Benchmarks: NASPT Continued
The NAS Performance Toolkit simulates various workloads to measure single-user performance. Office Productivity is a read and write test involving hundreds of small files, File Copy from NAS is a read test that uses a single 4.3GB transfer, while Directory Copy to NAS transfers a folder of 2,833 files using mostly 64KB writes.
Different workloads pose unique challenges, yet the EX4100 copes well and is frequently among the quickest NAS units on show. The only small blip is in the Directory Copy test, where the dual-core Marvell Armada processor falls slightly off the pace. Overall performance, however, is impressive and among the best we've seen from a four-bay, ARM-powered device.
