Macrium Reflect X: Pushing the Boundaries of Backup Speed and Reliability
In this video, we put Macrium's upcoming Reflect X to the test against its predecessor, Reflect 8. Watch as Reflect X restores a system image in just 1 minute and 29 seconds, a groundbreaking improvement over Reflect 8's time of 8 minutes and 10 seconds.
Reflect X achieves this remarkable performance through revolutionary compression and backup optimization techniques. While these results are from controlled internal tests and real-world outcomes may vary depending on storage scenarios, they clearly demonstrate the significant enhancements in speed and efficiency that Reflect X brings to the table.
But it's not just about speed. Reflect X also introduces advanced resumability features, ensuring that even if a backup is interrupted, it can be seamlessly resumed without data loss or having to start over. This is a game-changer for businesses looking to minimize downtime and protect critical data.
For more information on how we conducted these tests, see the detailed test parameters further down the page.
Backup and Restore Speed Test
The Hardware:
CPU: 13th Gen Intel Core i5-13400, 2496 Mhz, 10 Cores, 16 Logical Processors Motherboard: MAG b760 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D96) Installed Physical Memory (RAM): 64GB 5200MHz Operating System: Windows 10 Pro NIC: Realtek Gaming 2.5GbE Family Controller
Test Data:
The test data here is a non-compressed Macrium disk image of a Windows operating system. This data is then copied and pasted up to the required source data size (in this example XXXGB). An XOR script was run over each of the image files which would flip the bits in the image file based on a randomly generated HEX code. This ensures that each image contains unique data after being copied, whilst retaining generally representative compressibility found in a Windows operating system.
NVMe to NVMe
This is a best-case scenario test. For this test, the image will be created of a KINGSTON SNV2S1000G to a KINGSTON SNV2S2000G and restored the same way to a now cleaned KINGSTON SNV2S1000G.
Resumable Imaging Reliability Test
In this example, we backed up a virtual machine to a Windows network share. During the backup, the virtual network adapter was disconnected for around 50 seconds before being reconnected. As the video shows, the backup continued from where it had left off once the adapter was reconnected.
Following this, the virtual machine was also restarted during the backup. Once the virtual machine restarted, the backup resumed automatically. The backup went on to complete, following two events that would have previously caused a backup to fail.
Reflect X is setting a new standard for backup speed and reliability. To find out more, visit our Reflect X hub here.
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