HDD/SSD ATTO benchmark thread

[95Viper]

(someone may want to brush that up a little).

Don't need no brushing...

I was sorta in a rush this morning and did not really make a clear post.
It sorta came across wrong, since, I left out a little.

My point, to Jan Kyster, was supposed to be; that, with the larger cache and all else being close in specs... that drive should at least get reads as good as I and not have a decrease in read speed at the higher data transfer.
It really should stay consistent.

He had a drop of read speed at 64MB and it did not recover, until it hit 8192mb, so I suggested he may wish to check it.

Thanks for your concern, though.


EDIT

Perhaps you too!

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z15/subject_rod/Desktop/WDcompare.jpg

Apart from 4 to 16kB blocks our Writing speed is about the same.
Up to 8kB blocks my Readings are way faster than yours...
For blocksize from 64 kB and up yours is 20MB/s faster...

Running onboard Marvell 91xx 6GB controller using Marvell driver 1.0.0.1036 from 17-03-2010.
And connected with the black special SATA3 cable that came with the ASUS board

^SEE ABOVE THE EDIT^
So, you can overlay all you want, it don't change your drives reads!

 

[Jan Kyster]

...so I suggested he may wish to check it.

...So, you can overlay all you want, it don't change you drives reads!

But really, what would you suggest I can check?

Hence this irked one...

Western Digital Caviar Black Sata3

... is because I'm not impressed by SATA3 either.
Sitting with same feelings as when we went from SATA I to SATA II... no big weee's or wow's...

Looking forward to replace it, but as said - if you know how to improve it, I'll be all over it!

 

[95Viper]

Running onboard Marvell 91xx 6GB controller using Marvell driver 1.0.0.1036 from 17-03-2010.

Well, my driver for the Marvell 91xx 6GB controller is Marvell driver version 1.2.0.1002, maybe the latest one will improve your reads a little.

I usually get mine over at Station-drivers or you can get it at ASUS.

Hope it helps.

 

[Techtu]

You should perhaps also take into account your drives age/condition as this can sometimes come into the fact's

Not saying there is any difference but might be worth thinking about at the least.

 

[Jan Kyster]

Well, my driver for the Marvell 91xx 6GB controller is Marvell driver version 1.2.0.1002, maybe the latest one will improve your reads a little.

A "little" must be the best way to describe the difference!

Here's before and after update with version 1.2.0.1002:

But it is there - so thanks for the heads-up!

Normally I check the ASUS site for the specific MB, but the updated drivers isn't there? So used the one from your link instead.

 

[Techtu]

Drives used listed in "Description"

 

[caleb]

Nvidia nforce430
Wd caviar black WD1502FAEX

 

[Techtu]

Nvidia nforce430
Wd caviar black WD1502FAEX
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41761&stc=1&d=1303328454

Makes me feel sad about my RAID array

 

[caleb]

Its (WD BLACK) pretty noisy on the downside but Im a gamer so I don't care much but overall its like 20%-30% more noisy than regular hdd.
I had that WD 1,5 Green before and it died after a year that was pretty quiet.

 

[Techtu]

The performance gain seem's well worth it though imo!

Although the WD Blue drives which I now use are quieter than I expected probably very little difference from the WD Green I have for storage, my main OS drive before was my Maxtor - damn noisey thing! but it's always done the job despite the hammer it's had

 

[15th Warlock]

2x120GBs OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS Edition in RAID 0 using Intel P67 SATA III:

2x1.5TBs WD Caviar Black in RAID 0 using Intel P67 SATA II:

Please let me know what you guys think

 

[caleb]

@Warlock
That's freaking leet yet still a bit disappointing that you can read the whole drive in 240seconds

Are those black ones the same as mine ? WD1502FAEX ?

 

[Techtu]

New RAID Driver = some signs of improvement.

 

[Widjaja]

nVidia nf4
WD Black WD1001FALS

nVidia nf4
WD Green WD20EARS

 

[halninekay]

Vertex 3 120 GB

 

[Robotguts]

new ocz agility 3 60gb

here are my numbers

 

[entropy13]

1TB Seagate SV35.5 Series

500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12

 

[(FIH) The Don]

me likey

 

[(FIH) The Don]

 

[Jan Kyster]

Finally found my nerves and "updated" from IDE to AHCI today...

IDE versus AHCI (both with Marvell 1.2 driver):

Not too bad, but looking above I couldn't help noticing how much faster the nVidea nForce is... :shadedshu

But at least my BIOS is ready for a SSD now

 

[wheel0513]

4 120GB Intel 520's w/ LSI 9260-4i RAID 10

 

[AsRock]

Used for my apps now ( the other x25 was retired to the other system for better game loading )

OS drive

Used for my games