SPC-1 Benchmark Results

SPC-1 benchmark results provide a source of comparative storage performance information that is objective, relevant, and verifiable. That information will provide value throughout the storage product lifecycle, which includes development of product requirements, product implementation, performance tuning, capacity planning, market positioning, and purchase evaluations. The SPC-1 Benchmark is designed to be vendor/platform independent and are applicable across a broad range of storage configuration and topologies. Any vendor should be able to sponsor and publish an SPC-1 benchmark result, provided their tested configuration satisfies the requirements of the SPC-1 benchmark specification.

SPC Benchmark 1 (SPC-1)
SPC-1 consists of a single workload designed to demonstrate the performance of a storage subsystem while performing the typical functions of business critical applications. Those applications are characterized by predominately random I/O operations and require both queries as well as update operations. Examples of those types of applications include OLTP, database operations, and mail server implementations.

Listed below is a table of all current SPC-1 benchmark results. In addition, the following information is available to aid in comparing SPC Results as well understanding status levels and categorization applicable for each SPC result:

Comparing SPC Results
SPC Peer Review Status
Active/Inactive Status
Revision Status
Tested Storage Product (TSP) Categories
Withdrawn Status

Each company logo is a link to the company's SPC-1 benchmark results

(new SPC-1 Result)

(updated: 8 April 2008)

