Splunk_TA_stream (UF) test results - default configuration

This page shows performance test results for Splunk_TA_stream (which contains the streamfwd binary) running on universal forwarder (UF) over a variety of workloads. For detailed test environment and configuration information, see Splunk Stream test environments in this manual.

HTTP 100K response test results

Stats	8Mbps	64Mbps	256Mbps	512Mbps	1Gbps	2Gbps	3Gbps	4Gbps
CPU% (splunkd)	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Memory MB (splunkd)	130	131	130	130	163	162	162	161
CPU% (streamfwd)	7	15	32	55	93	183	266	414
Memory MB (streamfwd)	163	174	223	234	308	325	376	5270
Events/sec	41	217	884	1758	3435	6852	10277	14318
Drop Rate %	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

HTTP 25K response test results

Stats	8Mbps	64Mbps	256Mbps	512Mbps	1Gbps	2Gbps	3Gbps	4Gbps
CPU% (splunkd)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5
Memory MB (splunkd)	126	126	125	125	162	162	162	162
CPU% (streamfwd)	8	23	64	118	202	382	364	318
Memory MB (streamfwd)	165	176	219	229	311	428	5987	6126
Events/sec	113	845	3470	6910	13449	26909	20043	12627
Drop Rate %	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	17

HTTPS 100K response test results

Stats	8Mbps	64Mbps	256Mbps	512Mbps	1Gbps	2Gbps	3Gbps	4Gbps
CPU% (splunkd)	2	4	4	3	4	29	34	46
Memory MB (splunkd)	128	129	129	128	167	164	164	167
CPU% (streamfwd)	7	26	78	144	249	387	412	429
Memory MB (streamfwd)	247	298	327	349	468	1504	1871	2114
Events/sec	21	158	431	841	1603	1938	1892	2235
Drop Rate %	0	0	0	0	0	6	15	28

HTTPS 25K response test results

Stats	8Mbps	64Mbps	256Mbps	512Mbps	1Gbps	2Gbps	3Gbps	4Gbps
CPU% (splunkd)	2	3	2	3	3	36	37	36
Memory MB (splunkd)	128	165	165	164	162	161	162	161
CPU% (streamfwd)	7	26	79	149	271	406	441	455
Memory MB (streamfwd)	247	360	387	412	452	1553	1808	2119
Events/sec	22	162	427	831	1597	1927	1971	2294
Drop Rate %	0	0	0	0	0	7	12	23