I didn't realize it was just sequential but it seems that ATTO is the one
that everybody praises for testing hardrives. From what I've read, random
reads and writes are more "real world" and will take your advise using
CrystalDiskMark and the 4k random. Unfortunately, I just added the 3rd
drive because it was delivered less than an hour ago so I can't compare
the new 3 drive setup to the just replaced 2 drive setup. I've
re-installed Win7 Pro and run ATTO again. 4k read/write are 97 MB's and 87
MB's which is ok but the range between 16k and 8,192k is dramatically
better all the way up to 378 MB's read speed for 8,192k. I could tell it
was faster when it re-installed Windows and the Catalyst 10.10 install was
fun watching the green progress bar fly from left to right. No wonder
people are so stoked about SSD's and I can't wait until my 4th drive gets
here to compare it then
For the second time I had problems with my SATA DVD burner not showing up
in Windows so I just pulled it and put the old IDE drive back. You'd think
they would have problems like that ironed out by now. Thanks Greg!
On Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:06:46 -0500, Greg Sevart <[email protected]> wrote:
Keep in mind those are still sequential speeds. STR isn't
irrelevant--higher
STR can improve things like large file copies, game level loads,
etc--but it
has little impact on the "wow" factor. It turns out that the best
indicator
for that is 4k random. I'd suggest running a CrystalDiskMark 4k random
test
as well, and use a data size of at least 1GB. Expect horrible results on
a
magnetic drive--under a few MB/s is common.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware-
[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scoobydo
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 11:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [H] ATTO Benches with current setup before additional drives
arrive..
Just some ATTO 2.46v numbers I recorded in anticipation of the 3rd
Seagate
drive due today and the 4th I just bought on eBay (0.5k to 8,192k
range).
My game box currently has a WD Caviar Black 640 gig drive for Steamapps
folder backup and downloads I use (CPUz, GPUz, drivers etc.) and a
Seagate
series 7200.12 500 gig 2 drive RAID 0 array.
WD Caviar Black basically stays between 100 and 110 MB's per second read
and write speeds from 16k through 8,192k with the all important 4k speed
(approximate Windows boot file size) being 54 MB's read and 66 MB's
write
(strange..).
Seagate 7200.12 2 drive RAID 0 array is basically twice as fast from 16k
through 8,192k and the 4k speeds being 97 MB's read and 86 MB's write
(makes sense..).
I'll update as soon as I add my other two drives unless I decide to get
ambitious and test a 3 drive array. :>)
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Cooler Master CM690 Mid-Tower
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Opera's e-mail client
Main Machine:
Generic Steel Case
ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 Mobo
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Default speed)
OCZ DDR3 1333 (2x2=4)
Palit GTX460 1 Gig (OC'd to 865 MHz)
WD Cariar Black 640 Gig
Lite On 22X DVD Burner
ASUS 21.5" 1080P Monitor
fold...@home (11,000 PPD)
Game Box:
Cooler Master CM690 Mid-Tower
Gigabyte 785G/SB710
AMD Phenom II X2 555 C3
Corsair Dominator RAM 2 gigs
PowerColor HD5770 1 gig
Seasonic 550 watt PSU
2 Seagate 7200.12 500 gig (RAID 0)
LiteOn DVD Burner
