Chipsets, SATA Controllers, And The Test Platforms
Again, in order to measure the performance of our 840 Pro on various platforms, we rounded up a total of seven motherboards, each one sporting a different south bridge or platform controller hub.
South Bridge | Motherboard | Chipset | Socket | Number and Type of SATA Ports |
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AMD A75 | MSI A75MA-G55 | AMD A75 | FM1 | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s |
AMD SB750 | MSI 790FX-GD70 | AMD 790FX | AM3 | 6 x SATA 3Gb/s |
AMD SB950 | Asus M5A99X EVO | AMD 990X | AM3 | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s |
Intel ICH10R | MSI Big Bang | Intel X58 Express | LGA 1366 | 6 x SATA 3Gb/s |
Intel P55 | Gigabyte P55A-UD7 | Intel P55 Express | LGA 1156 | 6 x SATA 3Gb/s |
Intel Z77 | Asus P8Z77-V Pro | Intel Z77 Express | LGA 1155 | 2 x SATA 6Gb/s |
Intel Z87 | Intel DZ87KLT-75K | Intel Z87 Express | LGA 1150 | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s |
In addition to the seven different integrated storage controllers, we also used five third-party SATA controllers, three of which power PCIe add-in cards (Asus U3S6, HighPoint Rocket 620, and HighPoint Rocket 1220), while the other two are soldered onto a motherboard (Asus P8Z77-V Pro und MSI Big Bang).
SATA Controller | PCIe Slot Card or Motherboard | Motherboard Used | Chipset | Socket | # and Type of SATA Ports |
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ASMedia ASM1061 | Mounted on motherboard | Asus P8Z77-V Pro | Intel Z77 | LGA 1155 | 2 x SATA 6Gb/s |
Marvell 88SE9123-NAA2 | Asus U3S6 (PCIe x4) | Asus P8Z77-V Pro | Intel Z77 | LGA 1155 | 2 x SATA 6Gb/s |
Marvell 88SE9125-NAA2 | HighPoint Rocket 620 | Asus P8Z77-V Pro | Intel Z77 | LGA 1155 | 2 x SATA 6Gb/s |
Marvell 88SE9128-NAA2 | Mounted on motherboard | MSI Big Bang | Intel X58 | LGA 1366 | 2 x SATA 6Gb/s |
Marvell 88SE9130-NAA2 | HighPoint Rocket 1220 (PCIe x1) | Asus P8Z77-V Pro | Intel Z77 | LGA 1155 | 2 x SATA 6Gb/s |
Test Configuration and Test Platform
System Hardware | |
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Hardware | Details |
Marvell 88SE9125-NAA2 Highpoint Rocket 620 (PCI x1) 2 x SATA 6Gb/s | Asus P8Z77-V Pro, Intel Core i7-3770K, Chipset: Intel Z77, LGA 1155 |
Marvell 88SE9123-NAA2 Asus U3S6 (PCI x4) 2 x SATA 6Gb/s | |
Marvell 88SE9130-NAA2 Highpoint Rocket 1220 (PCI x1) 2 x SATA 6Gb/s | |
ASMedia ASM1061 (Integrated) 2 x SATA 6Gb/s | |
Intel Z77 (SATA 6Gb/s) | |
Intel ICH10R 6 x SATA 3Gb/s | MSI Big Bang, Intel Core i7-980X, Chipset: Intel X58, LGA 1366 |
Marvell 88SE9128-NAA2 2 x SATA 6Gb/s | |
Intel P55 6 x SATA 3Gb/s | Gigabyte P55A-UD7, Intel Core i7-870, Chipset: Intel P55, LGA 1156 |
AMD SB950 6 x SATA 6Gb/s | Asus M5A99X EVO, AMD FX-8350, Chipset: AMD 990X, Socket AM3 |
Intel Z87 6 x SATA 6Gb/s | Intel DZ87KLT-75K, Intel Core i7-4770K, Chipset: Intel Z87, LGA 1150 |
AMD A75 6 x SATA 6Gb/s | MSI A75MA-G55, AMD A6-3670, Chipset: A75, Socket FM1 |
AMD SB750 6 x SATA 3Gb/s | MSI 790FX-GD70, AMD Phenom II X4 965, Chipset: AMD 790FX, Socket AM3 |
DDR3 Memory (Dual-Channel) | 2 x 8 GB DDR3-1600 CL10-10-10-27, Corsair Vengance CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 |
DDR3 Memory (Dual-Channel) | 2 x 8 GB DDR3-1866 CL10-11-10-30, G.Skill RipjawsX F3-14900CL10D-16GBXL |
DDR3 Memory (Quad-Channel) | 4 x 4 GB Kingston KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX |
System SSD | Intel X25-M G1 , 80 GB, Firmware 0701, SATA 3Gb/s |
Controller | Intel PCH Z68 SATA 6Gb/s |
Power Supply | Seasonic X-760 760 W, SS-760KM Active PFC F3 |
Benchmarks | |
Performance Measurements | h2benchw 3.16 PCMark 7 1.0.4 |
I/O Performance | Iometer 2006.07.27 File server Benchmark Web server Benchmark Database Benchmark Workstation Benchmark Streaming Reads Streaming Writes 4 KB Random Reads 4 KB Random Writes |
System Software & Drivers | |
Driver | Details |
Operating System | Windows 8 Pro x64 |
AMD South Bridges | AMD Chipset Drivers 13.4 |
Intel Z77 And Z87 Express | Intel RST 12.5.0.1066 |
All other | Windows 8 integrated driver |