Test Setup And Throughput Diagrams
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (45 nm, 2.66 GHz, 8 MB L2 Cache) |
| Motherboard (Socket 1366) | Supermicro X8SAX Revision: 1.0 Chipset: Intel X58 + ICH10R BIOS: 1.0B |
| RAM | 2 GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX |
| HDD | Seagate NL35 400 GB ST3400832NS 7,200 RPM, SATA/150, 8 MB Cache |
| Power Supply | OCZ EliteXstream 800W OCZ800EXS-EU |
| Benchmarks | |
| Performance Measurements | h2benchw 3.12PCMark Vantage 1.0 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2006.07.27Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-BenchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkWorkstation-BenchmarkStreaming ReadsStreaming Writes |
| System Software and Drivers | |
| Driver | Details |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 |
| Intel Chipset Drivers | INF Chipset Installation Utility 9.1.0.1007 |
| AMD Graphics Drivers | Catalyst 8.12 |
| Intel Matrix Storage Drivers | 8.7.0.1007 |
Samsung Spinpoint M6 HM500LI
Samsung Spinpojnt M7 HM500JI
While the Spinpoint M6 drops to ~37 MB/s minimum throughput, the Spinpoint M7 maintains at least 41 MB/s. Peak results differ more significantly.
