DiskBoss vs. XCopy NAS Performance Comparison

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 XCopy 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 CounterDiskBossXCopy
NAS Request Rate 2857.47 Req/Sec 2745.72 Req/Sec
NAS Data Request Rate 700.20 Req/Sec 272.57 Req/Sec
NAS Read Request Rate 347.99 Req/Sec 133.37 Req/Sec
NAS Write Request Rate 352.21 Req/Sec 139.21 Req/Sec
NAS Data Transfer Rate 20.01 MB/Sec 6.65 MB/Sec
NAS Read Transfer Rate 9.92 MB/Sec 3.25 MB/Sec
NAS Write Transfer Rate 10.09 MB/Sec 3.40 MB/Sec
NAS Network Transfer Rate 21.03 MB/Sec 8.36 MB/Sec
NAS Network Received Rate 10.61 MB/Sec 3.83 MB/Sec
NAS Network Sent Rate 10.42 MB/Sec 4.53 MB/Sec

According to the performance results, DiskBoss achieves better results in 10 out of 10 tests including: NAS Request Rate, 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.

DiskBoss vs. XCopy - NAS Request Rate
DiskBoss2857.47 Req/Sec
XCopy2745.72 Req/Sec
More is Better Average: 2801.59 Req/Sec Min: 0.00 Req/Sec Max: 5304.87 Req/Sec

The average NAS Request Rate is better for DiskBoss (2857.47 Req/Sec vs. 2745.72 Req/Sec), the minimum NAS Request Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and XCopy (0.00 Req/Sec) and the maximum NAS Request Rate is better for XCopy (5304.87 Req/Sec vs. 4577.38 Req/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. XCopy - NAS Data Request Rate
DiskBoss700.20 Req/Sec
XCopy272.57 Req/Sec
More is Better Average: 486.38 Req/Sec Min: 0.00 Req/Sec Max: 1308.03 Req/Sec

The average NAS Data Request Rate is better for DiskBoss (700.20 Req/Sec vs. 272.57 Req/Sec), the minimum NAS Data Request Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and XCopy (0.00 Req/Sec) and the maximum NAS Data Request Rate is better for XCopy (1308.03 Req/Sec vs. 1168.27 Req/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. XCopy - NAS Read Request Rate
DiskBoss347.99 Req/Sec
XCopy133.37 Req/Sec
More is Better Average: 240.68 Req/Sec Min: 0.00 Req/Sec Max: 1172.83 Req/Sec

The average NAS Read Request Rate is better for DiskBoss (347.99 Req/Sec vs. 133.37 Req/Sec), the minimum NAS Read Request Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and XCopy (0.00 Req/Sec) and the maximum NAS Read Request Rate is better for XCopy (1172.83 Req/Sec vs. 750.12 Req/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. XCopy - NAS Write Request Rate
DiskBoss352.21 Req/Sec
XCopy139.21 Req/Sec
More is Better Average: 245.71 Req/Sec Min: 0.00 Req/Sec Max: 1237.94 Req/Sec

The average NAS Write Request Rate is better for DiskBoss (352.21 Req/Sec vs. 139.21 Req/Sec), the minimum NAS Write Request Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and XCopy (0.00 Req/Sec) and the maximum NAS Write Request Rate is better for XCopy (1237.94 Req/Sec vs. 865.04 Req/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. XCopy - NAS Data Transfer Rate
DiskBoss20.01 MB/Sec
XCopy6.65 MB/Sec
More is Better Average: 13.33 MB/Sec Min: 0.00 MB/Sec Max: 76.46 MB/Sec

The average NAS Data Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (20.01 MB/Sec vs. 6.65 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Data Transfer Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and XCopy (0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Data Transfer Rate is better for XCopy (76.46 MB/Sec vs. 71.71 MB/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. XCopy - NAS Read Transfer Rate
DiskBoss9.92 MB/Sec
XCopy3.25 MB/Sec
More is Better Average: 6.58 MB/Sec Min: 0.00 MB/Sec Max: 71.42 MB/Sec

The average NAS Read Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (9.92 MB/Sec vs. 3.25 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Read Transfer Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and XCopy (0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Read Transfer Rate is better for XCopy (71.42 MB/Sec vs. 46.41 MB/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. XCopy - NAS Write Transfer Rate
DiskBoss10.09 MB/Sec
XCopy3.40 MB/Sec
More is Better Average: 6.75 MB/Sec Min: 0.00 MB/Sec Max: 76.46 MB/Sec

The average NAS Write Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (10.09 MB/Sec vs. 3.40 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Write Transfer Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and XCopy (0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Write Transfer Rate is better for XCopy (76.46 MB/Sec vs. 53.79 MB/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. XCopy - NAS Network Transfer Rate
DiskBoss21.03 MB/Sec
XCopy8.36 MB/Sec
More is Better Average: 14.70 MB/Sec Min: 0.00 MB/Sec Max: 77.01 MB/Sec

The average NAS Network Transfer Rate is better for DiskBoss (21.03 MB/Sec vs. 8.36 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Network Transfer Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and XCopy (0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Network Transfer Rate is better for XCopy (77.01 MB/Sec vs. 72.00 MB/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. XCopy - NAS Network Received Rate
DiskBoss10.61 MB/Sec
XCopy3.83 MB/Sec
More is Better Average: 7.22 MB/Sec Min: 0.00 MB/Sec Max: 76.68 MB/Sec

The average NAS Network Received Rate is better for DiskBoss (10.61 MB/Sec vs. 3.83 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Network Received Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and XCopy (0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Network Received Rate is better for XCopy (76.68 MB/Sec vs. 54.00 MB/Sec).

DiskBoss vs. XCopy - NAS Network Sent Rate
DiskBoss10.42 MB/Sec
XCopy4.53 MB/Sec
More is Better Average: 7.47 MB/Sec Min: 0.00 MB/Sec Max: 71.72 MB/Sec

The average NAS Network Sent Rate is better for DiskBoss (10.42 MB/Sec vs. 4.53 MB/Sec), the minimum NAS Network Sent Rate is identical for both DiskBoss and XCopy (0.00 MB/Sec) and the maximum NAS Network Sent Rate is better for XCopy (71.72 MB/Sec vs. 46.65 MB/Sec).