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Small Business Endpoint Protection
Performance Benchmarks
Windows 7
September 2010




Document: Small Business Endpoint Protection Performance Benchmarks
Authors: K. Lai, D. Wren, T. Rowling
Company: PassMark Software
Date: 5 October 2010
Report: 1
Endpoint Protection Small Business PassMark Software

Executive Summary
PassMark Software® conducted objective performance testing on five, publically available small business
endpoint protection security software products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition in September 2010.
In the following table, the highest possible score attainable is 52. Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business
Edition ranked in first place with a score of 43.
Product Name Overall Score
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 43
Kaspersky Business Space Security 33
Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 30
McAfee Total Protection for Endpoint Essentials 24
This Overall Score provides a high level indication of that product’s performance compared to other products
we have tested. Each product scored points based on its rank in each test;

Test Rank Points Scored

1 4
2 3
3 2
4 1

Testing was performed on all products using thirteen performance metrics. These performance metrics are as
follows:
 Installation Time
 Boot Time
 Scan Time on Demand
 Average CPU Usage During Scan
 User Interface Launch Time
 Word Document Open Time
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