Snap Server Performance Study - Network Attached Storage (NAS)

Adaptec: Snap Server® NAS Performance Study

Test report prepared under contract from Adaptec, Inc.

Adaptec commissioned VeriTest, a service of Lionbridge Technologies Inc, to compare the performance of the following network attached storage solutions using NetBench 7.0.3:

Executive summary

• Snap Server 410
• Snap Server 210
• Snap Server 110
• Dell PE830 PentiumD
• Dell PE830 Celeron
• Buffalo TeraStation Pro
• Iomega 200D

Key Findings:

􀂉 The Snap Server 410, 210 and 110 posted the highest, second highest, and third highest peak throughput scores of the seven NAS devices tested, with the Snap Server 410 generating throughput from 1.6 times to 7.9 times greater than the competition.

􀂉 The Snap Server 410, 210, and 110 exhibited the best response times of any NAS device tested, generating response times ranging from 7% to 62% better then the competition.