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ReadyNAS® OS 6 Desktop
& Rackmount Performance
WHITE PAPER
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Table of Contents
READYNAS® OS 6 DESKTOP & RACKMOUNT PERFORMANCE ......................................................................................3
READYNAS OS 6 NAS PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS ...................................................................................................... 3
SMB IOMETER TEST - 1 GIGABIT ETHERNET LAN READYNAS PERFORMANCE ....................................................... 4
ISCSI IOMETER TEST - 1 GIGABIT ETHERNET LAN READYNAS PERFORMANCE ....................................................... 5
SMB IOMETER TEST - 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET LAN READYNAS PERFORMANCE ..................................................... 6
ISCSI IOMETER TEST - 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET LAN READYNAS PERFORMANCE .................................................... 7
SMB TEST INPUT/OUTPUT PER SECOND - 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET LAN READYNAS PERFORMANCE .............. 8
ISCSI TEST INPUT/OUTPUT PER SECOND - 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET LAN READYNAS PERFORMANCE .............. 9
TEST ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................................................................10
FOR MORE INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................................................11
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READYNAS® OS 6 DESKTOP & RACKMOUNT PERFORMANCE
Data sizes are exponentially growing with the evolution of data from simple to more advanced and more realistic forms, for
example, simple 3gp to 4K or 360 video formats, jpeg to detailed high resolution PSD photo formats, 2D video gaming to
various virtual reality visual experiences and many more. All these are not only becoming a necessity but there is need for
an almost instant access, processing, storage and what not in the today world of ever-growing data-hungry technology.
The NETGEAR ReadyNAS Desktop and Rackmount systems present the best in throughput and speed performance to
ensure that your business and home are not only catching up with the ever-growing data needs, but also prepared for
future advancements.
READYNAS OS 6 NAS PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
Presented below are performance benchmarks obtained aer running tests on most ReadyNAS Desktop and Rackmount
systems running OS 6 and above. All benchmarks utilize either a single or a dual Ethernet port on the unit under test. Also
Gigabit and or 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections are used for both Samba and internet Small Computer System Interface
(iSCSI) test cases. Listed on specifications tables are the ReadyNAS product model numbers, firmware versions, RAID
levels, test disks and number of ports with their respective speeds used for testing. Below each graph is a table of the
represented data rounded o to two decimal places.
Please note that these are benchmark results and actual performance will vary. For reference, the theoretical limit for a
Gigabit Ethernet port is 125 MB/sec.
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SMB IOMETER TEST 1 GIGABIT ETHERNET LAN READYNAS PERFORMANCE
Product
Firmware 6.5.0-T23 6.7.0 6.7.0 6.6.0 6.5.0 6.6.1
RAID RAID5 RAID1 RAID5 RAID5 RAID5 RAID6
Test Disk SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 ST1000DM003
Number of 1G Ports 2 2 2 1 2 4
Ethernet Speed 1GbE
RN314 RN422 RN424 RN524X RN626X RR3312
RN526X, RN528X, RN628X, RR4312X, RR4312S have similar performance, once throughput
has reached physical Ethernet limit in both single Ethernet connection and dual Ethernet connections
Below is a table with the raw performance data in Megabytes per second (MB/s) used to create the graph above.
Product
RAID level RAID5 RAID1 RAID5 RAID5 RAID5 RAID6
256K Write (1xGbE) 112.35 109.94 110.28 112.03 111.59 112.53
256K Read (1xGbE) 112.39 113.05 113.10 113.05 112.97 113.05
256K Write (2xGbE) 186.33 200.23 205.10 1xGbE only 215.85 220.56
256K Read (2xGbE) 223.51 226.13 226.11 1xGbE only 226.03 226.14
RN314 RN422 RN424 RN524X RN626X RR3312
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ISCSI IOMETER TEST 1 GIGABIT ETHERNET LAN READYNAS PERFORMANCE
Product
Firmware 6.5.0-T23 6.7.0 6.7.0 6.6.0 6.5.0 6.6.1
RAID RAID5 RAID1 RAID5 RAID5 RAID5 RAID6
Test Disk SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 ST1000DM003
Number of 1G Ports 2 2 2 1 2 4
Ethernet Speed 1GbE
RN314 RN422 RN424 RN524X RN626X RR3312
Below is a table of the same figures in Megabytes per Second (MB/s) on the graph above.
