Oracle's SPARC T5-8 server produced a world record result for systems with 8 processors on the two-tier SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) Standard Application Benchmark.
The SPARC T5-8 server achieved 40,000 users with running the two-tier SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) Standard Application Benchmark using SAP Enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0.
The SPARC T5-8 server is 57% faster than the IBM Power 760 8-chip running SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0.
The SPARC T5-8 server delivers 5% more SAP users per chip than the IBM Power 780 12-chip running SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0.
The SPARC T5-8 server solution was run with Oracle Solaris 11 and used Oracle Database 11g.
Performance Landscape
SAP-SD 2-Tier Performance Table (in decreasing performance order). SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Pack 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 results (New version of the benchmark as of May 2012).
| System | OS Database | Users | SAPS | SAP ERP/ECC Release | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPARC T5-8 Server 8x SPARC T5 @3.6 GHz, 2 TB | Solaris 11 Oracle 11g | 40,000 | 220,950 | EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0 | 25-Mar-13 |
| IBM Power 760 8xPOWER7+ @3.41 GHz, 1024 GB | AIX 7.1 DB2 10 | 25,488 | 139,220 | EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0 | 5-Feb-13 |
SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Pack 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 Results
(Old version of the benchmark, obsolete at the end of April, 2012)
| System | OS Database | Users | SAPS | SAP ERP/ECC Release | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Power 795 32xPOWER7 @4 GHz, 4 TB | AIX 7.1 DB2 9.7 | 126,063 | 688,630 | EHP4 for SAP ERP 6.0 | 15-Nov-10 |
| SPARC Enterprise Server M9000 64xSPARC64 VII @2.88 GHz, 1152 GB | Solaris 10 Oracle 10g | 32,000 | 175,600 | EHP4 for SAP ERP 6.0 | 18-Nov-09 |
Complete benchmark results may be found at the SAP benchmark website http://www.sap.com/benchmark.
Configuration Summary and Results
Hardware Configuration:
2 TB memory
32 x 32 GB memory
18 x 8 GB memory
Software Configuration:
SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0
Oracle Database 11g Release 2
Certified Results (published by SAP)
| Performance: | 40,000 benchmark users | |
| SAP Certification: | 2013008 |
Benchmark Description
The SAP Standard Application SD (Sales and Distribution) Benchmark is a two-tier ERP business test that is indicative of full business workloads of complete order processing and invoice processing, and demonstrates the ability to run both the application and database software on a single system. The SAP Standard Application SD Benchmark represents the critical tasks performed in real-world ERP business environments.
SAP is one of the premier world-wide ERP application providers, and maintains a suite of benchmark tests to demonstrate the performance of competitive systems on the various SAP products.
See Also
- SAP Benchmark Website
- SPARC T5-8 Server
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Oracle Solaris
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Oracle Database 11g Release 2
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Disclosure Statement
Two-tier SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) Standard Application benchmarks SAP Enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 as of 3/26/13:
SPARC T5-8 (8 processors, 128 cores, 1024 threads) 40,000 SAP SD users, 8 x 3.6 GHz SPARC T5, 2 TB memory, Oracle Database 11g, Oracle Solaris 11, Cert# 2013008. IBM Power 760 (8 processors, 48 cores, 192 threads) 25,488 SAP SD users, 8 x 3.41 GHz IBM POWER7+, 1024 GB memory, DB2 10, AIX 7.1, Cert#2013004.
Two-tier SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) Standard Application benchmarks SAP Enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 as of 4/30/12:
IBM Power 795 (32 processors, 256 cores, 1024 threads) 126,063 SAP SD users, 32 x 4 GHz IBM POWER7, 4 TB memory, DB2 9.7, AIX7.1, Cert#2010046. SPARC Enterprise Server M9000 (64 processors, 256 cores, 512 threads) 32,000 SAP SD users, 64 x 2.88 GHz SPARC64 VII, 1152 GB memory, Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Solaris 10, Cert# 2009046.
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