Well, we're pretty sure someone will quibble with the results. The members of the SPC include all the major storage systems vendors -- with the conspicuous absence of EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC), which insists the benchmark doesn't reflect real-world performance characteristics. Industry analysts, meanwhile, speculate that EMC's systems simply don't perform well on the SPC-1 benchmark.
In any case, DataCore's showing on the SPC benchmark provide concrete evidence that the product delivers on the company's claims, says Mike Karp, senior analyst at consulting firm Enterprise Management Associates. "It shows they're right up there with the rest of the vendors who can enhance storage throughput," he says.
DataCore points out that its configuration delivered a price/performance ratio far better than almost every other vendor that has released SPC-1 test results. The table below shows the price of the tested configuration divided by the IOPS; DataCore is bested on this metric only by Dell's low-end SCSI RAID system.
Table 1: SPC Price/Performance Comparison
| Product | Price/SPC-1 IOPS |
| Dell PERC3/QC SCSI RAID controller | $4.48 |
| DataCore (3-node servers) | $6.11 |
| LSI E4600 | $16.01 |
| HP EVA | $23.88 |
| 3PAR | $24.90 |
| Fujitsu E3000 | $34.61 |
| IBM Shark F20 | $34.88 |
| Source: Storage Performance Council | |
"Our software takes advantage of the latest processor technology in the commercial space," says Gonzalez. "Custom-built storage devices are forced to use older components."
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