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Test Setup
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Test System
Processor
Intel Celeron 1.7 GHz128 kB L2 cache
Motherboard
AOpen AX4B Pro-533
RAM
256 MB DDR/ PC2100, CL2 Micron/ Crucial
Hard drives
4x Fujitsu MAN3367MP U160 SCSI36,7 GB, 10,000 rpm
Graphics card
NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS, 32 MB DDR
Network card
3COM 905TX PCI 100 MBit
OS
Windows 2000 Pro 5.00.2195 Service Pack 3
Benchmarks and Measurements
Office applications
ZD WinBench 99 - Business Disk Winmark 1.2
High end applications
ZD WinBench 99 - Highend Disk Winmark 1.2
Performance test
ZD WinBench 99 - Disc Inspection Test
I/O Performance
Intel I/O-Meter
Drivers and Settings
Graphics driver
NVIDIA Reference driver 29.42
IDE drivver
Intel Application Accelerator 2.2
DirectX Version
8.1
Monitor resolution
1024x768, 16 Bit, 85 Hz Refresh
Adaptec driver
Ver. 3.10
LSI driver
Ver. 5.09
Test Results
Data Transfer Performance
The results in the RAID 0 mode clearly demonstrate which bandwidth the PCI bus can provide. Proof of this is the straight line in the data transfer diagram.
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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.