Product
RAID level RAID5 RAID1 RAID5 RAID5 RAID6
256K Write (1xGbE) 110.74 108.38 109.08 111.01 112.92
256K Read (1xGbE) 112.88 112.94 112.94 112.94 112.92
256K Write (2xGbE) 196.29 170.97 166.41 1xGbE only 219.45
256K Read (2xGbE) 224.38 225.89 225.91 1xGbE only 225.91
RN314 RN422 RN424 RN524X RR3312
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SMB IOMETER TEST 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET LAN READYNAS PERFORMANCE
Platform
Product
Firmware 6.6.2 6.6.2 6.6.0 6.6.2 6.6.1 6.6.0 6.6.1 6.7.0 6.7.0
RAID RAID5 RAID5 RAID6 RAID5 RAID6 RAID6 RAID6 RAID6 RAID60
Test Disk
Number of
10G Ports
Ethernet
Speed
RN524X RN526X RN528X RN626X RN628X RR4312X RR4312X RR4360X RR4360X
SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 ST3000DM001 ST3000DM001 ST3000DM001 ST3000DM001
1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
X86
10GbE
Below is a table of the same figures in Megabytes per Second (MB/s) on the graph above.
Product RN524X RN526X RN528X RN626X RN628X RR4312X RR4312X RR4360X RR4360X
RAID
256K Write (1x10GbE)
256K Read (1x10GbE)
256K Write (2x10GbE)
256K Read (2 x10GbE)
RAID5 RAID5 RAID6 RAID5 RAID6 RAID6 RAID6 RAID6 RAID60
723.39 755.90 640.74 811.13 762.76 948.65 924.52 980.19 799.71
1127.59 1130.82 1116.83 1130.66 1126.01 1130.83 1130.75 1130.83 1130.18
1x10GbE only 827.24 981.61 923.75 1153.93 1330.18 1314.26 1335.06 770.31
1x10GbE only 2095.48 1766.07 2004.84 2001.66 2040.23 2025.39 2233.58 2238.88
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ISCSI IOMETER TEST 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET LAN READYNAS PERFORMANCE
Platform
Product
Firmware 6.6.2 6.6.2 6.6.0 6.6.2 6.6.1 6.6.0 6.6.1 6.7.0 6.7.0
RAID RAID5 RAID5 RAID6 RAID5 RAID6 RAID6 RAID6 RAID6 RAID60
Test Disk
Number of
10G Ports
Ethernet
Speed
RN524X RN526X RN528X RN626X RN628X RR4312X RR4312X RR4360X RR4360X
SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 ST3000DM001 ST3000DM001 ST3000DM001 ST3000DM001
1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
X86
10GbE
Below is a table of the same figures in Megabytes per Second (MB/s) on the graph above.
Product RN524X RN526X RN528X RN626X RN628X RR4312X RR4312X RR4360X RR4360X
RAID
256K Write (1x10GbE)
256K Read (1x10GbE)
256K Write (2x10GbE)
256K Read (2x10GbE)
RAID5 RAID5 RAID5 RAID6 RAID6 RAID6 RAID6 RAID6 RAID60
726.60 764.33 843.65 792.82 868.94 910.04 937.29 989.85 991.55
1127.33 1126.96 1128.11 1107.76 1118.84 1129.70 1129.73 1125.33 1129.14
1x10GbE only 823.03 981.49 902.60 1128.00 1275.22 1368.75 1559.97 1314.73
1x10GbE only 2007.64 2027.48 1866.73 1972.28 2003.32 2009.89 2205.93 2170.69
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SMB TEST INPUT/OUTPUT OPERATIONS PER SECOND (IOPS) 10 GIGABIT
ETHERNET LAN READYNAS PERFORMANCE
Platform
Product
Firmware 6.6.2 6.6.2 6.6.0 6.6.2 6.6.1 6.6.1 6.6.0 6.7.0
RAID RAID5 RAID5 RAID6 RAID5 RAID6 RAID6 RAID6 RAID60
Test Disk
Number of
10G Ports
Ethernet
Speed
RN524X RN526X RN528X RN626X RN628X RR3312 RR4312X RR4360X
SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 ST3000DM001 ST3000DM001 ST3000DM001
1 2 2 2 2 4 (1G ports) 2 2
X86
10GbE
Below is a table of the same figures in Input/Output operations per second (IOPS) on the graph above.
