ETERNUS4000 Model 500 Establishes New World's Record with SPC Benchmark-1™
September 8, 2006
Fujitsu performed the test based on the Benchmark-1™ defined by the Storage Performance Council (*Note 1). In this
test, an ETERNUS4000 Model 500 recorded SPC-1 IOPS™ =60,003.51. This is the world's highest record for an midrange-class,
two-controller configuration (*Note 2).
The result of this test is available at the Storage Performance Council (SPC) web site (official approval is subject to a
60-day review period).
*Note 1: Storage Performance Council (SPC) is a nonprofit institute for evaluation of storage system performance, in which
major storage vendors participate.
*Note 2: As of September 8, 2006
ETERNUS4000 Model 500 SPC-1 Benchmark Results.
- SPC-1 IOPS™: 60,003.51
- SPC-1 Price-Performance: $6.54 / SPC-1 IOPS™
- Total ASU Capacity: 6,820.178GB
- Data Protection Level: Mirroring
- Total TSC Price (including three-year maintenance): $392,174
*Note: The benchmark result above has applied for SPC-1 registration.
(SPC-1 Submission Identifier: A00047)
The Executive Summary and Full Disclosure Report about ETERNUS4000 Model 500 test configurations audited by SPC are available at SPC Benchmark 1™ Results.
For more information about Storage Performance Council, SPC and SPC Benchmark-1™, refer to frequently asked questions about Storage Performance Council (SPC).
SPC Benchmark-1 and SPC-1 IOPS™ are trademarks of Storage Performance Council.
