Test Setup
| 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.)2x 512 MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings |
| System Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB120 GB, 7,200 rpm, 8 MB Cache, UltraATA/100 |
| Test Hard Drive I | Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641500 GB, 7,200 rpm, 16 MB Cache, SATA/300 |
| Mass Storage Controller(s) | Intel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5)Silicon Image SATALink SiL3512Driver 1.2.0.57Promise FastTrak TX4310Driver 2.06.1.310Promise SATA 300TX4Driver 1.0.0.33 |
| Networking | Broadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Graphics Card | On-Board GraphicsATI RageXL, 8 MB |
| System Hardware | |
| Performance | c’t h2benchw 3.6PCMark05 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 |
Performance When Backing Up USB Devices
We used photos from our robocopy benchmark as the standard backup for digital still cameras. The test setup consists of 395 files with 1 GB in total size.
The Memina Rocket 4 GB and Crucial Gizmo ! 2 GB USB drives were compared with a Casio EX-750 camera to see if the data transfer rate would vary from device to device :
Indeed, it looks like the Thecus N1050 will work only as fast as the USB devices you use along with it. The USB flash drives worked quickly, but the Casio EX-750 digital camera was markedly slower, with almost half the transfer speed of the Memina Rocket drive. The camera took six minutes and 50 seconds to transfer 1 GB of data, while the Memina Rocket drive did the same job in four minutes and 20 seconds.
