> > Here are the drives I used for testing on this > > VT8251 (AHCI) south bridge on Asus A8V-VM: > > > > - Western Digital WD1600 Caviar SE 160 GB 7k2 RPM > > - Hitacht DeskStar T7K250 HDT722525DLA300 250 GB 7k2 RPM > > > > Both with about the same results. > > > > @Lennart: Do you think these drives can't give > > a better performace? > > I think they should be able to. Which kernel version are you > running? I am mainly using 2.6.15 and 2.6.16 at this time.
I have 2.6.16.5-amd64-k8-smp from kernel.org with small patches to drivers/scsi/ahci.c and drivers/scsi/sata_via.c to make VT8251 SATA available. > > > /tmp is residing not on the sata hdd but on an old ide > > > disk doing 7200 rpm. > > That is one way to slow down /tmp. Usually the oposite is > desired,hence the often used tmpfs for /tmp. that is on Raghavendra's system... > > can you please measure the speed you're getting on > > VT8251 / SATA? > > Well the speed I get here is: > Asus A8V Deluxe: Via VT6420 SATA controller with WD2500JD > drive: Timing buffered disk reads: 172 MB in 3.01 seconds > = 57.17 MB/sec > > Asus P4P800: Intel ICH5R SATA controller with WD1600JD drive: > Timing buffered disk reads: 172 MB in 3.01 seconds = 57.21 MB/sec > > Asus P4P800: Promise TX2200 SATA controller with WD2500JD > drive: Timing buffered disk reads: 176 MB in 3.02 seconds > = 58.21 MB/sec > > Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe: Sil3112A SATA controller with WD1200JD > drive: Timing buffered disk reads: 152 MB in 3.04 seconds > = 50.07 MB/sec Well, I am getting about the same with Asus A8V-VM (and VT8251). It is that I was expecting more... Zrin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
