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Test Setup
Setup for Low-Level Hard Drive Benchmarks
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (45nm, 2.66 GHz, 8MB L2 Cache) |
| Motherboard (LGA 1366) | Supermicro X8SAX Revision: 1.1 Chipset: Intel X58 + ICH10R BIOS: 1.0B |
| RAM | 3 x 1GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX |
| HDD | Seagate NL35 400 GB ST3400832NS 7,200 RPM, SATA/150, 8MB Cache |
| Power Supply | OCZ EliteXstream 800W OCZ800EXS-EU |
| Benchmarks | |
| Performance Measurements | h2benchw 3.13PCMark Vantage 1.0 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2006.07.27File server Benchmark, Web server benchmark, Workstation Benchmark, Database BenchmarkStreaming ReadsStreaming Writes |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| Driver | Details |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 |
| Intel Chipset | Chipset Installation Utility 9.1.0.1007 |
| AMD Graphics | Radeon 8.12 |
| Intel Matrix Storage | 8.7.0.1007 |
We haven’t changed acoustic management, which means that both drives operated at maximum performance.
Test Setup for Windows XP Versus Windows 7 Testing
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| Header Cell - Column 0 | Header Cell - Column 1 |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (65nm, 1.86 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache) |
| Motherboard (Socket 775) | DFI LANPartyUT P35-T2R, Rev. 1.0 Chipset: Intel P35 + ICH9R BIOS: LP35D521 |
| RAM | 2 x 1GB DDR2-1066 Crucial CT2566AA1067 |
| HDD I | Hitachi E7K500, 500GB (HDS725050KLA360) 7,200 RPM, SATA/300, 16MB cache |
| HDD II | Hitachi 7K2000, 2TB (HDS722020ALA330) 7,200 RPM, SATA/300, 32MB cache |
| Graphics | Zotac GeForce 8800 GTS GPU: GeForce 8800 GTS (500 MHz) RAM: 320MB GDDR3 (1600 MHz) |
| Power Supply | OCZ EliteXstream 800W OCZ800EXS-EU |
| Benchmarks | |
| Performance Measurements | PCMark Vantage 1.0SYSmark 2007 Preview, V.1.06 |
| System Software And Drivers | |
| Drivers | Details |
| Operating System I | Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3 (fully updated with Windows Update on 12/09/2009) |
| Operating System II | Windows 7 Ultimate (fully Updated with Windows Update on 12/09/2009) |
| Intel Chipset Drivers | Chipset Installation Utility 9.1.1.1019 |
| Nvidia Graphics Drivers | Version 195.62 |
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