Windows Server 2003 Performance Benchmarks Compared to Microsoft Windows ® NT Server 4.0 and Microsoft Windows Server ™ 2000 Source: VeriTest

Windows Server 2003Windows Server 2003Performance BenchmarksPerformance Benchmarks

Compared to Microsoft WindowsCompared to Microsoft Windows®® NT Server 4.0 and NT Server 4.0 and Microsoft Windows ServerMicrosoft Windows Server™™ 2000 2000

Source: VeriTestSource: VeriTest

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File Server PerformanceFile Server Performance Web Server PerformanceWeb Server Performance

Static MixStatic Mix Dynamic (ISAPI) MixDynamic (ISAPI) Mix Dynamic (CGI) MixDynamic (CGI) Mix E-commerce (SSL ISAPI) MixE-commerce (SSL ISAPI) Mix E-commerce (SSL CGI) MixE-commerce (SSL CGI) Mix

Active DirectoryActive Directory®® performance performance

File Server PerformanceFile Server PerformanceNetBench BenchmarkNetBench Benchmark

File Server Performance:File Server Performance: 64% faster64% faster than Windows NT 4.0 on single-processor systems than Windows NT 4.0 on single-processor systems 148% faster148% faster than Windows NT 4.0 on eight-processor systems than Windows NT 4.0 on eight-processor systems

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File Server PerformanceFile Server Performance Measurement of how well a file Measurement of how well a file

server handles file I/O requests from server handles file I/O requests from 32-bit Windows clients through 32-bit Windows clients through network file operationsnetwork file operations

Windows XP clients with Windows Windows XP clients with Windows Server 2003Server 2003

Windows 2000 clients with Windows Windows 2000 clients with Windows 20002000

Windows NT clients with Windows NTWindows NT clients with Windows NT Up to 1.2 Gbps Netbench throughput Up to 1.2 Gbps Netbench throughput

over gigabit network adaptersover gigabit network adapters Up to 1.6 Gbps using network Up to 1.6 Gbps using network

adapters that support TCP Offload adapters that support TCP Offload Engine (TOE) technologyEngine (TOE) technology

Hardware for all tests: Hardware for all tests: HP ProLiant DL760HP ProLiant DL760 Intel Pentium III Xeon 900 MHz Intel Pentium III Xeon 900 MHz

processorsprocessors 4 GB RAM4 GB RAM Intel PRO/1000 MF Server AdaptersIntel PRO/1000 MF Server Adapters


Web Server PerformanceWeb Server PerformanceWebBench Benchmark: Static MixWebBench Benchmark: Static Mix

Static Web Server Performance:Static Web Server Performance: 162% faster162% faster than Windows NT 4.0 on single-processor systems than Windows NT 4.0 on single-processor systems 487% faster487% faster than Windows NT 4.0 on eight-processor systems than Windows NT 4.0 on eight-processor systems

Static Web Server PerformanceStatic Web Server Performance

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2% of requests result in not-found 2% of requests result in not-found responses (status 404)responses (status 404)

6 KB average response size6 KB average response size All requests non-keep-aliveAll requests non-keep-alive Hardware for all tests: Hardware for all tests:

HP ProLiant DL760HP ProLiant DL760 Intel Pentium III Xeon 900 MHz Intel Pentium III Xeon 900 MHz



Web Server PerformanceWeb Server PerformanceWebBench Benchmark: Dynamic (ISAPI) MixWebBench Benchmark: Dynamic (ISAPI) Mix

Dynamic (ISAPI-based) Web Server Performance:Dynamic (ISAPI-based) Web Server Performance: 109% faster109% faster than Windows NT 4.0 on single-processor systems than Windows NT 4.0 on single-processor systems 368% faster368% faster than Windows NT 4.0 on than Windows NT 4.0 on eighteight-processor systems-processor systems

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Small static file set of 60 MBSmall static file set of 60 MB Simple dynamic ISAPI DLL that Simple dynamic ISAPI DLL that

generates dynamic responsesgenerates dynamic responses Request mix:Request mix:

80% of requests are for static data80% of requests are for static data 20% of requests are for dynamic ISAPI-20% of requests are for dynamic ISAPI-

based contentbased content All requests non-keep-aliveAll requests non-keep-alive Hardware for all tests: Hardware for all tests:




