- Nov 3, 2017
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I have run tests on UserBenchmark.com for my Audio/Video tower.
My SSDs are performing well:
- Samsung 840 EVO around 50th percentile mark of that model
- Crucial M300 around 90th percentile mark of that model.
However, all of my HDDs are running abysmally slow:
- WD Black 2 TB: 5th percentile for this model
- WD Black 4 TB: 15th percentile for this model
- WD Blue 1 TB: 8th percentile for this model
- WD Blue 1 TB: 18th percentile for this model
(I'm not talking about the obvious speed differences between SSD and HDD. I'm talking about poor benchmarks among HHDs as compared with thousands of other users with the very same HDDs. My systems rocks for SSD and is slow for HDD. And I'm wondering what could count for the discrepancy).
If it were one slow drive, I'd think I might have a failing drive. But it's ALL of them. I have no sounds (clicking, etc.), no corrupt data, etc. All are working fine -- just slow by comparative benchmarks.
Could this be related to the SATA AHCI Controllers? (I have both Intel and Standard controllers showing in my device manager. Interestingly, with the "Devices by Connections" view, both SSDs, both CDRs, and the 2 larger HHDs show up. The 2 Blue drives don't -- presumably being assigned to the standard AHCI Controller - but not visible under the Connections view of DM).
Yes - Write-caching is enabled on all HDDs.
I tried an Intel Driver & Support System evaluation... It didn't recommend any update.
Or could it be related to Storage Controllers?
Could anything in the BIOS be slowing things down that I should check?
Gigabyte GA-Z97x-UD7 TH mobo.
Grateful for any advice.
Thank you.
My SSDs are performing well:
- Samsung 840 EVO around 50th percentile mark of that model
- Crucial M300 around 90th percentile mark of that model.
However, all of my HDDs are running abysmally slow:
- WD Black 2 TB: 5th percentile for this model
- WD Black 4 TB: 15th percentile for this model
- WD Blue 1 TB: 8th percentile for this model
- WD Blue 1 TB: 18th percentile for this model
(I'm not talking about the obvious speed differences between SSD and HDD. I'm talking about poor benchmarks among HHDs as compared with thousands of other users with the very same HDDs. My systems rocks for SSD and is slow for HDD. And I'm wondering what could count for the discrepancy).
If it were one slow drive, I'd think I might have a failing drive. But it's ALL of them. I have no sounds (clicking, etc.), no corrupt data, etc. All are working fine -- just slow by comparative benchmarks.
Could this be related to the SATA AHCI Controllers? (I have both Intel and Standard controllers showing in my device manager. Interestingly, with the "Devices by Connections" view, both SSDs, both CDRs, and the 2 larger HHDs show up. The 2 Blue drives don't -- presumably being assigned to the standard AHCI Controller - but not visible under the Connections view of DM).
Yes - Write-caching is enabled on all HDDs.
I tried an Intel Driver & Support System evaluation... It didn't recommend any update.
Or could it be related to Storage Controllers?
Could anything in the BIOS be slowing things down that I should check?
Gigabyte GA-Z97x-UD7 TH mobo.
Grateful for any advice.
Thank you.
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