HyperDrive 4 Redefines Solid State Storage
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Patrick Schmid
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Solid State Drive Comparison Table
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| Manufacturer | HyperOs Systems (Accelerated Logic) | Samsung | SanDisk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family | Hyperdrive 4 | Solid State Flash Drive | Solid State Flash Drive |
| Model Number | Revision 3 | - | SATA 5000 |
| Capacity | 16 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Rotational Speed (RPM) | RAM | Flash | Flash |
| Available Capacities | Depends on RAM | - | - |
| Geometry | 8 x 2 GB ECC DDR1 | 16 x 32 Gbit | n/a |
| Interface | SATA/150 - PATA/133 | UltraATA/66 | SATA/150 |
| Form Factor | 5.25" | 2.5" | 2.5" |
| Cache (MB) | - | - | - |
| NV Cache Size | - | - | - |
| NCQ | - | - | - |
| Weight | 900 g | 46 g | 94 g |
Test Setup
... For Storage Benchmarks
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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.)2 x 512 MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings |
| System Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB120 GB, 7,200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, UltraATA/100 |
| Mass Storage Controller(s) | Intel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5)Promise SATA 300TX4Areca ARC1280ML |
| Networking | Broadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Graphics Subsystem | On-Board GraphicsATI RageXL, 8 MB |
| System Hardware | |
| Performance Measurement | c’t h2benchw 3.6 |
| PCMark05 | V1.01 |
| I/O-Performance | IOMeter 2003.05.10Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-BenchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkWorkstation-Benchmark |
| System Software & 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 |
We used Areca’s ARC1280ML controller for the storage benchmarks.
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| Platform | |
|---|---|
| CPU III | Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 (65 nm ; 3000 MHz, 4 MB L2 Cache) |
| Motherboard | ASUS Blitz Formula, Rev : 1.0Chipset : Intel P35, BIOS 1101 |
| RAM | Corsair CM2X1024-888C4D2x 1024 MB DDR2-800 (CL 4-4-4-12 2T) |
| Hard Disk Drive I | Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD150 GB, 10,000 RPM, 16 MB cache, SATA/150 |
| Hard Disk Drive II | HyperOs Systems HyperDrive 416 GB, DDR333 ECC, SATA/150 |
| Hard Disk Drive III | SanDisk SSD SATA 500032 GB, Flash, SATA/150 |
| DVD-ROM | Samsung SH-S183 |
| Graphics Card | Zotac Geforce 8800 GTSGPU : Geforce 8800 GTS (500 MHz)RAM : 320 MB GDDR3 (1600 MHz) |
| Sound Card | Integrated |
| Power Supply | Enermax EG565P-VEATX 2.01, 510 Watt |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2 |
| DirectX Version | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| Platform Drivers Intel | Version 8.3.1013 |
| Graphics Drivers Nvidia | Forceware 162.18 |
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Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)
Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.