Significance of Results
Results on the Sun Storage 6780 Array with 8Gb connectivity are presented for the SPC-2 benchmark using RAID 5 and RAID 6.-
The Sun Storage 6780 array outperforms the IBM DS5300 by 51% in price performance for SPC-2 benchmark using RAID 5 data protection.
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The Sun Storage 6780 array outperforms the IBM DS5300 by 51% in price performance for SPC-2 benchmark using RAID 6 data protection.
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The Sun Storage 6780 Array has 62% better performance than the Fujitsu 800/1100 and delivers a price performance advantage of 5.6x as measured by the SPC-2 benchmark.
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The Sun Storage 6800 array with 8Gb connectivity improved performance by 36% over the 4GB connected solution as measured by the SPC-2 benchmark.
Performance Landscape
SPC-2 Performance Chart (in increasing price-performance order)
| Sponsor | System | SPC-2 MBPS |
$/SPC-2 MBPS |
ASU Capacity (GB) |
TSC Price | Data Protection Level |
Date | Results Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | SS6780 (8Gb) | 5,634.17 | $44.88 | 16,383.186 | $252,873 | RAID 5 | 10/27/09 | B00047 |
| IBM | DS5300 (8Gb) | 5,634.17 | $67.75 | 16,383.186 | $381,720 | RAID 5 | 10/21/09 | B00045 |
| Sun | SS6780 (8Gb) | 5,543.88 | $45.61 | 14,042.731 | $252,873 | RAID 6 | 10/27/09 | B00048 |
| IBM | DS5300 (8Gb) | 5,543.88 | $68.85 | 14,042.731 | $381,720 | RAID 6 | 10/21/09 | B00046 |
| Sun | SS6780 (4Gb) | 4,818.43 | $53.61 | 16,383.186 | $258,329 | RAID 5 | 02/03/09 | B00039 |
| IBM | DS5300 (4Gb) | 4,818.43 | $93.80 | 16,383.186 | $451,986 | RAID 5 | 09/25/08 | B00037 |
| Sun | SS6780 (4Gb) | 4,675.50 | $55.25 | 14,042.731 | $258,329 | RAID 6 | 02/03/09 | B00040 |
| IBM | DS5300 (4Gb) | 4,675.50 | $96.67 | 14,042.731 | $451,986 | RAID 6 | 09/25/08 | B00038 |
| Fujitsu | 800/1100 | 3,480.68 | $238.93 | 4,569.845 | $831,649 | Mirroring | 03/08/07 | B00019 |
SPC-2 MBPS = the Performance Metric
$/SPC-2 MBPS = the Price/Performance Metric
ASU Capacity = the Capacity Metric
Data Protection = Data Protection Metric
TSC Price = Total Cost of Ownership Metric
Results Identifier = A unique identification of the result Metric
Complete SPC-2 benchmark results may be found at http://www.storageperformance.org.
Results and Configuration Summary
Storage Configuration:
- 8 x CM200 trays, each with 16 x 146GB 15K RPM drives
8 x Qlogic 8Gb HBA
Server Configuration:
- 4 x IBM x3650
- 2 x 2.93 GHz Intel X5570
5 GB memory
Software Configuration:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) with SP2
SPC-2 benchmark kit
Benchmark Description
The SPC Benchmark-2™ (SPC-2) is a series of related benchmark performance tests that simulate the sequential component of demands placed upon on-line, non-volatile storage in server class computer systems. SPC-2 provides measurements in support of real world environments characterized by:- Large numbers of concurrent sequential transfers.
- Demanding data rate requirements, including requirements for real time processing.
- Diverse application techniques for sequential processing.
- Substantial storage capacity requirements.
- Data persistence requirements to ensure preservation of data without corruption or loss.
Key Points and Best Practices
- This benchmark was performed using RAID 5 and RAID 6 protection.
- The controller stripe size was set to 512k.
- No volume manager was used.
See Also
- Sun Storage 6780 Array SPC-2 (RAID 5) Executive Summary (7 pages, acrobat pdf)
- Complete Sun Storage 6780 Array SPC-2 (RAID 5) Full Disclosure Report (acrobat pdf)
- Sun Storage 6780 Array SPC-2 (RAID 6) Executive Summary (7 pages, acrobat pdf)
- Complete Sun Storage 6780 Array SPC-2 (RAID 6) Full Disclosure Report (acrobat pdf)
- Storage Performance Council (SPC) Home Page
- Ideas International Benchmark Page
- Evaluator Group Page
Benchmark Tags
$/Perf, performance, bandwidth, OpenStorage, Storage
Disclosure Statement
SPC-2, SPC-2 MBPS, $/SPC-2 MBPS are regular trademarks of Storage Performance Council (SPC). More info www.storageperformance.org. Sun Storage 6780 Array 5,634.17 SPC-2 MBPS, $/SPC-2 MBPS $44.88, ASU Capacity 16,838.186GB, Protect RAID 5, Cost $252,873.00, Ident. B00047. Sun Storage 6780 Array 5,543.88 SPC-2 MBPS, $/SPC-2 MBPS $45.61, ASU Capacity 14,042.731 GB, Protect RAID 6, Cost $252,873.00, Ident. B00048.
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