Test Setup And Test Drives
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor(s) | 2x Intel Xeon Processor (Nocona core)3.6 GHz, FSB800, 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Platform | Asus NCL-DS (Socket 604)Intel E7520 Chipset, BIOS 1005 |
| RAM | Corsair CM72DD512AR-400 (DDR2-400 ECC, reg.)2x 512 MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings |
| System Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB120 GB, 7,200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, UltraATA/100 |
| Test Hard Drive | Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641 500 GB, 7,200 RPM, 16 MB Cache, SATA/300 |
| Mass Storage Controller(s) | Intel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5)Silicon Image SATALink SiL3512 Driver 1.2.0.57Promise FastTrak TX4310 Driver 2.06.1.310Promise SATA 300TX4 Driver 1.0.0.33 |
| Networking | Broadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Graphics Card | On-Board GraphicsATI RageXL, 8 MB |
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|---|---|
| Performance and Measurements | c't h2benchw 3.6 PCMark05 V1.01 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2003.05.10Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-BenchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkWorkstation-Benchmark |
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| System Software and Drivers | |
|---|---|
| OS | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition,Service Pack 1 |
| Platform Driver | Intel Chipset Installation Utility 7.0.0.1025 |
| Graphics Driver | Default Windows Graphics Driver |
Test Drives: Samsung 64 GB SLC Solid State Drives and Seagate Savvio 10K.2
Samsung’s SLC-based flash SSD is still one of the fastest solutions, combining high throughput with excellent I/O performance.
We also used Seagate’s Savvio 10K.2 for the four-bay backplanes.
