The benchmarks in this document were captured on the following appliances:

Small Appliance (BA11-S-CAP1S):
1U Dell R6615
16 core AMD EPYC3, 64GB RAM
Total Capacity: 11.2TB
Capture Capacity: ~56TB
Compression cards: 1

Medium Appliance (BA11-L-CAP1M-A1M):
2U Dell R7625
64 core AMD EPYC3, 256GB RAM
Total Capacity: 22.4TB
Capture Capacity: ~112TB
Compression cards: 1

Medium Appliance with extended capture space (BA11-L-CAP1XXL-A1M):
2U Dell R7625
64 core AMD EPYC3, 256GB RAM
Total Capacity: 210TB
Capture Capacity: ~1.05PB
Compression cards: 1

Large Appliance (BA22-XXL-CAP1L-A1M):
2U Dell R7625
192 core AMD EPYC3, 512GB RAM
Total Capacity: 44.8TB
Capture Capacity: ~224TB
Compression cards: 2

Large Appliance with extended capture space (BA22-XXL-CAP1XXXXL-A1M):
2U Dell R7625
192 core AMD EPYC3, 512GB RAM
Total Capacity: 840TB
Capture Capacity: ~4.2PB
Compression cards: 2

These were chosen as representative appliances of different sizes, but one of the key advantages of the Beeks Analytics open scaling is the ability to precisely tailor the hardware to your individual requirements. This is enabled by Beeks Analytics use of commercially available server hardware.

The extended capture space options shows the benefits of using the new E3.S QLC disks.

E3.S is:

• much smaller and thinner than 2.5", enabling better airflow and higher density designs.

• optimised for PCIe Gen4/Gen5 NVMe, offering significantly higher bandwidth and lower latency.

QLC vs NLC is the type of NAND flash memory used in the disks.

• QLC (Quad-Level Cell) stores 4 bits per cell, enabling higher capacity at a lower cost per bit.

• TLC (Triple-Level Cell) stores 3 bits per cell, which balances endurance, performance, and density.

TLC can have the reputation for higher write endurance, but Beeks performance testing shows that the new QLC disks have good endurance.