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Benchmark Results

How can you consistently compare storage products based on performance and price-performance?

SPC benchmark results provide that information for a wide range of storage products. Each SPC-1 and SPC-2 result has been both audited and peer reviewed for compliance to ensure consistency.

An Executive Summary and Full Disclosure Report (FDR) for each SPC benchmark result is available for download and review. SPC membership is not required for access to those documents.

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Specifications

SPC Benchmark 1™,
SPC Benchmark 1/EnergyTM Specification Available
The current version, v1.12, of the SPC Benchmark 1 (SPC-1) specification is available in the Specifications section. This version includes the SPC-1/E energy extension requirements. This version became the active version of the specification on September 12, 2009.

SPC Benchmark 2™
Specification Available
 The current version, v1.3, of the SPC Benchmark 2 (SPC-2) specification is available in the Specifications section. This version became the active version of the specification on July 19, 2009.

SPC Benchmark 1C™,
SPC Benchmark 1C/EnergyTM Specification Available
The current version, v1.3, of the SPC Benchmark 1C (SPC-1C) specification is available in the Specifications section. This version includes the SPC-1C/E energy extension requirements. This version became the active version of the specification on May 20, 2009.

SPC Benchmark 2C™
Specification Available
 The current version, v1.2, of the SPC Benchmark 2C (SPC-2C) specification is available in the Specifications section. This version became the active version of the specification on May 20, 2009.

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SPC Benchmark 1/Energy (SPC-1/E) and First SPC-1/E Results Announced

The second SPC benchmark extension, SPC Benchmark 1/Energy (SPC-1/E) was released on October 13, 2009. The new benchmark extension consists of the complete set of SPC-1 performance measurement and reporting plus the measurement and reporting of energy use. SPC-1/E expands energy use measurement and reporting to larger, more complex storage configurations, complementing SPC-1C/E, which focuses on storage component configurations.

The SPC press release announcing the public release of SPC-1/E is available for viewing and download in the Press Room. In addition, an SPC-1/E presentation is available that further describes the benchmark extension in detail.

In conjunction with the release of the SPC-1/E benchmark extension, Xiotech Corporation has submitted the first two SPC-1/E Results. Both SPC-1/E Results feature Xiotech's PowerNAP, which is the first industry standard measurement of such a power management feature.  Xiotech's SPC-1/E press release is available for viewing and download in the Press Room.

IDEAS International has published an excellent research report, "Energy and Performance Come Together with Storage Benchmarking", which is also available in the Press Room. The report reviews SPC-1/E and provides an in-depth analysis of the two Xiotech SPC-1/E Results as well as the PowerNAP power management feature.


SPC Benchmark 1C/Energy (SPC-1C/E) and First SPC-1C/E Results Announced

(updated 9 June 2009)
The SPC Benchmark 1C/Energy (SPC-1C/E) benchmark extension for storage components was released on June 3, 2009. The SPC-1C/E benchmark extension utilizes the SPC-1C workload and incorporates the complete set of SPC-1C performance measurements and reporting to create the first industry-standard storage benchmark that includes measurement and reporting of energy use in addition to storage performance. The SPC press release announcing the public release of SPC-1C/E is available for viewing and download in the Press Room. In addition, an SPC-1C/E presentation is available that further describes the benchmark extension in detail.

In conjunction with the release of the SPC-1C/E benchmark extension, IBM Corporation and Seagate Technology LLC submitted the first SPC-1C/E Results. The IBM SPC-1C/E Result featured the IBM System Storage EXP12S with Solid State Drive (SSD) technology. The Seagate SPC-1C/E Result featured small form factor, energy efficient Seagate Savvio 10K.3 drives. SPC-1C/E press releases from IBM and Seagate are available for viewing and download in the Press Room.


SPC Component-Level Benchmarks (SPC-1C/SPC-2C)

(updated 3 June 2009)
SPC-1C and SPC-2 are the first industry-standard, component-level benchmark specifications, based on the corresponding SPC-1 and SPC-2 workloads. The two benchmarks provide end-users, vendors, resellers, and integrators the ability to evaluate and compare the performance of individual storage components such as storage devices, host bus adapters (HBAs), intelligent enclosures, and storage software such as Logical Volume Managers. A presentation with additional details describing SPC-1C and SPC-2C is available for download. A complete list of all active SPC Component Benchmark results, as well as the corresponding Executive Summary and Full Disclosure Report for each result, may be found on the appropriate Benchmark Results page (SPC-1C Results  SPC-2C Results).


SPC Benchmark 3BRTM (SPC-3BR) Draft Specification
Public Review Version

SPC Benchmark 3™ (SPC-3) consists of a content model and related suite of benchmarks. The benchmarks will be focused on the performance aspects of storage management, hierarchical storage management, content management, and information lifecycle management. The first benchmark in that suite is SPC Benchmark 3BR™ (SPC-3BR).

SPC-3BR is a content management benchmark to measure to the performance of backup/restore solutions. Execution of SPC-3BR consists of a two-step process. First, a data repository is populated as required by the SPC-3 content model. Then, the performance of a backup/restore solution is measured by executing a complete backup of the populated data repository and the corresponding complete restore from that backup.

The public review version of the draft SPC Benchmark 3BR™ (SPC-3BR) specification is available for download in the Specifications section of the website. If you would like to be notified as SPC-3BR reaches major milestones, please register to be included on the SPC Interest mailing list.

If you are interested in the ongoing development of the SPC-3 content model and and related suite of benchmarks, you should consider joining the SPC. SPC membership will give you access to the Members portion of the SPC website. There you will find benchmark specifications (official and draft), access to all SPC benchmark tools, minutes from SPC meetings, proposals for future benchmark development, and much more.


SPC at CMG'07

The SPC participated in the 33rd International Computer Measurement Group (CMG) Conference, CMG'07. The conference was held December 2-7, 2006 in San Diego, California. The SPC panel presentation covered the following topics:

  • Overview of the SPC.
  • An update of SPC-1 and SPC-2 plus the status of SPC-2 public availability.
  • The status of the new SPC component-level benchmarks (SPC-1C and SPC-2C), which are in the final stage of SPC approval.
  • An introduction to SPC Benchmark 3™ (SPC-3) and SPC-1BR, which is the first benchmark in the SPC-3 suite of benchmarks.

The CMG'07 presentation is available for viewing and download in the SPC Press Room.


New, Expanded SPC Benchmark Results Pages

The following pages replace the previous SPC Benchmark Results page:

  • SPC Benchmarks Results Overview: This page contains links to the SPC Results pages listed below. In addition to those links, this page contains information to aid in comparing SPC Results as well as understanding status levels and categorization applicable to each SPC Result.
  • SPC-1 Results: This page contains a table with links to the Full Disclosure Report (FDR) and Executive Summary for each current SPC-1 Result.
  • SPC-2 Results: This page contains a table with links to the Full Disclosure Report (FDR) and Executive Summary for each current SPC-2 Result.
  • SPC-1C and SPC-1C/E Results: This page contains a table with links to the Full Disclosure Report (FDR) and Executive Summary for each current SPC-1C and SPC-1C/E Result.
  • SPC-2C Results: This page contains a table with links to the Full Disclosure Report (FDR) and Executive Summary for each current SPC-2 Result.

If you would like to be notified as SPC Results are released, please register with the SPC. If you are interested in the development of SPC benchmark specifications, you should consider joining the SPC. Membership will give you access to the Members portion of the SPC website. There you will find benchmark specifications (official and draft), access to all SPC benchmark tools, minutes from SPC meetings, proposals for future benchmark development, and much more.