Hi,
I've got a new hard drive that supports Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM).
I can only set it to 128 (quiet) and 256 (performance). I definitely can hear the difference.
When I run HDTune I see a difference in access time (16.2 vs 11.2ms, respectively) but my transfer rates and burst rates are identical in both modes (average 112 MB/s burst 231 MB/s...it's an SATA 6.0GB drive/controller).
So here's my question: am I going to notice any sort of real-world performance improvement running the drive at the 256 setting? (The system is primarily used for browsing, office, photoshop, etc.)
Thanks,
Peter
I've got a new hard drive that supports Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM).
I can only set it to 128 (quiet) and 256 (performance). I definitely can hear the difference.
When I run HDTune I see a difference in access time (16.2 vs 11.2ms, respectively) but my transfer rates and burst rates are identical in both modes (average 112 MB/s burst 231 MB/s...it's an SATA 6.0GB drive/controller).
So here's my question: am I going to notice any sort of real-world performance improvement running the drive at the 256 setting? (The system is primarily used for browsing, office, photoshop, etc.)
Thanks,
Peter