Test Sponsor	SPC-1 Submission Identifier - Tested Storage Product (TSP)	SPC-1 Version	Peer Review Status Active/Inactive/Withdrawn Status TSP Category	Documentation, Submission Date, and Revision Status
3PARdata, Inc.	A00027 - 3PAR InServ™ S800 X-Series (8-node) Storage Server	V1.8	Accepted: 7 May 2004 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 8 March 2004	No Revisions
DataCore Software Corporation	A00036 - DataCore SANmelody^TM Disk Server (iSCSI-Std. NIC)	V1.8	Accepted: 11 January 2005 Active SPC-1 Result TSP does not include all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 12 November 2004	No Revisions
DataCore Software Corporation	A00029 - DataCore SANmelody^TM Disk Server	V1.8	Accepted: 11 June 2004 Active SPC-1 Result TSP does not include all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 12 April 2004	No Revisions
DataCore Software Corporation	A00015 - DataCore SANsymphony^TM Network Edition	V1.7	Accepted: 28 January 2004 Active SPC-1 Result TSP does not include all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 8 August 2003	No Revisions
Dell Computer Corporation	A00004 - PERC3/QC SCSI RAID Controller	V1.4	Accepted: 18 August 2002 Active SPC-1 Result TSP does not include all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 19 June 2002	No Revisions
Fujitsu Limited	A00053 Fujitsu Storage Systems ETERNUS8000 Model 1100	v1.10.1	Accepted: 19 October 2007 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 20 August 2007	No Revisions
Fujitsu Limited	A00047 - Fujitsu Storage Systems ETERNUS4000 Model 500	V1.10	Accepted: 24 October 2006 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 25 August 2006	No Revisions
Fujitsu Limited	A00045 - Fujitsu Storage Systems ETERNUS6000 Model 1100	V1.10	Accepted: 28 April 2006 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 27 February 2006	No Revisions
Fujitsu Limited	A00035 - Fujitsu Storage Systems ETERNUS6000 Model 1100	V1.8	Accepted: 19 December 2004 Inactive SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 20 October 2004	No Revisions
Fujitsu Limited	A00032 - Fujitsu Storage Systems ETERNUS3000 Model 700	V1.7	Accepted: 29 August 2004 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 30 June 2004	Revised: 9 July 2004
Fujitsu Limited	A00031 - Fujitsu Storage Systems ETERNUS3000 Model 100	V1.8	Accepted: 21 August 2004 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 22 June 2004	Revised: 9 July 2004
Fujitsu Limited	A00026 - Fujitsu Storage Systems ETERNUS6000 Model 800	V1.8	Accepted: 5 May 2004 Inactive SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 4 March 2004	Revised: 9 July 2004
Fujitsu Limited	A00016 - Fujitsu Storage Systems ETERNUS3000 Model 600M	V1.7	Accepted: 11 October 2003 Inactive SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 11 August 2003	Revised: 9 August 2004
Fujitsu Limited	A00014 - Fujitsu Storage Systems ETERNUS3000 Model 600	V1.7	Accepted: 11 October 2003 Inactive SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 14 July 2003	Revised: 9 August 2004
Fujitsu Limited	A00010 - Fujitsu Storage Systems ETERNUS3000 Model 400	V1.6	Accepted: 14 April 2003 Inactive SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 13 February 2003	Revised: 4 March 2004
Hewlett-Packard Company	A00056 HP StorageWorks XP24000 Disk Array	V1.10.1	Accepted: 30 November 2007 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 1 October 2007	No Revisions
Hewlett-Packard Company	A00007 - hp StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Model 2C12D (mirrored write cache)	V1.6	Accepted: 4 February 2003 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 13 February 2003	No Revisions
Hewlett-Packard Company	A00005 - hp StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Model 2C12D (non-mirrored write cache)	V1.5	Accepted: 1 December 2002 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 2 October 2002	Revised: 6 December 2005
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation	A00054 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform^TM V	V1.10.1	Accepted: 30 November 2007 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 1 October 2007	No Revisions
IBM Corporation	A00061 IBM System Storage DS3400	V1.10.1	Submitted for Review Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 27 February 2008	Revised: 4 March 2008
IBM Corporation	A00052 IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller 4.2	V1.10.1	Accepted: 10 September 2007 Active SPC-1 Result TSP does not include all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 12 July 2007	No Revisions
IBM Corporation	A00050 IBM System Storage DS4800 Disk Storage System	V1.10.1	Accepted: 9 June 2007 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 10 April 2007	Revised: 27 June 2007
IBM Corporation	A00049 IBM System Storage DS8300 Turbo	V1.10.1	Accepted: 3 February 2007 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 5 December 2006	No Revisions
IBM Corporation	A00046 - IBM System Storage DS4700 Express Model	V1.10	Accepted: 20 October 2006 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 21 August 2006	Revised: 27 June 2007
IBM Corporation	A00044 - IBM TotalStorage® DS8300 (Release 6.1.600)	V1.9	Accepted: 26 December 2005 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 27 October 2005	No Revisions
IBM Corporation	A00043 - IBM TotalStorage® SAN Volume Controller 3.1	V1.9	Accepted: 24 December 2005 Active SPC-1 Result TSP does not include all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 25 October 2005	Revised: 27 October 2005
IBM Corporation	A00042 - IBM TotalStorage® DS4800	V1.9	Accepted: 8 July 2005 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 9 May 2005	No Revisions
IBM Corporation	A00037 - IBM TotalStorage® SAN Volume Controller 1.2.1	V1.8	Accepted: 1 February 2005 Active SPC-1 Result TSP does not include all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 3 December 2004	No Revisions
IBM Corporation	A00030 - IBM TotalStorage® SAN Volume Controller 1.1.1	V1.8	Accepted: 7 August 2004 Active SPC-1 Result TSP does not include all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 8 June 2004	No Revisions
IBM Corporation	A00020 - IBM TotalStorage® DS4500 (non-mirrored write cache)	V1.7	Accepted: 25 October 2003 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 26 August 2003	No Revisions
