Which is faster when copying files from a UNC or Mapped Drive?

Which is faster when copying files from a UNC or Mapped Drive?

Source = SeaGate Central 4TB Cloud Drive, Firmware: 2014.0410.0026
Destination = Toshiba External 3TB 3.0 USB
Criteria:
Files: 3 files,
Size: 61.2 MB, total 181 MB






Results:


Summary:


Mapped Drive: FileRate  Avg= 0.426 files/s
UNC: FileRate  Avg= 0.37files/s


Mapped Drive consistently provided better IO, keep this in mind when doing backups.




Detail
 
Mapped Drive
TotalRead = 183.4 MB
TotalWrite = 183.4 MB
TotalFiles = 3 (0)
TotalTime= 7.49 sec
TransRate= 24.49 MB/s
FileRate  = 0.40 files/s


TotalRead = 183.4 MB
TotalWrite = 183.4 MB
TotalFiles = 3 (0)
TotalTime= 7.13 sec
TransRate= 25.72 MB/s
FileRate  = 0.42 files/s


TotalRead = 183.4 MB
TotalWrite = 183.4 MB
TotalFiles = 3 (0)
TotalTime= 6.58 sec
TransRate= 27.86 MB/s
FileRate  = 0.46 files/s


FileRate  Avg= 0.426 files/s


UNC
TotalRead = 183.4 MB
TotalWrite = 183.4 MB
TotalFiles = 3 (0)
TotalTime= 7.07 sec
TransRate= 25.95 MB/s
FileRate  = 0.42 files/s


TotalRead = 183.4 MB
TotalWrite = 183.4 MB
TotalFiles = 3 (0)
TotalTime= 8.52 sec
TransRate= 21.53 MB/s
FileRate  = 0.35 files/s


TotalRead = 183.4 MB
TotalWrite = 183.4 MB
TotalFiles = 3 (0)
TotalTime= 8.96 sec
TransRate= 20.48 MB/s
FileRate  = 0.34 files/s


FileRate  Avg= 0.37files/s