On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 8:55 AM, Mark Knecht <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 3:58 PM, Paul Hartman > <[email protected]> wrote: > <SNIP> >> >> I think the only way we'lll see 500MB/sec on that SSD is to buy a >> motherboard which has a SATA3 controller as its primary on-board drive >> controller and plug it in to that. >> >> Look on the bright side, someday when we upgrade our motherboards, >> it'll be like we got a free SSD upgrade for our troubles. :) >> > > Support for your POV Paul: > > http://techgage.com/article/battle_of_the_sata_30_controllers/ > > My controller is also a Marvell and the machine is X58-based so > results are likely to be similar. > > I'm likely fighting a losing battle here, but I'll keep fighting for > awhile longer... > > Cheers, > Mark
One additional thought: This limitation is likely just a byproduct of using a 1 lane controller. If one was willing to spend a (fairly large) bit more one could get a 16 lane SATA3 controller and would likely do much better in terms of throughput...
