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Fallen · 08-10-2003, 10:55 AM

Hey guys, I hope this hasn't been asked before. I searched and didn't find a thread on it.

I need to get a few benchmarks from you folks to compare to mine so I know I'm getting the speed I should.

I'm running a RAID 0 (striping) array and I think my hard drive benchmarks are a bit low for that. I only score about 1000 in the HD bench.

If any of you have benchmarked with PCMark2002, could you tell me your hard drive set up and benchmark score, so I can compare? Thanks in advance.

charliex · 08-10-2003, 03:36 PM

what size strip did you use, block size, what sort of controller are you using, is it a software setup or a hardware one, what speed are the drives, what size are the drives, which OS, what mode are the drive controllers running in ?

Fallen · 08-10-2003, 04:17 PM

It's a High Point hardware RAID controller on an Abit motherboard.

Windows XP Pro
2 IBM 7200 40 gig hard drives
Athlon XP 1900 Processor
The block size is 64K

I didn't bother listing all that because I simply wanted to know peoples score along with what HD they run with or without RAID. However, I guess throwing up some specs couldn't hurt either.

charliex · 08-10-2003, 04:31 PM

you mentioned your scores being low, its hard to compare if you don't know what to compare it too

incidently i recall seeing this and dug it up

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/sto...cmark2002.html

heyal256 · 08-10-2003, 04:49 PM

The best site that i know of that can help you is http://www.storagereview.com They will probably have the best info about hd performance. The have a database here http://www.storagereview.com/comparison.html that can help you see what specific drives have scored in test x.
Hope this helps.

Fallen · 08-10-2003, 06:33 PM

Thanks guys. I'm checking those links right now.

[edit]Wow, I'm glad I didn't pay much for my RAID array. I would have been better off buying a HD with an 8 meg buffer. Oh well. Live and learn I guess.

Thanks for that link. It was worth the read.

[/edit]

yakimushi · 08-10-2003, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fallen
Thanks guys. I'm checking those links right now.

[edit]Wow, I'm glad I didn't pay much for my RAID array. I would have been better off buying a HD with an 8 meg buffer. Oh well. Live and learn I guess.

Thanks for that link. It was worth the read. [/edit]

Hehe

You should have used hard drives with the 8mb buffer in your RAID array

08-10-2003, 10:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fallen Crazy Location: Adrift In Madness	Hard Drive Performance? Hey guys, I hope this hasn't been asked before. I searched and didn't find a thread on it. I need to get a few benchmarks from you folks to compare to mine so I know I'm getting the speed I should. I'm running a RAID 0 (striping) array and I think my hard drive benchmarks are a bit low for that. I only score about 1000 in the HD bench. If any of you have benchmarked with PCMark2002, could you tell me your hard drive set up and benchmark score, so I can compare? Thanks in advance. __________________ Overdosed on Apathy

08-10-2003, 04:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fallen Crazy Location: Adrift In Madness	It's a High Point hardware RAID controller on an Abit motherboard. Windows XP Pro 2 IBM 7200 40 gig hard drives Athlon XP 1900 Processor The block size is 64K I didn't bother listing all that because I simply wanted to know peoples score along with what HD they run with or without RAID. However, I guess throwing up some specs couldn't hurt either. __________________ Overdosed on Apathy

08-10-2003, 06:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fallen Crazy Location: Adrift In Madness	Thanks guys. I'm checking those links right now. [edit]Wow, I'm glad I didn't pay much for my RAID array. I would have been better off buying a HD with an 8 meg buffer. Oh well. Live and learn I guess. Thanks for that link. It was worth the read. [/edit] __________________ Overdosed on Apathy Last edited by Fallen; 08-10-2003 at 06:41 PM..

08-10-2003, 03:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
charliex Junkie Location: North Hollywood	what size strip did you use, block size, what sort of controller are you using, is it a software setup or a hardware one, what speed are the drives, what size are the drives, which OS, what mode are the drive controllers running in ?

08-10-2003, 04:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
charliex Junkie Location: North Hollywood	you mentioned your scores being low, its hard to compare if you don't know what to compare it too incidently i recall seeing this and dug it up http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/sto...cmark2002.html

08-10-2003, 04:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
heyal256 Not so great lurker Location: NY	The best site that i know of that can help you is http://www.storagereview.com They will probably have the best info about hd performance. The have a database here http://www.storagereview.com/comparison.html that can help you see what specific drives have scored in test x. Hope this helps.