Dell RD1000 Performance Considerations - Page 6

Performance(MB/s) Read Performance RD1000 USB 2.0 vs. RD1000 USB 3.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 500 GB RD1000 Cartridge Size (GB) USB 3.0 Dock / USB 3.0 Cable / USB 3.0 Host USB 3.0 Dock / USB 3.0 Cable / USB 2.0 Host USB 2.0 Dock / USB 2.0 Cable / USB 2.0 Host Figure 2 - Read Performance Testing - RD1000 USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 Conclusion The introduction of the PowerVault RD1000 USB 3.0 provides a significant performance improvement over USB 2.0 which helps decrease backup windows and provides system administrators access to their data faster during those critical times. The optimal performance is seen with an end-to-end USB 3.0 solution when a USB 3.0 host is used. However, even with the RD1000 USB 3.0 provided out of the box, it provides an improvement over the USB 2.0 end-to-end solution when only connected to a USB 2.0 host.