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Post your performance results
I thought it might be interesting to see what kind of performance everyone is getting with IO Meter so that we can compare what we're getting. So I thought we could all post our results in this thread...
ReadyNAS NV+ Setup:
Model: ReadyNAS NV+ [X-RAID]
Firmware: RAIDiator 4.00c1-p1 [1.00a037]
Memory: 1024 MB [2.5-3-3-7]
RAID Config: X-RAID (Expandable RAID), 4 disks, 6% of 1272 GB used
RAID Disks: 4 x Seagate ST3500630AS [465 GB]; 461 GB allocated
File Protocols: CIFS
Jumbo Frames: Enabled (box checked)
Write Caching: Enabled (Automatic when UPS Present)
Disable full data journaling: Enabled (box checked)
Disable journaling: Disabled (box not checked)
Optimize for OS X: Disabled (box not checked)
Enable fast CIFS writes: Disabled (box not checked)
Enabled fast USB disk writes: Enabled (box checked)
Opportunistic Locking Enabled (box checked; all shares)
Network Setup:
Netgear GS108 Switch
1’ CAT 6 run to the ReadyNAS NV+
100’ CAT 6 run to the PC used for testing
2nd GS108, 50’ to 100’ runs to two other PCs, 3 DIRECTV TiVos and other devices
Relevant extracts from a component list I made up while building the testing PC a few months ago:
ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 AXT Intel Motherboard
- Includes onboard Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS6.0)
- 2nd NIC Disabled
Intel Q6600 quad cpu (NOT over clocked during this testing)
Critical Ballistix Tracer 4GB 240 pin SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2-8500 Dual Channel)
- 2 x 2 x 1GB Matched Pairs
Windows Vista Ultimate
NOD32 AV V3 installed and enabled
Comodo FW V3 installed and enabled
Comodo BOClean Anti-Malware installed and enabled
IOMeter 256k Read/Write Setup:
Configured as recommended in Hans Solo posts except Maximum Disk Size = 8192000
IO Meter Results for PC to an identical Seagate ST3500630AS drive installed internally (SATA II)
For reference, note that NV+ runs SATA II drives at SATA I drive rates; NTFS Formatting
Reads: 67.39 MB/sec Max; 63.33 MB/sec Average
Writes: 63.77 MB/sec Max; 62.74 MB/sec Average
IO Meter Results for NV+ Share (10 read runs & 10 write runs)
Reads: 34.75 MB/sec Max; 30.81 MB/sec Average
Writes: 19.15 MB/sec Max; 17.49 MB/sec Average
IO Meter Results for PC to USB Drive Attached to NV+ (10 read runs & 10 write runs)
USB Drive is a Seagate ST3500641CB-RK (500 MB); NTFS Formatting
Reads: 8.72 MB/sec Max; 8.64 MB/sec Average
Writes: 4.46 MB/sec Max; 4.14 MB/sec Average
Backup results from NV+ Share to USB Drive Attached to NV+ (NTFS format; 5 runs)
Scheduled for AM; should be no other NV+ activity
Full backups of 17,103 files, 1211 folders, 42,649 GB Total, 2.9GB per file average
Mostly MP3 files and photos
2.24 MB/sec Max (5 hours, 17 Min); 2.06 MB/sec Average (5 hours, 45 min)
I’ll test backup times on large video files when I have a chance
Model: ReadyNAS NV+ [X-RAID]
Firmware: RAIDiator 4.00c1-p1 [1.00a037]
Memory: 1024 MB [2.5-3-3-7]
RAID Config: X-RAID (Expandable RAID), 4 disks, 6% of 1272 GB used
RAID Disks: 4 x Seagate ST3500630AS [465 GB]; 461 GB allocated
File Protocols: CIFS
Jumbo Frames: Enabled (box checked)
Write Caching: Enabled (Automatic when UPS Present)
Disable full data journaling: Enabled (box checked)
Disable journaling: Disabled (box not checked)
Optimize for OS X: Disabled (box not checked)
Enable fast CIFS writes: Disabled (box not checked)
Enabled fast USB disk writes: Enabled (box checked)
Opportunistic Locking Enabled (box checked; all shares)
Network Setup:
Netgear GS108 Switch
1’ CAT 6 run to the ReadyNAS NV+
100’ CAT 6 run to the PC used for testing
2nd GS108, 50’ to 100’ runs to two other PCs, 3 DIRECTV TiVos and other devices
Relevant extracts from a component list I made up while building the testing PC a few months ago:
ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 AXT Intel Motherboard
- Includes onboard Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS6.0)
- 2nd NIC Disabled
Intel Q6600 quad cpu (NOT over clocked during this testing)
Critical Ballistix Tracer 4GB 240 pin SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2-8500 Dual Channel)
- 2 x 2 x 1GB Matched Pairs
Windows Vista Ultimate
NOD32 AV V3 installed and enabled
Comodo FW V3 installed and enabled
Comodo BOClean Anti-Malware installed and enabled
IOMeter 256k Read/Write Setup:
Configured as recommended in Hans Solo posts except Maximum Disk Size = 8192000
IO Meter Results for PC to an identical Seagate ST3500630AS drive installed internally (SATA II)
For reference, note that NV+ runs SATA II drives at SATA I drive rates; NTFS Formatting
Reads: 67.39 MB/sec Max; 63.33 MB/sec Average
Writes: 63.77 MB/sec Max; 62.74 MB/sec Average
IO Meter Results for NV+ Share (10 read runs & 10 write runs)
Reads: 34.75 MB/sec Max; 30.81 MB/sec Average
Writes: 19.15 MB/sec Max; 17.49 MB/sec Average
IO Meter Results for PC to USB Drive Attached to NV+ (10 read runs & 10 write runs)
USB Drive is a Seagate ST3500641CB-RK (500 MB); NTFS Formatting
Reads: 8.72 MB/sec Max; 8.64 MB/sec Average
Writes: 4.46 MB/sec Max; 4.14 MB/sec Average
Backup results from NV+ Share to USB Drive Attached to NV+ (NTFS format; 5 runs)
Scheduled for AM; should be no other NV+ activity
Full backups of 17,103 files, 1211 folders, 42,649 GB Total, 2.9GB per file average
Mostly MP3 files and photos
2.24 MB/sec Max (5 hours, 17 Min); 2.06 MB/sec Average (5 hours, 45 min)
I’ll test backup times on large video files when I have a chance
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