Table of Contents Introduction: The PowerVault RD1000 with USB 3.0 ................... 3 Performance Considerations ........................4 USB 3.0 Performance Improvements over USB 2.0 ..................4 Conclusion ..............................6 Appendix 1 – Test Setup ..........................7 Appendix 2 – Test Results ..........................7...
Introduction: The PowerVault RD1000 with USB 3.0 The Dell PowerVault RD1000 is a removable disk storage device which offers the data access speed of storing data on a hard disk, the portability of optical media, and the physical protection of tape media.
USB 3.0 solution. The PowerVault RD1000 USB 3.0 comes complete with the RD1000 dock and the USB 3.0 interface cable, both of which have been designed to meet the USB 3.0 specification. In order to get a complete USB 3.0 solution, the host system must also be capable of supporting USB 3.0.
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Write Performance RD1000 USB 2.0 vs. RD1000 USB 3.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 500 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 1 - Write Performance Testing - RD1000 USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 The benefits of USB 3.0 on RD1000 are immediately clear.
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.