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. View Benchmark Results.

SPC Benchmark 1™ Specification Available The current version, v1.10.1, of the SPC Benchmark 1 (SPC-1) specification is available in the Specifications section. This version became the active version of the specification on September 27, 2006. SPC Benchmark 2™ Specification Available The most recent version, v1.2.1, of the SPC Benchmark 2 (SPC-2) specification is available in the Specifications section. This version became the active version of the specification on September 27, 2006.

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Initial SPC Component-Level Benchmark Results (SPC-1C/SPC-2C)

Seagate has submitted the first set of SPC-1C and SPC-2C benchmark results. 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.

SPC Benchmark 3BR^TM (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.

SPC-2 Toolkit Available for Pre-Order

The SPC-2 Toolkit is now available for pre-order in the SPC Store. Pre-order customers will be notified, via email, prior to the actual shipping date.

Public availability of SPC Benchmark 2™ (SPC-2) and the SPC-2 Toolkit was announced in a December 6, 2006 press release. An overview of SPC-2 is available on the SPC-2 Results page. The SPC-2 specification was approved and toolkit released to SPC member companies in November 2005. The initial set of SPC-2 Results were announced in December 2005 at that year's Computer Measurement Group conference (CMG 2005).

New, Expanded SPC Benchmark Results Pages

The following new 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.

• All SPC Results: This page contains a table for each SPC benchmark. Each table contains links to the Full Disclosure Report (FDR) and Executive Summary for each current 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.

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.