Web Server PerformanceWeb Server PerformanceWebBench Benchmark: Dynamic (CGI) MixWebBench Benchmark: Dynamic (CGI) Mix

Dynamic (CGI-based) Web Server Performance:Dynamic (CGI-based) Web Server Performance: 39% faster39% faster than Windows NT 4.0 on single-processor systems than Windows NT 4.0 on single-processor systems 263% faster263% faster than Windows NT 4.0 on than Windows NT 4.0 on eighteight-processor systems-processor systems



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80% of requests are for static data80% of requests are for static data 20% of requests are for dynamic CGI-20% of requests are for dynamic CGI-

based contentbased content All requests non-keep-aliveAll requests non-keep-alive Hardware for all tests: Hardware for all tests:




Web Server PerformanceWeb Server PerformanceWebBench: E-commerce (SSL ISAPI) MixWebBench: E-commerce (SSL ISAPI) Mix

E-commerce (SSL ISAPI) Web Server Performance:E-commerce (SSL ISAPI) Web Server Performance: 74% faster74% faster than Windows NT 4.0 on single-processor systems than Windows NT 4.0 on single-processor systems 158% faster158% faster than Windows NT 4.0 on four-processor systems than Windows NT 4.0 on four-processor systems

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E-commerce (SSL ISAPI) Web Server Performance E-commerce (SSL ISAPI) Web Server Performance Static file set of 60 MB with ISAPI Static file set of 60 MB with ISAPI

and SSL requestsand SSL requests Request mix very similar to dynamic Request mix very similar to dynamic

mix:mix: 76% static content76% static content 16% dynamic ISAPI content16% dynamic ISAPI content 8% of requests are SSL8% of requests are SSL

(2% dynamic SSL, 6% static SSL)(2% dynamic SSL, 6% static SSL) All requests non-keep-aliveAll requests non-keep-alive Hardware for all tests: Hardware for all tests:




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Web Server PerformanceWeb Server PerformanceWebBench: E-commerce (SSL CGI) MixWebBench: E-commerce (SSL CGI) Mix

E-commerce (SSL CGI) Web Server Performance:E-commerce (SSL CGI) Web Server Performance: 50% faster50% faster than Windows NT 4.0 on single-processor systems than Windows NT 4.0 on single-processor systems 330% faster330% faster than Windows NT 4.0 on eight-processor systems than Windows NT 4.0 on eight-processor systems

Static file set of 60 MB with CGI and Static file set of 60 MB with CGI and SSL requestsSSL requests

Request mix very similar to dynamic Request mix very similar to dynamic mix:mix:

76% static content76% static content 16% dynamic CGI content16% dynamic CGI content 8% of requests are SSL8% of requests are SSL

(2% dynamic SSL, 6% static SSL)(2% dynamic SSL, 6% static SSL) All requests non-keep-aliveAll requests non-keep-alive Hardware for all tests: Hardware for all tests:




Active Directory Performance:Active Directory Performance: 102% faster102% faster than Windows 2000 on single-processor systems than Windows 2000 on single-processor systems 439% faster439% faster than Windows 2000 on eight-processor systems than Windows 2000 on eight-processor systems

Active DirectoryActive DirectoryDirectoryMark Benchmark: Messaging MixDirectoryMark Benchmark: Messaging Mix

Simulates e-mail server’s use of a Simulates e-mail server’s use of a directory based on LDAP protocoldirectory based on LDAP protocol

1 million-user database with more 1 million-user database with more than 10 organizational unitsthan 10 organizational units

Hardware for all tests: Hardware for all tests: HP DL760HP DL760 Intel Pentium III Xeon 900 MHz Intel Pentium III Xeon 900 MHz



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Active DirectoryActive DirectoryDirectoryMark Benchmark: Address MixDirectoryMark Benchmark: Address Mix Active Directory Performance:Active Directory Performance:

10x faster10x faster than Windows 2000 on single-processor systems than Windows 2000 on single-processor systems 19x faster19x faster than Windows 2000 on eight-processor systems than Windows 2000 on eight-processor systems

Simulates users looking up names Simulates users looking up names in address book and expanding in address book and expanding group for e-mail based on LDAP group for e-mail based on LDAP protocolprotocol

1 million-user database with more 1 million-user database with more than 10 organizational unitsthan 10 organizational units

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Active Directory (Address Lookup) PerformanceActive Directory (Address Lookup) Performance

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