Discovery Scans Performance Data
This section is designed to give you an indication of how long it'll take to run the different types of discovery scans.
The values provided are guidelines and are not absolutes.
Customer mileage will obviously vary but here are some performance statistics:
Environment
Deployment Representative specifications:
- Windows Server 2022
- 4GB RAM
- 2x CPU
- 1GB NIC
Target Devices
Below are timings for scanning an individual device scanned as a single IP entry.
Local Network
Windows 10 x64
Scan Type | Time Taken when online | Time taken when offline |
---|---|---|
Active Scan | 1s | 2s |
OS detection | 17s | 2s |
Remote Inventory | 5m 12s | 1s |
SNMP | <1s | 1s |
Windows Server 2019
Scan Type | Time Taken when online | Time taken when offline |
---|---|---|
Active Scan | 1s | 2s |
OS detection | 16s | 2s |
Remote Inventory | 5m 12s | 1s |
SNMP | <1s | 1s |
Remote Network
Example: UK to US
Windows 7 x86
Scan Type | Time Taken when online | Time taken when offline |
---|---|---|
Active Scan | 7s | 2s |
OS detection | 28s | 6s |
Remote Inventory | 2m 51s | 25s |
SNMP | 3s | 9s |
Windows Server 2022
Scan Type | Time Taken when online | Time taken when offline |
---|---|---|
Active Scan | 2s | 2s |
OS detection | 29s | 6s |
Remote Inventory | 3m 39s | 25s |
SNMP | 6s | 10s |