Test Configuration and Benchmarks
We used our reference computer to run the benchmarks; you can see the details of the system in the following table. All tests were performed across a Gigabit network without using jumbo frames.
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| Intel Platform 775 | Asus P5E3 Deluxe, Rev.1.03G |
| Row 1 - Cell 0 | Intel X38, BIOS: 0810 (02/11/2007) |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (65 nm Conroe core) @ 2.26 GHz |
| RAM | 2x 1024 MB Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 |
| eSATA Controller | JMicron JMB363 |
| System Hard Drive | Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 160 GB |
| Row 6 - Cell 0 | 7,200 RPM, SATA/300, 8 MB Cache |
| Test Hard Drive 1 | Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB |
| Row 8 - Cell 0 | 7,200 RPM, SATA/300, 16 MB Cache |
| DVD-ROM | Samsung SH-D163A , SATA150 |
| Graphics Card | Gigabyte Radeon HD 3850 GV-RX385512H |
| Row 11 - Cell 0 | GPU: 670 MHz |
| Row 12 - Cell 0 | Memory: 512 MB DDR3 (830 MHz, 256 Bit) |
| Sound Card | Integrated |
| Power Supply | CoolerMaster RS-850-EMBA, ATX 12V V2.2, 850 Watt |
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| Operating system | Windows Vista Enterprise SP1 |
| DirectX 10 | DirectX 10 (Vista-Standard) |
| DirectX 9 | Version: April 2007 |
| Graphic Driver | ATI Radeon Version 7.12 |
| Intel Chip Set Driver | Version 6.9.1.1001 (20/02/2008) |
| JMicron Chip Set Driver | Version 1.17.15.0 (24/03/2007) |
Intel NAS Performance Toolkit
Just as we did when testing the Maxtor Shared Storage II, we used the Intel NAS Performance Toolkit to help evaluate performance. The 18 different tests, focusing on applications with HD video content, give a good overview of the performance that can be expected.
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