Product RN524X RN526X RN528X RN626X RN628X RR3312 RR4312X RR4360X
RAID
4k random writes
(20GB file)
4k random reads
(20GB file)
4k sequential writes
(20GB file)
4k sequential reads
(20GB file)
RAID5 RAID5 RAID6 RAID5 RAID6 RAID6 RAID6 RAID60
1262.62 1324.20 1811.57 1774.85 2543.59 2187.34 2333.26 8703.16
163705.94 167460.50 129299.96 197657.47 192605.96 56553.06 244590.22 236589.87
6323.13 13984.81 17936.51 56874.28 74439.65 26132.61 28466.13 87269.93
165540.43 169825.77 130185.12 201189.32 197621.99 56553.11 242372.08 237865.66
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ISCSI TEST INPUT/OUTPUT OPERATIONS PER SECOND (IOPS) 10 GIGABIT
ETHERNET LAN READYNAS PERFORMANCE
Platform
Product
Firmware 6.6.2 6.6.2 6.6.0 6.6.2 6.6.1 6.6.1 6.6.0 6.7.0
RAID RAID5 RAID5 RAID6 RAID5 RAID6 RAID6 RAID6 RAID60
Test Disk
Number of
10G Ports
Ethernet
Speed
RN524X RN526X RN528X RN626X RN628X RR3312 RR4312X RR4360X
SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 SM1000DM003 ST3000DM001 ST3000DM001 ST3000DM001
1 2 2 2 2 4 (1G ports) 2 2
X86
10GbE
Below is a table of the same figures in Input/Output operations per second (IOPS) on the graph above.
Product RN524X RN526X RN528X RN626X RN628X RR3312 RR4312X RR4360X
RAID
4k random writes
(20GB file)
4k random reads
(20GB file)
4k sequential writes
(20GB file)
4k sequential reads
(20GB file)
RAID5 RAID5 RAID6 RAID5 RAID6 RAID6 RAID6 RAID60
763.54 1386.10 1498.58 1425.35 1695.26 1835.69 1802.03 7483.41
169866.51 195284.64 157688.53 197725.32 167506.08 57101.84 190939.20 199828.24
7410.66 14762.54 19017.76 15273.9 16493.00 28519.77 29080.75 114133.65
170842.02 199427.56 161668.56 201867.35 169955.54 56968.49 199115.90 199133.46
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TEST ENVIRONMENT
LAN (192.168.0.X)
10Gigabit
Client
Client
LAN 1 (192.168.0.X)
LAN 2 (192.168.1.X)
Client 1
Client 2
Client 3
Client 4
10Gigabit
10Gigabit
One Gigabit/10 Gigabit Ethernet port
Client 1 Specifications:
Windows 10 Enterprise 64bit, Intel E5-1620 v2 @ 3.7GHz,
32GB RAM (24GB used as RAM disk)
Client 2 Specifications:
Windows 10 Enterprise 64bit, Intel i7-4770 @ 3.4GHz,
32GB RAM (24GB used as RAM disk)
Two Gigabit/10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
Client 1 Specifications:
Windows 10 Enterprise 64bit, Intel
E5-1620 v2 @ 3.7GHz, 32GB RAM
(24GB used as RAM disk)
Client 2 Specifications:
Windows 10 Enterprise 64bit, Intel
i7-2600 @ 3.4GHz, 16GB RAM
(11GB used as RAM disk)
Client 3 Specifications:
Windows 10 Enterprise 64bit, Intel
i7-4770 @ 3.4GHz, 32GB RAM
(24GB used as RAM disk)
Client 4 Specifications:
Windows 10 Enterprise 64bit, Intel
i7-2600 @ 3.4GHz, 16GB RAM
(11GB used as RAM disk)
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
•NETGEAR website www.netgear.com/readynas
•Community Forum www.readynas.com/forum
•NETGEAR support site www.support.netgear.com
Disclaimer: All results are provided for reference and actual performance will vary.
NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ReadyDATA and ReadyNAS are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the
United States and/or other countries. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective
holder(s). Information is subject to change without notice. ©2017 NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.
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