IBM Corporation	A00019 - IBM TotalStorage® DS4500 (mirrored write cache)	V1.7	Accepted: 25 October 2003 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 26 August 2003	No Revisions
IBM Corporation	A00018 - IBM TotalStorage® DS4300 with Turbo option (non-mirrored write cache)	V1.7	Accepted: 25 October 2003 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 26 August 2003	Revised: 15 April 2004
IBM Corporation	A00017 - IBM TotalStorage® DS4300 with Turbo option (mirrored write cache)	V1.7	Accepted: 25 October 2003 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 26 August 2003	Revised: 15 April 2004
IBM Corporation	A00008 - IBM TotalStorage® Enterprise Storage Server Model 800	V1.6	Accepted: 5 February 2003 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 7 December 2002	No Revisions
IBM Corporation	A00001 - IBM Enterprise Storage Server F20	V1.4	Accepted: 19 July 2002 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 20 May 2002	Revised: ASU Capacity
LSI Logic Corporation Engenio Storage Group	A00002 - LSI E4600 Fibre Channel Storage System	V1.4	Accepted: 19 July 2002 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 20 May 2002	No Revisions
NetApp, Inc.	A00066 NetApp FAS3170	V1.10.1	Submitted for Review Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submittted: 10 June 2008	No Revisions
NetApp, Inc.	A00062 NetApp FAS3040 (48-hour Sustainability Test)	V1.10.1	Submitted for Review Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 18 March 2008	No Revisions
NetApp, Inc.	A00057 NetApp FAS3040	V1.10.1	Accepted: 29 March 2008 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 29 January 2008	Revised: 31 January 2008
NetApp, Inc.	A00058 NetApp FAS3040 (Snapshot^TM enabled)	V1.10.1	Accepted: 29 March 2008 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 29 January 2008	Revised: 31 January 2008
NetApp, Inc.	A00059 EMC CLARiiON CX3 Model 40	V1.10.1	Accepted: 29 March 2008 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 29 January 2008	Revised: 31 January 2008
NetApp, Inc.	A00060 EMC CLARiiON CX3 Model 40 (SnapView^TM enabled)	V1.10.1	Accepted: 29 March 2008 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 29 January 2008	Revised: 31 January 2008
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00055 Sun StorageTek® 9990V System	V1.10.1	Accepted: 30 November 2007 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 1 October 2007	No Revisions
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00051 Sun StorageTek® 6540 Array	V1.10.1	Accepted: 15 August 2007 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 15 June 2007	No Revisions
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00048 - Sun StorageTek® 6140 Array	V1.10.1	Accepted: 15 December 2006 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 16 October 2006	Revised: 19 February 2007
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00041 - Sun StorageTek® FlexLine^TM FLX380 Storage System	V1.9	Accepted: 9 July 2005 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 10 May 2005	Revised: 3 June 2005
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00040 - Sun StorEdge^TM 6130 Array	V1.9	Accepted: 28 June 2005 Inactive SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 29 April 2005	Revised: 10 May 2005
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00039 - Sun StorEdge^TM 6920	V1.8	Accepted: 2 April 2005 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 1 February 2005	No Revisions
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00038 - Sun StorEdge^TM 3510	V1.8	Accepted: 2 April 2005 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 1 February 2005	Revised: 7 February 2006
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00034 - Sun StorEdge^TM 6920 (8 tray)	V1.8	Accepted: 19 November 2004 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 20 September 2004	No Revisions
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00033 - Sun StorEdge^TM 6920 (20 tray)	V1.8	Accepted: 15 October 2004 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 16 August 2004	No Revisions
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00025 - Sun StorageTek® D280 Disk System (mirrored write cache)	V1.8	Accepted: 17 April 2004 Inactive SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 17 February 2004	No Revisions
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00024 - Sun StorageTek® D280 Disk System (non-mirrored write cache)	V1.8	Accepted: 17 April 2004 Inactive SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 17 February 2004	No Revisions
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00023 - Sun StorageTek® D240 Disk System (mirrored write cache)	V1.8	Accepted: 17 April 2004 Inactive SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 17 February 2004	No Revisions
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00022 - Sun StorageTek® D240 Disk System (non-mirrored write cache)	V1.8	Accepted: 17 April 2004 Inactive SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 17 February 2004	No Revisions
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00013 - Sun StorEdge™ 6320 (22 tray)	V1.6	Accepted: 3 August 2003 Inactive SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 4 June 2003	No Revisions
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00011 - Sun StorEdge™ 6320 (12 tray)	V1.6	Accepted: 5 June 2003 Inactive SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 7 April 2003	No Revisions
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	A00003 - Sun StorEdge™ 9910	V1.4	Accepted: 19 July 2002 Inactive SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 20 May 2002	Revised: Pricing and ASU Capacity
Texas Memory Systems, Inc.	A00063 Texas Memory Systems RamSan-400	V1.10.1	Accepted: 28 March 2008 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 28 January 2008	No Revisions
Texas Memory Systems, Inc.	A00028 - Texas Memory Systems RamSan-320	V1.8	Accepted: 4 June 2004 Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 5 April 2004	No Revisions
Xiotech Corporation	A00065 Xiotech Emprise™ 5000 (73 GB disk drives)	V1.10.1	Submitted for Review Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 8 April 2008	No Revisions
Xiotech Corporation	A00064 Xiotech Emprise™ 5000 (146 GB disk drives)	V1.10.1	Submitted for Review Active SPC-1 Result TSP includes all storage	Executive Summary Full Disclosure Report Submitted: 8 April 2008	No Revisions

