Just got a Chronos 240gb and getting slow speeds

pabloottawa · May 25, 2012, 08:05 PM

Hi guys,

I just got this in the mail today and ran some tests after formatting the drive and updating the firmware....

anyone know why my speeds are so low????

Processor: i7 930 2.8 stock @ 4.01
Motherboard: Asus P6T
Cooling: Corsair H70
Memory: 24GB Kingston HyperX triple channel
Video Card(s): ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII/2DI/1GD5 SLI
Hard Disk(s): 2 OCZ Agility 2 60GB SSD drives in Raid 0 (primary OS) and 2 Seagate Barracudas in RAID 0 (secondary OS), Mushkin MKNSSDCR240GB 240Gb SSD drive
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Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Power 1000W
Software: Win 7 x64 Ultimate

erocker · May 25, 2012, 08:07 PM

Are you connected to a Sata III port?

pabloottawa · May 25, 2012, 08:10 PM

Nope,

i think the best that the ASUS P6T motherboard has is Sata 2

Just checked the manual and under storage it says 6X SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports.

So are these speeds normal for 3.0Gb/s ports???

erocker · May 25, 2012, 08:16 PM

Looks about right then. Do you know if it is plugged into the Marvell controller (slower) or into the chipset controller?

CMetaphor · May 25, 2012, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

Looks about right then. Do you know if it is plugged into the Marvell controller (slower) or into the chipset controller?

This. Adding controllers always makes ssds slower in my experience. If you can run it straight ahci off the boards built in controller its ideal, IMO.

EarthDog · May 25, 2012, 08:54 PM

Alignment, though green, is an odd number... weird.

Run ATTO though and post the results as that is what MFG use to spec their drives.

SataII is cripping you regardless... mobo upgrade time.

pabloottawa · May 25, 2012, 09:02 PM

Yup. that is what I was afraid of..... Oh well, time to get the P9X79

Anyone want my MB and CPU?

TheOne · May 25, 2012, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pabloottawa

Yup. that is what I was afraid of..... Oh well, time to get the P9X79

Anyone want my MB and CPU?

Not that I'm saying you shouldn't upgrade your system, but you bought a mainstream 240GB SSD and are now considering spending hundreds on a new system just to un-bottleneck it, if you were going to go to such lengths you probably should have gotten the Deluxe model which uses 32nm Toggle NAND instead of the cheaper which uses 25nm Asynchronous.

Kreij · May 25, 2012, 10:07 PM

The regular Chronos will still do over 500MB/s.
Why not pick yourself up a PCI-e Sata3 raid card on the cheap and hook it to that.
Cheaper than replacing all the other hardware.

pabloottawa · May 25, 2012, 10:13 PM

Hey everyone thanks for the advice....

About upgrading. I've been budgeting for this for some time so it's no biggie

Kreij · May 25, 2012, 10:14 PM

Yay!! A true TPU hardware junkie !!
Need us to help you spend your money ?

pabloottawa · May 25, 2012, 10:39 PM

LOL No but I would like someone to give me cash for my old setup.... It is ROCK SOLID and stable as is!!!

P6T MB
i7 930
12Gb Kingston Value Ram KVR1333D3N9K3
Corsair H70 Water cooler.

Kreij · May 25, 2012, 10:44 PM

Put it in the BST section. Just make sure to read the rules.
I'm sure there will be interested people.

TheOne · May 26, 2012, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kreij

The regular Chronos will still do over 500MB/s.

I'm just saying he would have had higher performance overall with the Deluxe, and his AS SSD results probably wont change that much, it should still be around 200 to 300MB/s on SATAIII.

But, Good luck with the new system.

EarthDog · May 26, 2012, 10:30 AM

He's limited by the port, not the drive.

AthlonX2 · May 26, 2012, 12:05 PM

more than the port. As The One has stated twice in this thread any Async drive is a piece of trash i dont care who makes it,and if your going balls out why not buy the best available,something with toggle nand.

MasterInvader · May 26, 2012, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pabloottawa

LOL No but I would like someone to give me cash for my old setup.... It is ROCK SOLID and stable as is!!!

P6T MB
i7 930
Corsair H70 Water cooler.

You have PM

pabloottawa · May 26, 2012, 02:09 PM

I just updated my post... I forgot that I still have the old memory.

Check this link

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...76#post2639476

arnoo1 · May 26, 2012, 02:41 PM

That are pretty normal speeds, on x58 the sata 3 chip is on a pci-e 2x lane, that means you are capped @ 250mb/
I had the same problem, but i returned everything and picked up Z68

pabloottawa · May 26, 2012, 02:53 PM

Hey everyone,

Thanks again for all the help replies. Yesterday I ran a few more tests and at one point got a sequential read speed of 391 (no joke) but since then it has been the same thing as the first screen shot I posted earlier.

