The SAP standard application benchmark performed on October 13, 1998, by Bull in Poughkeepsie, USA was certified on October 20, 1998 with the following data:

Number of benchmark users: 4,961 SD (Sales & Distribution)

Average dialog response time: 1.87 seconds

Throughput: 25,070 SAPS (1,504,000 dialog steps/h)

Equivalent to (line items / hour): 501,000 fully processed order line items

Average DB request time (seconds): 0.209 (dialog) / 0.415 (update)

CPU utilization database server: 99%

CPU utilization application servers: 85% (dia: 86%, upd: 84%, msg/enq: 42%)

Operating System (all servers): AIX 4.3.1

RDBMS: Oracle 8.0.5

R/3 Release: 4.0 B

Total disk space: 660 GB

Configuration:

1 Database Server: Bull Escala RL 470 A / EPC 1200 A, 12-processors SMP, RS64-II, 262 MHz, 8 MB SLC (Second Level Cache), 8 GB main memory

Application Servers (Total: 49 Servers):

10 Dialog Server: IBM RS/6000 Model H50, 4-processors SMP PowerPC 604e, 332 MHz, 256 KB SLC , 3 GB main memory

29 Dialog Server: IBM RS/6000 Model H50, 4-processors SMP PowerPC 604e, 332 MHz, 256 KB SLC , 2 GB main memory

1 Dialog Server: IBM RS/6000 Model H50, 4-processors SMP PowerPC 604e, 332 MHz, 256 KB SLC , 1.75 GB main memory

2 Update Server: IBM RS/6000 Model H50, 4-processors SMP PowerPC 604e, 332 MHz, 256 KB SLC , 3 GB main memory

6 Update Server: IBM RS/6000 Model H50, 4-processors SMP PowerPC 604e, 332 MHz, 256 KB SLC , 2 GB main memory

1 Msg/Enq Serv.: IBM RS/6000 Model H50, 4-processors SMP PowerPC 604e, 332 MHz, 256 KB SLC , 3 GB main memory