Test Settings And Hardware
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| Test System Configuration | |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-870 (2.93 GHz, 8.0MB Cache) |
| CPU Cooler | Thermalright MUX-120 |
| RAM | Kingston KHX2133C9D3T1K2/4GX (4.0GB) DDR3-2133 at DDR3-1600 CAS 8-8-8-24 |
| Graphics | XFX GeForce GTX 285 XXX Edition 670 MHz GPU, GDDR3-2500 |
| OS Hard Drive | Western Digital Velociraptor WD3000HLFS, 300GB 10,000 RPM, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB cache |
| Test Drive | Seagate 7200.12 ST3500418AS, 500GB 7,200 RPM, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB cache |
| USB 3.0 Adapter | ASMedia ASM1051 USB 3.0 to SATA 3 Gb/s |
| Sound | Integrated HD Audio |
| Network | Integrated Gigabit Networking |
| Power | Corsair CMPSU-850HX 850W Modular ATX12V v2.2, EPS12V, 80 PLUS Gold |
| Software | |
| OS | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce 190.62 WHQL |
| Chipset | Intel INF 9.1.1.1014 |
| Benchmarks | |
| h2benchw 3.13 | Sequential and Sustained Reads, Writes (KB/s) Interface Bandwidth (MB/s), Access Times (ms) |
| IOMeter 2006.07.27 | Streaming Reads/Writes patterns (MB/s) Database, File Server, Web Server, Workstation Patterns (IOPS) |
Asus supplied the test drive for today’s benchmarks. A modified Vantec enclosure holds Seagate’s 7200.12 500GB drive and ASMedia’s new ASM1051 SATA-to-USB 3.0 adapter.
We have reservations concerning the use of such a mainstream drive to test an interface that is supposed to support 5.0 Gb/s transfers, yet even the USB 3.0 interface adapter is bandwidth-limited by its SATA 3.0 Gb/s backend. We hope faster devices will show up next year.
The NEC D720200F1 PCIe-to-USB 3.0 controller is common to both motherboards, shown below on the P7P55D-E Premium.
