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Performance measurement
1. Product Information
Product versions to be tested:
MetaDefender Kiosk 4.7.8.3994
MetaDefender Managed File Transfer 3.9.3.0
MetaDefender Core 5.15.0
Engines:
Metascan:
20 AV engines package + Crowdstrike when testing with CAB file
MAX AV engines package when testing with mixed dataset
8 AV engines package when testing with mixed dataset
Deep CDR: 7.5.0
Proactive DLP: 3.0.0
Archive: 7.5.0
FileType: 7.5.1
File-Based Vulnerability Assessment: 4.2.416.0
2. Environment
MetaDefender Kiosk devices
Using the KIOSK devices in the local test environment. MetaDefender Core is installed on the same system as MetaDefender Kiosk.
Model | CPU | Memory (GB) | Disk type | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K1001 (Dell 7410) | Intel Core i9-13900 Cores: 24 Logical processors: 32 Base speed: 2.00 GHz | 32 | SSD | Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC Version: 21H2 |
K1001 (Dell 7420) | Intel Core i9-14900 Cores: 24 Logical processors: 32 Base speed: 2.00 GHz | 32 | SSD | Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC Version: 21H2 |
K2100 | Intel Core i7-1260U Cores: 10 Logical processors: 12 Base speed: 1.10 GHz | 32 | SSD | Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC Version: 21H2 |
K3001 | Intel Core i9-12900 Cores: 16 Logical processors: 24 Base speed: 2.40 GHz | 32 | SSD | Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC Version: 21H2 |
Storage Device
Using to store the dataset and connect to the Kiosk device: 128GB SanDisk USB 3.2 Gen 1
MFT Server
In case the MD Kiosk sends files to MD MFT after scanning, MD MFT is a virtual machine with the following specifications:
OS | vCPU | Memory (GB) | Disk type | Network bandwidth (Gbps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows Server 2022 | 8 | 16 | SSD | 10 Gb Ethernet |
Client
Using to run the Python script. The Client is a virtual machine with the following specifications:
OS | vCPU | Memory (GB) | Disk type | Network bandwidth (Gbps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CentOS Linux 7.9 | 8 | 16 | SSD | 10 Gb Ethernet |
3. Test flows
Flow 1: MD Kiosk sends CAB file to MD Core (21 AV engines) for scanning.
Flow 2: MD Kiosk sends Mixed dataset to MD Core (MAX AV engines) for scanning.
Flow 3: MD Kiosk sends Mixed dataset to MD Core (8 AV engines) for scanning.
Flow 4: MD Kiosk sends Mixed dataset to MD Core for scanning, and Allowed files are copied to MD MFT.
4. Dataset
CAB file:
Extracted files: 849 479
Total size of extracted files: 26.5 GB
Mixed dataset:
Summary (compressed):
Number of files: 5000
Total size: 7728.5 MB
Average file size: 1.55 MB
Summary (extracted):
Number of files: 5260
Total size: 7759.5 MB
Average file size: 1.48 MB
Largest file size: 24.7 MB
Smallest file size: 5 KB
File category | File type | Number of files | Total size (MB) | Average file size (MB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adobe | 370 | 385 MB | 1.0 MB | |
Executable | EXE | 45 | 309.5 MB | 6.9 MB |
MSI | 15 | 45.75 MB | 3.1 MB | |
Image | BMP | 80 | 515 MB | 6.4 MB |
JPG | 420 | 237.5 MB | 0.6 MB | |
PNG | 345 | 169 MB | 0.5 MB | |
Media | MP3 | 135 | 865 MB | 6.4 MB |
MP4 | 50 | 500 MB | 10.0 MB | |
Office | DOCX | 235 | 190 MB | 0.8 MB |
DOC | 225 | 486 MB | 2.2 MB | |
PPTX | 365 | 860 MB | 2.4 MB | |
PPT | 355 | 1950 MB | 5.5 MB | |
XLSX | 340 | 283.5 MB | 0.8 MB | |
XLS | 335 | 284.5 MB | 0.8 MB | |
Text | CSV | 100 | 236 MB | 2.4 MB |
HTML | 1075 | 76 MB | 0.1 MB | |
TXT | 500 | 210 MB | 0.4 MB | |
Archive | ZIP | Compressed files: 10 Extracted files: 270 | Compressed size: 125.5 MB Extracted size: 156.5 MB | Avg compressed size: 12.6 MB Avg extracted size: 0.6 MB |
5. MetaDefender Core settings
General settings
Turn off data retention
Turn off the engine update
Max size:
File scan: 9999999999999 MB
URL file download: 9999999999999 MB
Metascan
Enable engines depend on the testing package
Per AV engine scan: 1 min
Global scan: 10 mins
File download: 5 mins
Deep CDR
Enable engine
135 file types
Proactive DLP
Enable engine
Archive Extraction
Enable engine
Max recursive level: 99999999
Max number of files extracted: 99999999
Max total size of extracted files: 99999999
Timeout: 90 mins
Archive Compression
Enable engine
FileType
Enable engine
Timeout: 5 mins
File-Based Vulnerability Assessment
Enable engine
6. Test Summary
Flow 1: MD Kiosk sends CAB file to MD Core (21 AV engines) for scanning.