Does this mean the drive is capable of 391 with a 3Gb/s Sata port? I'm guessing yes but I've tried to figure out which variable made it possible and can't figure it out. Here is a screen shot I took this morning.

May 25, 2012, 08:05 PM	#1
pabloottawa Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 179 (0.21/day) Thanks: 70 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts System Specs	Just got a Chronos 240gb and getting slow speeds Hi guys, I just got this in the mail today and ran some tests after formatting the drive and updating the firmware.... anyone know why my speeds are so low???? Processor: i7 930 2.8 stock @ 4.01 Motherboard: Asus P6T Cooling: Corsair H70 Memory: 24GB Kingston HyperX triple channel Video Card(s): ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII/2DI/1GD5 SLI Hard Disk(s): 2 OCZ Agility 2 60GB SSD drives in Raid 0 (primary OS) and 2 Seagate Barracudas in RAID 0 (secondary OS), Mushkin MKNSSDCR240GB 240Gb SSD drive Optical Drive: LG Blu Ray Burner LCD/CRT Model: HP 2511X LED 25" Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 Sound Card: Xonar 5.1 DG Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Power 1000W Software: Win 7 x64 Ultimate Attached Thumbnails

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May 25, 2012, 08:10 PM	#3
pabloottawa Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 179 (0.21/day) Thanks: 70 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts System Specs	Nope, i think the best that the ASUS P6T motherboard has is Sata 2 Just checked the manual and under storage it says 6X SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports. So are these speeds normal for 3.0Gb/s ports??? Last edited by pabloottawa; May 25, 2012 at 08:24 PM.

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Video Card:	ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII/2DI/1GD5 X 2 SLI
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Sound Card:	Onboard 5.1
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erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 31,958 (12.77/day) Thanks: 2,793 Thanked 12,320 Times in 7,832 Posts System Specs	Looks about right then. Do you know if it is plugged into the Marvell controller (slower) or into the chipset controller?

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EarthDog Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2,052 (1.65/day) Thanks: 246 Thanked 349 Times in 303 Posts System Specs	Alignment, though green, is an odd number... weird. Run ATTO though and post the results as that is what MFG use to spec their drives. SataII is cripping you regardless... mobo upgrade time.

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pabloottawa Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 179 (0.21/day) Thanks: 70 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts System Specs	Yup. that is what I was afraid of..... Oh well, time to get the P9X79 Anyone want my MB and CPU?

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May 25, 2012, 10:13 PM	#10
pabloottawa Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 179 (0.21/day) Thanks: 70 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts System Specs	Hey everyone thanks for the advice.... About upgrading. I've been budgeting for this for some time so it's no biggie

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pabloottawa Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 179 (0.21/day) Thanks: 70 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts System Specs	LOL No but I would like someone to give me cash for my old setup.... It is ROCK SOLID and stable as is!!! P6T MB i7 930 12Gb Kingston Value Ram KVR1333D3N9K3 Corsair H70 Water cooler. Last edited by pabloottawa; May 26, 2012 at 02:08 PM.

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May 26, 2012, 02:09 PM	#18
pabloottawa Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 179 (0.21/day) Thanks: 70 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts System Specs	I just updated my post... I forgot that I still have the old memory. Check this link http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...76#post2639476 Last edited by pabloottawa; May 26, 2012 at 02:43 PM.

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arnoo1 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Netherlands Posts: 708 (0.54/day) Thanks: 98 Thanked 116 Times in 99 Posts System Specs	That are pretty normal speeds, on x58 the sata 3 chip is on a pci-e 2x lane, that means you are capped @ 250mb/ I had the same problem, but i returned everything and picked up Z68 __________________ intel + nvidia the best amd Last edited by arnoo1; May 26, 2012 at 02:42 PM. Reason: typo

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May 26, 2012, 02:53 PM	#20
pabloottawa Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 179 (0.21/day) Thanks: 70 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts System Specs	Hey everyone, Thanks again for all the help replies. Yesterday I ran a few more tests and at one point got a sequential read speed of 391 (no joke) but since then it has been the same thing as the first screen shot I posted earlier. Does this mean the drive is capable of 391 with a 3Gb/s Sata port? I'm guessing yes but I've tried to figure out which variable made it possible and can't figure it out. Here is a screen shot I took this morning. Attached Thumbnails

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