Just got a Chronos 240gb and getting slow speeds

pabloottawa · May 25, 2012

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
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Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Power 1000W
Software: Win 7 x64 Ultimate

erocker · May 25, 2012

Are you connected to a Sata III port?

pabloottawa · May 25, 2012

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

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

erocker said:
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

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

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

pabloottawa said:
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

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

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

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

pabloottawa · May 25, 2012

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

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

Kreij said:
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

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

Athlon2K15 · May 26, 2012

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

pabloottawa said:
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

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

Check this link

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2639476#post2639476

arnoo1 · May 26, 2012

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

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.

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Processor	i7 3930K 3.2 stock @ ~4.0
Motherboard	Asus P9x79 DELUXE
Cooling	Phanteks CPU cooler
Memory	6 x 4 Gb Kingston HyperX RAM triple channel 24GB total
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 G1 4GB x2 SLI
Storage	1 ADATA 512Gb (primary OS) 2 X 64GB Agility 2 SSD in RAID0
Display(s)	Benq XL2420T, 24" LED Gaming Monitor
Case	Corsair Obsidian 800D
Audio Device(s)	Onboard 5.1
Power Supply	Cooler Master Silent Power 1000W
Software	Win 8.1 Enterprise x64
Benchmark Scores	They're good!!!

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

Processor	i7 3930K 3.2 stock @ ~4.0
Motherboard	Asus P9x79 DELUXE
Cooling	Phanteks CPU cooler
Memory	6 x 4 Gb Kingston HyperX RAM triple channel 24GB total
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 G1 4GB x2 SLI
Storage	1 ADATA 512Gb (primary OS) 2 X 64GB Agility 2 SSD in RAID0
Display(s)	Benq XL2420T, 24" LED Gaming Monitor
Case	Corsair Obsidian 800D
Audio Device(s)	Onboard 5.1
Power Supply	Cooler Master Silent Power 1000W
Software	Win 8.1 Enterprise x64
Benchmark Scores	They're good!!!

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