Comparing SPC Results

When comparing SPC Results, the difference between the Tested Storage Configuration and the Tested Storage Product of each SPC Result must be considered.

Tested Storage Configuration (TSC)
The TSC consists of all storage hardware and software used to produce an SPC Result. Included in the TSC are all storage devices, controllers/adapters, enclosures, storage software, etc. The TSC represents a complete storage solution.

Tested Storage Product (TSP)
The TSP is a distinct, customer orderable storage product, which is the focal point of an SPC Result. Each SPC Result is labeled with the formal name of the TSP. The TSP may essentially be identical to the Tested Storage Configuration. The TSP in those cases would typically include all of the storage hardware and software as a single customer orderable storage product. In other cases, the TSP may be a component of the Tested Storage Configuration such as a storage software product. In such cases, the Tested Storage Configuration consists of multiple, distinct customer orderable products including the TSP.

Accurate SPC Result Comparison
Comparison between SPC Results that only considers the Tested Storage Product may, in some cases, compare a total storage solution against a single component of a storage solution, which would be an inaccurate comparison. Accurate comparison of SPC Results compares the Tested Storage Configuration rather than the Tested Storage Product of each result, ensuring comparison between the total storage solution required to achieve each SPC Result.

SPC Peer Review Status

An SPC benchmark measurement becomes a new SPC benchmark result upon successful completion of the required SPC Audit and SPC submission process. The new SPC result is initially given a Submitted for Review status for a minimum of 60 days during which the SPC Peer Review occurs. The SPC Peer Review allows SPC members an opportunity to review the details of the SPC benchmark result and raise any compliance issues resulting from that review. If there are no compliance issues raised at the end of the SPC Peer Review, the status of the SPC benchmark result will transition to an Accepted status. If compliance issues are raised during the SPC Peer Review and the SPC benchmark result is found to be compliant with the appropriate SPC specification, the status of the SPC benchmark result will transition to an Accepted status. If the SPC benchmark result is found to be non-compliant during the SPC Peer Review, the SPC benchmark will either be withdrawn or revised to become compliant and then will transition to an Accepted status.

Active/Inactive Status

A new SPC benchmark result is automatically designated as Active. An existing SPC benchmark result may be designated as Inactive by the Test Sponsor. An Active SPC benchmark result typically becomes Inactive when the Test Sponsor no longer supports all components that were priced in the SPC benchmark result, but those components are available and supported via third-party suppliers. A Test Sponsor may also designate an existing SPC benchmark result as Inactive in cases where the SPC benchmark result references a product that has been superceded by a more recent model/version, but the original product is still available and/or supported by the Test Sponsor. Inactive SPC results remain on the SPC Benchmark Results website pages and may continue to be publicly referenced.

Revision Status

A Test Sponsor may voluntarily submit a revised Full Disclosure Report (FDR) to update pricing, component availability, or any other allowable change to an existing SPC benchmark result. A Test Sponsor may also be required to submit a revised FDR to address confirmed compliance issues that were identified during the SPC Peer Review of an existing SPC benchmark result. All revisions will be listed in the Key Dates and Revision Information section of the FDR and Executive Summary.

Tested Storage Product (TSP) Categories

The TSP is a distinct, customer orderable product, which is the focal point of an SPC benchmark result. Each SPC benchmark result is labeled with the formal name of the TSP.

If all of the storage devices, priced in an SPC benchmark result, are included as components of TSP, the SPC benchmark result will be categorized as "TSP includes all storage". Inclusion of all storage devices must be via one or more selectable options when ordering the TSP.

If the TSP does not offer any selectable options to include all storage devices priced in an SPC benchmark result, the SPC benchmark result will be categorized as "TSP does not include all storage". In such cases, the storage devices are not considered to be part of the TSP and are ordered separately to complete the priced configuration.

SPC benchmark results in the first category typically feature a TSP that is primarily a hardware storage product, which includes all configured storage devices. The second category of SPC benchmark results typically features a TSP that is primarily a software storage product and requires the configured storage devices to be ordered separately from the TSP.

Withdrawn Status

An SPC benchmark result may be withdrawn voluntarily by the Test Sponsor or as directed by the SPC. Each withdrawn SPC benchmark will be placed in one of the following three categories:

Withdrawn 1: The SPC benchmark result was voluntarily withdrawn by the Test Sponsor without any compliance issues raised concerning the SPC benchmark result. This action is typically taken when an existing SPC benchmark result references a product that is no longer supported or has been superceded by a more recent model/version.
Withdrawn 2: The SPC benchmark result was withdrawn by the Test Sponsor after one or more compliance issues were raised during the SPC Peer Review. The SPC benchmark result was withdrawn prior to resolution of the compliance issue(s).
Withdrawn 3: The SPC benchmark result was withdrawn by the SPC after being ruled non-compliant with the appropriate SPC specification.

A withdrawn SPC benchmark result will remain on the SPC Benchmark Results website pages for 120 days from the date of withdrawal and may be publicly referenced during that period as a withdrawn SPC benchmark result. At the end of the 120-day period, the withdrawn SPC benchmark result will be removed from the SPC Benchmark Results website pages and is no longer considered a SPC benchmark result and should not be referenced as such.