On a pretty loaded system with a 3ware 74xx series card, we're getting: # hdparm -tT /dev/sda3
/dev/sda3: Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.65 seconds =196.92 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 1.44 seconds = 44.44 MB/sec This seems to be more in-line with expectations. Sincerely, Jason http://www.zentek-international.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bulent Murtezaoglu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 11:07 AM Subject: Re: SCSI or IDE > >>>>> "TH" == Thomas Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [...] > TH> /dev/sdb5: Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.95 seconds > TH> =134.74 MB/sec > > TH> /dev/sdb5: Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 3.42 seconds = > TH> 18.71 MB/sec > > TH> When it comes to real world test my scsibased system is almost > TH> twice as fast as the idebased one :) [...] > > Hmm, the IDE drive in my notebook beats that! > > defter:~# hdparm -tT /dev/hda > > /dev/hda: > Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.55 seconds =232.73 MB/sec > Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 3.29 seconds = 19.45 MB/sec > > This is an IBM a30p, with a 5200? RPM 2.5" 48 GIG drive. > > So what are we concluding from this? I choose to conclude nothing > of major significance. > > cheers, > > BM > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
