The purpose of this performance test is to compare the performance of 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.
Performance Counter
DiskBoss
RoboCopy
NAS Request Rate
2857.47 Req/Sec
2931.97 Req/Sec
NAS Data Request Rate
700.20 Req/Sec
366.23 Req/Sec
NAS Read Request Rate
347.99 Req/Sec
182.93 Req/Sec
NAS Write Request Rate
352.21 Req/Sec
183.30 Req/Sec
NAS Data Transfer Rate
20.01 MB/Sec
9.97 MB/Sec
NAS Read Transfer Rate
9.92 MB/Sec
4.97 MB/Sec
NAS Write Transfer Rate
10.09 MB/Sec
5.00 MB/Sec
NAS Network Transfer Rate
21.03 MB/Sec
10.89 MB/Sec
NAS Network Received Rate
10.61 MB/Sec
5.51 MB/Sec
NAS Network Sent Rate
10.42 MB/Sec
5.38 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
DiskBoss
2857.47 Req/Sec
RoboCopy
2931.97 Req/Sec
More is Better
Average: 2894.72 Req/Sec
Min: 0.00 Req/Sec
Max: 7540.05 Req/Sec
The average NAS Request Rate is better for RoboCopy (2931.97 Req/Sec vs. 2857.47 Req/Sec), the minimum NAS Request Rate is better for RoboCopy (335.17 Req/Sec vs. 0.00 Req/Sec) and the maximum NAS Request Rate is better for RoboCopy (7540.05 Req/Sec vs. 4577.38 Req/Sec).
DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Data Request Rate
DiskBoss
700.20 Req/Sec
RoboCopy
366.23 Req/Sec
More is Better
Average: 533.22 Req/Sec
Min: 0.00 Req/Sec
Max: 1437.33 Req/Sec
The average NAS Data Request Rate is better for DiskBoss (700.20 Req/Sec vs. 366.23 Req/Sec), the minimum NAS Data Request Rate is better for RoboCopy (10.47 Req/Sec vs. 0.00 Req/Sec) and the maximum NAS Data Request Rate is better for RoboCopy (1437.33 Req/Sec vs. 1168.27 Req/Sec).
DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Read Request Rate
DiskBoss
347.99 Req/Sec
RoboCopy
182.93 Req/Sec
More is Better
Average: 265.46 Req/Sec
Min: 0.00 Req/Sec
Max: 1424.12 Req/Sec
The average NAS Read Request Rate is better for DiskBoss (347.99 Req/Sec vs. 182.93 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 (1424.12 Req/Sec vs. 750.12 Req/Sec).
DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Write Request Rate
DiskBoss
352.21 Req/Sec
RoboCopy
183.30 Req/Sec
More is Better
Average: 267.75 Req/Sec
Min: 0.00 Req/Sec
Max: 1274.96 Req/Sec
The average NAS Write Request Rate is better for DiskBoss (352.21 Req/Sec vs. 183.30 Req/Sec), the minimum NAS Write Request Rate is better for RoboCopy (10.47 Req/Sec vs. 0.00 Req/Sec) and the maximum NAS Write Request Rate is better for RoboCopy (1274.96 Req/Sec vs. 865.04 Req/Sec).
DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Data Transfer Rate
DiskBoss
20.01 MB/Sec
RoboCopy
9.97 MB/Sec
More is Better
Average: 14.99 MB/Sec
Min: 0.00 MB/Sec
Max: 88.41 MB/Sec
The average NAS Data Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (20.01 MB/Sec vs. 9.97 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Data Transfer Rate is better for RoboCopy (0.06 MB/Sec vs. 0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Data Transfer Rate is better for RoboCopy (88.41 MB/Sec vs. 71.71 MB/Sec).
DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Read Transfer Rate
DiskBoss
9.92 MB/Sec
RoboCopy
4.97 MB/Sec
More is Better
Average: 7.45 MB/Sec
Min: 0.00 MB/Sec
Max: 88.31 MB/Sec
The average NAS Read Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (9.92 MB/Sec vs. 4.97 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 RoboCopy (88.31 MB/Sec vs. 46.41 MB/Sec).
DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Write Transfer Rate
DiskBoss
10.09 MB/Sec
RoboCopy
5.00 MB/Sec
More is Better
Average: 7.54 MB/Sec
Min: 0.00 MB/Sec
Max: 78.99 MB/Sec
The average NAS Write Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (10.09 MB/Sec vs. 5.00 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Write Transfer Rate is better for RoboCopy (0.06 MB/Sec vs. 0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Write Transfer Rate is better for RoboCopy (78.99 MB/Sec vs. 53.79 MB/Sec).
DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Network Transfer Rate
DiskBoss
21.03 MB/Sec
RoboCopy
10.89 MB/Sec
More is Better
Average: 15.96 MB/Sec
Min: 0.00 MB/Sec
Max: 88.77 MB/Sec
The average NAS Network Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (21.03 MB/Sec vs. 10.89 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Network Transfer Rate is better for RoboCopy (0.16 MB/Sec vs. 0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Network Transfer Rate is better for RoboCopy (88.77 MB/Sec vs. 72.00 MB/Sec).
DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Network Received Rate
DiskBoss
10.61 MB/Sec
RoboCopy
5.51 MB/Sec
More is Better
Average: 8.06 MB/Sec
Min: 0.00 MB/Sec
Max: 79.19 MB/Sec
The average NAS Network Received Rate is better for DiskBoss (10.61 MB/Sec vs. 5.51 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Network Received Rate is better for RoboCopy (0.11 MB/Sec vs. 0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Network Received Rate is better for RoboCopy (79.19 MB/Sec vs. 54.00 MB/Sec).
DiskBoss vs. RoboCopy - NAS Network Sent Rate
DiskBoss
10.42 MB/Sec
RoboCopy
5.38 MB/Sec
More is Better
Average: 7.90 MB/Sec
Min: 0.00 MB/Sec
Max: 88.45 MB/Sec
The average NAS Network Sent Rate is better for DiskBoss (10.42 MB/Sec vs. 5.38 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Network Sent Rate is better for RoboCopy (0.05 MB/Sec vs. 0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Network Sent Rate is better for RoboCopy (88.45 MB/Sec vs. 46.65 MB/Sec).
2857.47 Req/Sec
2931.97 Req/Sec