Test System: 925X And ICH6
So far, the market offers only few controllers that support Command Queuing. One option would be Promise’s FastTrak TX4200, supporting both Command Queuing options. However, we used conventional hardware combined with Intel’s the 925X chipset and the new Southbridge ICH6, also supporting Command Queuing. For a motherboard, we used Asus’ P5AD2.
Test Setup
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| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Socket 775 | Intel Pentium 4 Processor 520, 2.8 GHz1 MB Cache, FSB800 |
| System Components | |
| DDR2-SDRAM | 2x 512 MB PC5400Corsair CM2X512-5400C4PRO |
| Motherboard | Asus P5AD2 PremiumIntel 925X Chipset |
| Graphics Card | ATI X600 XT, 128 MB, PCI Express |
| System Hard Drive | Western Digital WD800JB80 GB, 7,200 rpm, 8 MB cache |
| Hard Drive Set I | Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3160827AS160 GB, 7,200 rpm, 8 MB cache, NCQ supportSeagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3160023AS160 GB, 7,200 rpm, 8 MB cache |
| Hard Drive Set II | Western Digital WD360 Raptor36 GB, 10,000 rpm, 8 MB cacheWestern Digital WD740 Raptor74 GB, 10,000 rpm, 8 MB cache, TCQ support |
| Software | |
| Intel Chipset | Intel Chipset Installation Utility 6.0.1.1002 |
| DirectX | 9.0c |
| OS | Windows XP Professional Build 2600 Service Pack 1 |
| Benchmarks & Settings | |
| Transfer Performance Benchmark | c’t h2benchw Ver. 3.6 |
| Transfer Diagram | Winbench 99 2.0Disk Inspection Test |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2003.05.10Fileserver Benchmark PatternWebserver Benchmark PatternDatabase Benchmark PatternWorkstation Benchmark PatternThroughput Benchmark Pattern |
| Application Performance | Winbench 99 2.0Disk WinmarksDisk Inspection |
