Our former Atlas 10k II evaluation units both scored well in our File Server and Database IOMeter access patterns. This third sample modestly improves those already-decent figures. It's in the area of Workstation performance that the newest unit posts spectacular gains. The previous powerhouse in the IOMeter Workstation profile was Fujitsu's MAJ3xxx. The DE46 firmware allows the Quantum to power past Fujitsu's offering in Linear, Very Light, and Light loads by more than 6%. The margins are thinner under Moderate and Heavy loads where the Atlas edges by a margin of one or two percent.
The figures posted by this Atlas are considerably better than its DA40 predecessor... the latter's scores are improved on by 9% - 18%. This coup places the Atlas 10k II at the top of the 10k heap in IOMeter under all three access patterns.
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