Table 4 Comparison of stress testing values
From: Performance testing on Transparent Data Encryption for SQL Server's reliability and efficiency
| Â | System 1 (TDE) | System 2 (Non-TDE) | Performance gap | Performance gap (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CPU usage | ||||
 Average | 29% |  | 21% | 8 |
 Minimal | 12% |  | 14% | − 2 |
 Maximal | 42% |  | 37% | 5 |
Memory usage (MB) | ||||
 Average | 2161 | 2086 | − 75 | 2 |
 Minimal | 2236 | 2180 | − 56 | 2 |
 Maximal | 2125 | 1978 | − 147 | 4 |