ReadyNAS Duo and NV+ v2 Performance

Tests

Test criteria:

• Test client systems are configured with a 3-disk RAID 0 to ensure the client disk is not a bottleneck.
• Test data size of 9 GB is used for all tests to avoid caching of data both on the ReadyNAS side and the client side.
• Both the ReadyNAS and the client are rebooted before each test, and the first results are recorded.  This allows numbers that are easier to reproduce, and again avoids any caching of data to ensure a more thorough analysis of the speed of the ReadyNAS.

The following tests are run:

• IOMeter Sequential 256K block reads and writes over CIFS, using Windows 7.
• Drag & Drop over CIFS, using Windows 7.

Results

Test results over CIFS/IOMeter:

Test results over CIFS/Drag & Drop:

Hardware Disclosures

ReadyNAS
ReadyNAS Duo v2, with 2 x Western Digital WD1002FBYS 1TB Hard Disks
ReadyNAS NV+ v2, with 4 x Western Digital WD1002FBYS 1TB Hard Disks
RAIDiator 5.3.2
X-RAID2

PC
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66 GHz, 1GB Memory
Windows 7 Ultimate
3 x Seagate ST3500320NS 500 GB disks Raid 0
Intel Pro/1000 Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter

Mac

Apple Mac Pro with 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Xeon, 1 GB Memory
OS X 10.6.4
3 x Seagate ST3500320NS 500 GB disks Raid 0
Onboard Gigabit Adapter

Network Setup 
Switch: NETGEAR GSM7328S
Router: NETGEAR WNDR3700