Device | Duration | Avg. CPU Usage | Avg. Memory Usage | Avg. Disk Speed (KB/s) | Throughput (objects/hour) | Throughput (files/hour) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kiosk Desktop (Dell 7420) | 3 hours and 27 minutes | 46.4% | 61.8% | Read 2,855.8 Write 14,135.1 | 246,232.3 | 0.3 |
Kiosk Desktop (Dell Pro 24) | 3 hours | 58.4% | 63.0% | Read 2,577.6 Write 16,037.1 | 329,556.7 | 0.3 |
Kiosk Mobile/Mini (Dell 7230) | 9 hours 56 minutes | 94.4% | 52.3% | Read 808.9 Write 5,942.3 | 85,520 | 0.1 |
Kiosk Tower (Dell 17S XE4) | 3 hours 56 minutes | 59.7% | 61.6% | Read 1,897.1 Write 14,183.6 | 222,847.5 | 0.3 |
Flow 2: MD Kiosk sends Mixed dataset to MD Core (MAX AV engines) for scanning.
Device | Duration | Avg. CPU Usage | Avg. Memory Usage | Avg. Disk Speed (KB/s) | Throughput (objects/hour) | Throughput (files/hour) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kiosk Desktop (Dell 7420) | 2 hours and 21 minutes | 49.2% | 71.8% | Read 5,302.8 Write 6,856.6 | 55,347.4 | 1.693 |
Kiosk Desktop (Dell Pro 24) | 2 hours and 15 minutes | 47.8% | 75.0% | Read 5,606.3 Write 7,221.4 | 57,950.2 | 2,226.3 |
Kiosk Mobile/Mini (Dell 7230) | 5 hours 15 minutes | 94.3% | 60.1% | Read 2,170.9 Write 4,143.6 | 24,764 | 951.4 |
Kiosk Tower (Dell 17S XE4) | 2 hours 26 minutes | 61.5% | 72.3% | Read 5,770 Write 7,001.2 | 53,663.7 | 2,061.4 |
Flow 3: MD Kiosk sends Mixed dataset to MD Core (8 AV engines) for scanning.
Device | Duration | Avg. CPU Usage | Avg. Memory Usage | Avg. Disk Speed (KB/s) | Throughput (objects/hour) | Throughput (files/hour) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kiosk Desktop (Dell 7420) | 56 minutes | 28.7% | 42.2% | Read 7,557 Write 10,145.2 | 138,819.8 | 5,333.3 |
Kiosk Desktop (Dell Pro 24) | 51 minutes | 24.7% | 42.5% | Read 7,337.8 Write 9,348.6 | 167,419.2 | 5,863.2 |
Kiosk Mobile/Mini (Dell 7230) | 1 hour 36 minutes | 71.9% | 39.6% | Read 4,195.9 Write 6,610.7 | 81,001.7 | 3,111.5 |
Kiosk Tower (Dell 17S XE4) | 52 minutes | 32.7% | 41.8% | Read 7,242.8 Write 10,545 | 151,525.7 | 5,821.5 |
Flow 4: MD Kiosk sends Mixed dataset to MD Core for scanning, and Allowed files are copied to MD MFT.
Device | Duration | Avg. CPU Usage | Avg. Memory Usage | Avg. Disk Speed (KB/s) | Avg. Network Speed (KB/s) | Throughput (objects/hour) | Throughput (files/hour) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kiosk Desktop (Dell 7420) | 1 hour 23 minutes | 16.9% | 44.6% | Read 4,767.6 Write 4,479.7 | Receive 12.2 Send 1,645.5 | 213,096.7 | 3,611.6 |
Kiosk Desktop (Dell Pro 24) | 1 hour and 40 minutes | 7.0% | 32.5% | Read 4,417.4 Write 4,348.76 | Receive 27 Send 1,398.2 | 165,829.2 | 2,993.5 |
Kiosk Mobile/Mini (Dell 7230) | 1 hour 18 minutes | 38.3% | 28.1% | Read 4,930.3 Write 8,521.3 | Receive 27.5 Send 1,769.7 | 120,420.3 | 3,863.5 |
Kiosk Tower (Dell 17S XE4) | 1 hour 2 minutes | 11.2% | 32.5% | Read 5,148.7 Write 7,479 | Receive 78.5 Send 2,021.5 | 174,025.3 | 4,838.7 |