Test Setup
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| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium 4, 2000 MHz |
| Memory | 256 MB DDR-SDRAM, PC2100, 133 MHz, CL2.0, Infineon |
| Motherboard | ABit BD7-RAID (i845D, HighPoint HPT372 RAID)Intel 82801BA w/ UltraATA/100 BusMaster IDE Controller |
| Graphics Card | GeForce 3, 64 MB DDR-SDRAM |
| Drivers & Software | |
| IDE/AGP Driver | Intel Application Accelerator 1.12,Intel BusMaster IDE Driver 6.20HighPoint Driver Version 2.3 (25.12.2001) |
| Graphics Driver | nVIDIA Detonator 4 Series, Version 23.11 |
| DirectX Version | 8.1 |
| Operating System | Windows 2000 SP2 + SRP1 |
| Benchmarks | |
| Data Transfer | HD Tach 2.61 from TCD Labs |
| Application Performance | Ziff Davis WinBench 99 Version 2.0Business and HighEnd Disk WinBench 99 |
| Access Time | ZD WinBench 99 2.0 - Disk Inspection Test |
| CPU Load | ZD WinBench 99 2.0 - Disk Inspection Test |
To get an idea of the performance level of the 2.5" drive array, we also included an actual desktop drive. IBM's DeskStar 60 GXP (IC35L040AV) stores 20 GB per platter, runs at 7,200 rpm and comes with 2 MB buffer. It is considered an excellent mid-range drive today.
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