WD6400AAKS faster than Raptor?

[One_Hertz]

so uve been comparing ur 20GB against my 80GB/full.. your iops are higher because of the cache being used.. @ real world true hard raid always wins over soft raid despite benches showing higher bursts

look guys i didnt post these benches to beat u guys up or to break records.. or to tell u guys how to partition/how to set up your hard drives.. to each his own.. since no one else.. i posted these benches so u guys can see the difference between the two.. thats all

if id wanted to brag my arse of.. 4x 640GB iodrives benches @ 3200MB/s @ 0.1ms would do..

out!

since when are bursts = sustained iops? I wasnt starting the u vs me thing, I was just saying there might be something wrong with your raptors as they seem quite slow in comparison to some of the other benches I've seen floating around... Just the 8+ms in hd tach and hdtune show that there is something wrong, as I have never seen above 8 on a raptor anywhere.

Thanks for the results anyways, every little bit helps.

[ripken204]

my raptors get ~8.9ms in raid0..

[tiro_uspsss]

my raptors get ~8.9ms in raid0..

thats with ur onboard mobo RAID controller?

mine got 7.9ms; thats with 2x RX @ R0 : Areca1210...

ok, i'm a bit slow: in reference to what is this ms? the closest i can figure out is the 'full stroke seek' :
http://www.wdraptorx.com/en/specifications/

[One_Hertz]

my raptors get ~8.9ms in raid0..

150gb raptors are supposed to have a slightly higher response as far as I remember.

[Serra]

thats with ur onboard mobo RAID controller?

mine got 7.9ms; thats with 2x RX @ R0 : Areca1210...

ok, i'm a bit slow: in reference to what is this ms? the closest i can figure out is the 'full stroke seek' :
http://www.wdraptorx.com/en/specifications/

Ugh, please tell me your not using the areca for just RAID-0 and that you just found that in some benching...

[crackhead2k]

I would like to see some 4x raid0 on a P5K Premium

There are a lot of P5K Premium users out there let alone the P5K Series

btw can you raid 6 drives on the P5K Controller? , raid0 that is......

[tiro_uspsss]

Ugh, please tell me your not using the areca for just RAID-0 and that you just found that in some benching...

yeah i am using the areca just for R0, & the 'benching' are my own results from months ago

[Kondik]

ah, no. i'd like to know where u r getting this idea/info about the Raptors having supposedly smaller than 3.5" platters.. quite frankly, it sounds like a load of bs imo

From a HW review page
Sadly it's in czech but i can translate it

http://www.zive.cz/default.aspx?article=132856

the importaint part

What makes Raptors faster than standart drives :
[Raptor při dosahování vyššího výkonu vychází z jednoduchého principu:[

Higher RPM speed utp the data search read and write
[Vyšší otáčky zrychlují vyhledávání dat a jejich čtení a zápis.]

The plate is physicaly smaller compared to 7200 rpm drives , therefore the search process is faster
[Plotna je fyzicky menší než u standardních 7200 ot./min disků, a tedy umožňuje rychlejší vyhledávání. ]
The head is faster and stronger can work with higher G's and move the electromagnet faster.
[Rameno operující s větším přetížením dokáže přesouvat elektromagnetem podstatně rychleji.]

Did i won a candy ?

[ripken204]

I would like to see some 4x raid0 on a P5K Premium

There are a lot of P5K Premium users out there let alone the P5K Series

btw can you raid 6 drives on the P5K Controller? , raid0 that is......

i'll be putting 2 of them on my P5K Premium.
do you want to throw in another 2 for me? lol

[ripken204]

i'll have 2 of them tomorrow

[KTE]

Looks like a good "method" for those not having Raptors/SCSI U320 but having the 6400 + much extra money + the need or want for an extra PCIe controller. Personally, I've no need of either. If I wanted speed at large costs, then 2x RAID 0 Curtis HyperXCLR HXCLR-SCA10-18GB-V off Areca ARC-8060-Fibre is enough for my tastes for a few years yet, but I don't. Only really interested in feasible drive performances using normal onboard controllers but thanks for the info, it all helps.

[ripken204]

just got them up and running.
i am coming off of a raptor 150gb raid0 setup so i will let you guys know how these new drives 'feel' compared to the raptors

[bito]

ripken204

Nice results there....could you turn on write back cache from the Intel matrix software and run tests again if possible. Also, what stripe size did you go with ?

Thanks

[swiftex]

ok, raptor 2x150gb - 64k, in situ 2x Antec MX1's external esata bracket to port 0+1 on commando mobo -

hdtach short bench, cache not cleared so not the greatest results but some sort of comparison(thats why cpu utilization hdtune so high).

even so the access time is what is important

[ripken204]

ripken204

Nice results there....could you turn on write back cache from the Intel matrix software and run tests again if possible. Also, what stripe size did you go with ?

Thanks

sure.
now look at my avg speed in hd tach, goof up?

[swiftex]

use atto disk benchmark or iometer and you will get more accurate results

also, queue depth of 8 then you will get a better idea of where the raptor excel

[Kunaak]

how about some results while actually using the drives as they were meant to be used?

making a 640 gig drive a 32 gig drive for performance is fine and all.
but I wouldnt do it.
so I dont consider these results very good so far, and rather misleading.

[XS Janus]

How abou some file copy tests in windows - just to get a feel for the drive...

[adamsleath]

i'll stick with a 7200.11 320gb :l
undt my raptors....

edit: i spose 320gb platters are wot to look out for now...

[ripken204]

copying between my 640GB RAID0 and my Samsung F1 1TB averages at ~85MBps
copying a large file from my RAID0 to iteself averaged a little over 110MBps
these were measured by the numbers that vista tells me its transferring at, lol

i am definitely taking these over my raptors tho, unbelievably queit.

the raptors did seem a little faster, such as loading COD4 maps, but who really cares about being absolute #1 on the map when you need to wait for others to get in to even start a game, lol.

let me know if there are any more test you want me to do.
im not going to reformat just to see how fast a certain amount of GB is.

[newls1]

Is this a good drive for just a stand alone win Vista OS drive? or would a 750GB seagate be just a little better? What makes this drive so special? Sorry for my ignorance just trying to learn!

[XS Janus]

^It has only 2 very dense platters to store data. 320Gb each. And that is special at this moment in time.

[swiftex]

copying between my 640GB RAID0 and my Samsung F1 1TB averages at ~85MBps
copying a large file from my RAID0 to iteself averaged a little over 110MBps
these were measured by the numbers that vista tells me its transferring at, lol

i am definitely taking these over my raptors tho, unbelievably queit.

the raptors did seem a little faster, such as loading COD4 maps, but who really cares about being absolute #1 on the map when you need to wait for others to get in to even start a game, lol.

let me know if there are any more test you want me to do.
im not going to reformat just to see how fast a certain amount of GB is.

when your 50 or 50+, trust me you need the extra time to focus otherwise its a head-shot and your spawning again

[ripken204]

im still one of the first on the map, just not #1, lol

[crackhead2k]

sure.
now look at my avg speed in hd tach, goof up?

=O 212mb/s add another 2 XD
not bad at all!