAPS (4,725,000 dialog steps/h)

Equivalent to (line items / hour): 1,575,000 fully processed order line items

Average DB request time (seconds): 0.215 (dialog) / 0.247 (update)

CPU utilization database server: 82%

CPU utilization application servers: 85% (dia/update: 85%, msg/enq: 45%)

Operating System (all servers): Solaris 2.6

RDBMS: Oracle 8.0.4

R/3 Release: 3.1H (3.1I Kernel)

Total disk space: 1,044 GB

Configuration:

1 Database Server: SUN Starfire Enterprise 10000, 64-processors, UltraSparc II, 336 MHz, 4 MB SLC (second level cache), 28 GB main memory

Application Servers (Total: 7 Servers):

5 Dia/Upd Servers: SUN Starfire Enterprise 10000, 64-processors, UltraSparc II, 336 MHz, 4 MB SLC, 16 GB main memory

1 Dia/Upd Server: SUN Starfire Enterprise 10000, 64-processors, UltraSparc II, 336 MHz, 4 MB SLC, 28 GB main memory

1 Msg/Enq Serv.: SUN Starfire 3500, 7-processors, UltraSparc II, 336 MHz, MB SLC, 5 GB main memory