Ok starting the Vantage HD tests now.. Will post in a few moments. I will be testing with all the same different settings as above. I will call them ATTO 1, ATTO 2, and so on so you know how i am configuring and what effects those settings may have to the results of Vantage.

Below will be a new setting I missed which Anvil mentioned he prefers.. Actually it seemed almost equal to flushing checked with a few MB here and there lower. But as he mentioned for the security of your data this one would seem the best.

Atto test 6 = Enable write caching on the device checked (enabled) / Turn off Windows write-cache buffer flushing on the device not checked (disabled) / All cpu powersaving modes and states in bios disabled



These are just the synthetic marketing type tests as Anvil mentioned. I am interested in seeing the effects these settings have on more real world type tests.