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DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy Multi-Threaded NAS Performance

The purpose of this performance test is to compare the performance of multi-threaded file copy operations to/from a NAS server using the Windows built-in RoboCopy utility and the DiskBoss data management utility. The performance test was performed between a quad-core client machine with 16 GB of system memory running the Windows 10 operating system and a quad-core server machine with 16 GB of system memory running the Server 2012 R2 operating system. The file copy operations were performed between two identical Crucial MX300 1TB SSD drives via the Gigabit network using the same data set containing 50,000 small and medium-sized files. Both utilities were configured to copy files using 8 parallel file copy threads.

Performance CounterDiskBossRoboCopy
NAS Request Rate 9251.48 Req/Sec 11697.68 Req/Sec
NAS Data Request Rate 2195.31 Req/Sec 1458.93 Req/Sec
NAS Read Request Rate 1096.99 Req/Sec 730.09 Req/Sec
NAS Write Request Rate 1098.32 Req/Sec 728.84 Req/Sec
NAS Data Transfer Rate 59.56 MB/Sec 39.60 MB/Sec
NAS Read Transfer Rate 29.72 MB/Sec 19.81 MB/Sec
NAS Write Transfer Rate 29.84 MB/Sec 19.79 MB/Sec
NAS Network Transfer Rate 62.91 MB/Sec 43.29 MB/Sec
NAS Network Received Rate 31.55 MB/Sec 21.83 MB/Sec
NAS Network Sent Rate 31.36 MB/Sec 21.45 MB/Sec

According to the performance results, DiskBoss achieves better results in 9 out of 10 tests including: NAS Data Request Rate, NAS Read Request Rate, NAS Write Request Rate, NAS Data Transfer Rate, NAS Read Transfer Rate, NAS Write Transfer Rate, NAS Network Transfer Rate, NAS Network Received Rate and NAS Network Sent Rate. On the other hand, RoboCopy achieves better results in 1 out of 10 tests including: NAS Request Rate.

DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Request Rate
DiskBoss9251.48 Req/Sec
RoboCopy11697.68 Req/Sec
More is Better Average: 10474.58 Req/Sec Min: 0.00 Req/Sec Max: 24049.63 Req/Sec

The average NAS Request Rate is better for RoboCopy (11697.68 Req/Sec vs. 9251.48 Req/Sec), the minimum NAS Request Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and RoboCopy (0.00 Req/Sec) and the maximum NAS Request Rate is better for RoboCopy (24049.63 Req/Sec vs. 18356.56 Req/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Data Request Rate
DiskBoss2195.31 Req/Sec
RoboCopy1458.93 Req/Sec
More is Better Average: 1827.12 Req/Sec Min: 0.00 Req/Sec Max: 3150.38 Req/Sec

The average NAS Data Request Rate is better for DiskBoss (2195.31 Req/Sec vs. 1458.93 Req/Sec), the minimum NAS Data Request Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and RoboCopy (0.00 Req/Sec) and the maximum NAS Data Request Rate is better for DiskBoss (3150.38 Req/Sec vs. 2924.86 Req/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Read Request Rate
DiskBoss1096.99 Req/Sec
RoboCopy730.09 Req/Sec
More is Better Average: 913.54 Req/Sec Min: 0.00 Req/Sec Max: 2317.77 Req/Sec

The average NAS Read Request Rate is better for DiskBoss (1096.99 Req/Sec vs. 730.09 Req/Sec), the minimum NAS Read Request Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and RoboCopy (0.00 Req/Sec) and the maximum NAS Read Request Rate is better for RoboCopy (2317.77 Req/Sec vs. 1786.31 Req/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Write Request Rate
DiskBoss1098.32 Req/Sec
RoboCopy728.84 Req/Sec
More is Better Average: 913.58 Req/Sec Min: 0.00 Req/Sec Max: 1832.59 Req/Sec

The average NAS Write Request Rate is better for DiskBoss (1098.32 Req/Sec vs. 728.84 Req/Sec), the minimum NAS Write Request Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and RoboCopy (0.00 Req/Sec) and the maximum NAS Write Request Rate is better for DiskBoss (1832.59 Req/Sec vs. 1529.16 Req/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Data Transfer Rate
DiskBoss59.56 MB/Sec
RoboCopy39.60 MB/Sec
More is Better Average: 49.58 MB/Sec Min: 0.00 MB/Sec Max: 119.85 MB/Sec

The average NAS Data Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (59.56 MB/Sec vs. 39.60 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Data Transfer Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and RoboCopy (0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Data Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (119.85 MB/Sec vs. 104.75 MB/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Read Transfer Rate
DiskBoss29.72 MB/Sec
RoboCopy19.81 MB/Sec
More is Better Average: 24.77 MB/Sec Min: 0.00 MB/Sec Max: 100.69 MB/Sec

The average NAS Read Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (29.72 MB/Sec vs. 19.81 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Read Transfer Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and RoboCopy (0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Read Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (100.69 MB/Sec vs. 92.58 MB/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Write Transfer Rate
DiskBoss29.84 MB/Sec
RoboCopy19.79 MB/Sec
More is Better Average: 24.81 MB/Sec Min: 0.00 MB/Sec Max: 108.63 MB/Sec

The average NAS Write Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (29.84 MB/Sec vs. 19.79 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Write Transfer Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and RoboCopy (0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Write Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (108.63 MB/Sec vs. 88.46 MB/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Network Transfer Rate
DiskBoss62.91 MB/Sec
RoboCopy43.29 MB/Sec
More is Better Average: 53.10 MB/Sec Min: 0.00 MB/Sec Max: 120.84 MB/Sec

The average NAS Network Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (62.91 MB/Sec vs. 43.29 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Network Transfer Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and RoboCopy (0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Network Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (120.84 MB/Sec vs. 105.45 MB/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Network Received Rate
DiskBoss31.55 MB/Sec
RoboCopy21.83 MB/Sec
More is Better Average: 26.69 MB/Sec Min: 0.00 MB/Sec Max: 108.98 MB/Sec

The average NAS Network Received Rate is better for DiskBoss (31.55 MB/Sec vs. 21.83 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Network Received Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and RoboCopy (0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Network Received Rate is better for DiskBoss (108.98 MB/Sec vs. 89.12 MB/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Network Sent Rate
DiskBoss31.36 MB/Sec
RoboCopy21.45 MB/Sec
More is Better Average: 26.41 MB/Sec Min: 0.00 MB/Sec Max: 101.16 MB/Sec

The average NAS Network Sent Rate is better for DiskBoss (31.36 MB/Sec vs. 21.45 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Network Sent Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and RoboCopy (0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Network Sent Rate is better for DiskBoss (101.16 MB/Sec vs. 92.92 MB/Sec).