ncsa

This thread to to collect peoples various Hard Disk drive configurations, setup and performance. This will allow forum members to view and compare their own systems or look at various options when thinking of an upgrade.

Initially the results will be grouped into RAID arrays and non-RAID drives and it maybe that these are then further broken down pending the submission types. I.e.RAID-0, 1, 0+1

In order to have consistency of the results and therefore be able to compare them there are a few simple rules to follow.

The Rules:

1. Each submission is to use the two following benchmark tools:

ATTO Bench32 (see attached zip file in this post 26Kb) and

HDTach 3.0.1.0 (Select free/non-commercial version : 1Mb download and setup required)

2. The submission to include CPUz main and Memory tab screens, this will help others compare there setup with your one.

3. The ATTO to be set-up as follows, making sure that 32Mb and Direct IO neither are selected.



Enter Stripe and Cluster size plus the HDD controller in use.

Also enter MB, HDD Controller details, Cluster size and for RAID the Stripe size

4. To further help others in their understanding, provide other details of your system at the time of your submission, such as BIOS version, HDD make / model, etc.


The Database Results - up to Post#143

The results will be updated here as complete submissions are made and will be ranked in Average Read order : Highest to Lowest

RAID Array

SATA
RAID-0
Feirax : RAID-0 | 4 HD| nF4 | Western Digital 120Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 258.3 Mb/s | Average Read - 208.7 Mb/s
ncsa : RAID-0 | 4 HD | nF4 | Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 240.1 Mb/s | Average Read - 198.1 Mb/s
Sphere : RAID-0 | 4 HD | nF4 | Maxtor DiamondMax 9 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 216 Mb/s | Average Read - 172.5 Mb/s
KDRDoc : RAID-0 | 2 HD | Intel | Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250Gb 16Mb cache | Burst - 349.9 Mb/s | Average Read - 113.8 Mb/s
MADMAX22 : RAID-0 | 2 HD| nF4 | Western Digital Raptors 74Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 229.8 Mb/s | Average Read - 109.5 Mb/s
Evo : RAID-0 | 2 HD | nF4 | Western Digital 120Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 257.6 Mb/s | Average Read - 105.0 Mb/s
busa : RAID-0 | 2 HD | nF4 | Western Digital 250Gb 16Mb cache | Burst - 281.7 Mb/s | Average Read - 104.4 Mb/s
Marshall82 : RAID-0 | 2 HD | nF4 | Hitachai 80Gb 2Mb cache | Burst - 233.0 Mb/s | Average Read - 97.4 Mb/s
Burn : RAID-0 | 2 HD | nF4 | Seagate 120Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 353.6 Mb/s | Average Read - 96.8 Mb/s
bigval : RAID-0 | 2 HD | ICH5R | Seagate 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 191.7 Mb/s | Average Read - 95.5 Mb/s
awdturbo9 : RAID-0 | 2 HD | ICH5R | Hitachai & Seagate 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 193.2 Mb/s | Average Read - 94.8 Mb/s
systemaxd : RAID-0 | 2 HD| SI 3112 | Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 111.5 Mb/s | Average Read - 93.7 Mb/s
Crash : RAID-0 | 2 HD| nF3 | Western Digital 120Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 154.2 Mb/s | Average Read - 86.7 Mb/s
polar : RAID-0 | 2 HD| nF3 | Samsung SpinPoint 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 241.7 Mb/s | Average Read - 86.0 Mb/s

RAID-1
Veto1024 : RAID-1 | 2 HD | SI 3112 | Western Digital Raptors 74Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 105.1 Mb/s | Average Read - 64.9 Mb/s
Feirax : RAID-0 | 2 HD| PATA | Hitachai 160/200Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 97.2 Mb/s | Average Read - 49.3 Mb/s
polar : RAID-1 | 2 HD| nF3 | Samsung SpinPoint 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 127.3 Mb/s | Average Read - 48.5 Mb/s

RAID-5
polar : RAID-5 | 3 HD| nF4 | Samsung SpinPoint 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 225.7 Mb/s | Average Read - 20.9 Mb/s

non-RAID HDD

SATA
The Bartender Paradox : | nF4 | Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300Gb 16Mb cache | Burst - 138.8 MB/s | Average Read - 54.0 Mb/s
polar : | marvell | Western Digital 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 123.0 Mb/s | Average Read - 51.8 Mb/s
polar : | nF3 | Western Digital 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 122.8 Mb/s | Average Read - 51.8 Mb/s
tweako 420 : | nF4 | WD Caviar SATA II 250GB 16MB cache | Burst - 171.9 MB/s | Average Read - 51.6 MB/s
muffin : | nF4 | Hitachi Deskstar 160Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 128.9 MB/s | Average Read - 49.2 Mb/s
muffin : | nF3 | Hitachi Deskstar 160Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 127.5 MB/s | Average Read - 49.2 Mb/s
polar : | nF3 | Samsung SpinPoint 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 124.7 Mb/s | Average Read - 49.6 Mb/s
DataX : | ??? | Maxtor 160Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 120.8 MB/s | Average Read - 48.9 Mb/s
Some_Idiot2 : | nF3 | Seagate Barracuda 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 133.1 MB/s | Average Read - 48.4 Mb/s
muffin : | nF3 | Seagate Barracuda 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 133.0 MB/s | Average Read - 48.3 Mb/s
Some Idiot2 : | ICH5 | Seagate Barracuda 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 128.2 MB/s | Average Read - 48.3 Mb/s
muffin : | nF4 | Seagate Barracuda 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 133.4 MB/s | Average Read - 48.2 Mb/s
P.J | promise | Maxtor DiamondMax 9 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 70.6 MB/s | Average Read - 45.5 Mb/s

PATA
Zeus : | Samsung 250Gb 16Mb cache | Burst - 91.8 MB/s | Average Read - 59.7 Mb/s
Zeus : | Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250Gb 16Mb cache | Burst - 122.8 MB/s | Average Read - 55.8 Mb/s
DevilDriver : | Western Digital 160Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 95.3 Mb/s | Average Read - 54.4 Mb/s
PCnerd : | Western Digital 160Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 96.7 Mb/s | Average Read - 52.9 Mb/s
TylerBello : | Western Digital 200Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 95.7 Mb/s | Average Read - 52.9 Mb/s
TylerBello : | Western Digital 160Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 95 Mb/s | Average Read - 50.1 Mb/s
HotDog : | Western Digital 250Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 80.5 Mb/s | Average Read - 50.1 Mb/s
Chipp : | Hitatchi Deskstar 120Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 96.8 Mb/s | Average Read - 49.2 Mb/s
gcraw5100 : | Maxtor DiamondMax 9 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 122.8 Mb/s | Average Read - 49.0 Mb/s
dpg : | Hitatchi Deskstar 80Gb 2Mb cache | Burst - 74.4 Mb/s | Average Read - 48.0 Mb/s
Sphere : | Maxtor DiamondMax 10 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 123 Mb/s | Average Read - 47.4 Mb/s
Sphere : | Maxtor DiamondMax 9 60Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 93.8 Mb/s | Average Read - 41.2 Mb/s
HrnyGoat : | Hitachai Travelstar 60Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 90.6 Mb/s | Average Read - 30.1 Mb/s
ATVKid : | Seagate Barracuda 80Gb 8Mb cache | Burst - 32.1 Mb/s | Average Read - 28.1 Mb/s

USB

Attached Files

ATTO.zip (25.5 KB, 1648 views)

ncsa

Here are my results for the SATA Maxtor DM 10 RAID-0 array : 4 x 200Gb
DFI nF4 DR-SLI BIOS 323-3

ATTO : Stripe 16K / Cluster 4K - nF4 Controller


HDTach : Burst - 240 Mb/s | Average Read - 198 Mb/s

SPHERE

ok here is mine

4xsata 150 raid0 diamondmax9's

and a pata diamondmax10

btw this compairason is way.. to involved it should be a sandra bench cause mose peeps arnt gonna take the time to do all this

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ncsa

Thanks nice results there

The key factor for not using the simpler Sandra tool is that it does not show the results across the whole physical drive or Array. It only sees the partition selected for testing which may actually be the whole drive or a smaller part.

This is why ATTO & HDTech have been selected as these provide a more consistent and accurate view.

SPHERE

u want me to bench my other rigs? idono if they are much of a compairason cause the xbox raid is on the s******* controller i have ever seen by all rights i should be pulling 80bm/sec out of it but all i get is 45 some odd megs btw i also got a 60gig diamondmax9 i think? and a 80 gig wd and a 20gig maxtor and a 40 gig maxtor and a 10 gig xbox hdd and finaly a 20 gig quantum bigfoot and and and and and...... lol i couldent resist

btw thx for the reps

which ones do u want benches for?

ncsa

Whatever you feel would be help others, the more the better

TylerBello

Im doing this to help others. Not to showcase my drives superior performance. Although it does outscore spheres maxtor :P

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My Faq's

TylerBello

Sorry for the low quality,I had to do it to get it to upload. I only have paint on this comp :P

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My Faq's

Zeus

Mobo: DFI nF4 SLI-DR with 623-3 BIOS
HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250Gb 16Mb cache IDE

Burst: 122.6MB/s
Average Read: 55.1MB/s

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ncsa

Thanks guys keep them coming along