Hi guys, Just found i'd finally been activated on the forums. Received my Falcon 64GB from Novatech (UK) a few days ago, Current running Win7 RTM and done a few test before I install Windows on it for real!... Currently running Firmware 1571
From left to right;
4GB SuperTalent USB Stick (seeing as I had i handy, and thought it'd be an interesting reference point)
1TB Samsung F1 SATA2 HDD
64GB G.Skill Falcon IDE Mode in BIOS (1MB offset)
64GB G.Skill Falcon Native SATA Mode in BIOS (1MB offset)
What this shows us observationally (did i just make that word up?) via benchmarking is this;
Positive USB Stick Observastions
My 4GB USB Stick by SuperTalent is far quicker at 4KB random reads than my samsung HDD. (This would be useful in such a situation is "ReadyBoost" (vista/Win7), or if you're lucky enough to be able to install from a USB stick... 10x quicker!)
Positive Samsung HDD Observations
The Sequential write speed of the Samsung is the quickest... Which is great, If you have no fragmentation, and your OS doesn't decide to fragment your files for you
ALL SSD Observations
Sequential file reading SSD is 2.1x quicker than Samsung F1
Sequential file writing SSD is 90% of the speed of my Samsung F1
512KB Random reads; SSD is 5x quicker than Samsung
512KB Random writes; SSD is 1.19 (19% quicker) than Samsung
256KB Random reads; SSD is 3.59x than Samsung
256KB Random write; SSD is 1.19 (10% quicker) than Samsung
4KB Random read; SSD is 3.59x faster than Samsung
4KB Random write; SSD is 6x faster than Samsung
Just managed to put AHCI mode on with Windows7 (as well as vista would do this) Crash after changing to AHCI mode post installation of OS
By enabling ACHI mode in the BIOS, over IDE mode we have the following speed increases
SEQ read : 13 MB/sec
SEQ Write : 3.1 MB/sec
512k random read :8.9 MB/sec
512k random writ: -0.15 MB/sec*
4kb random read: 0.07MB/sec
4kb randon writ: -0.21MB/sec
By enabling ACHI mode in the BIOS, over Native SATA mode we have the following speed increases
SEQ read: 6.1 MB/sec
SEQ Write: 3.2 MB/sec
512k random read: 5.8 MB/sec
512k random writ: 3.1 MB/sec
4kb random read: -0.35MB/sec
4kb random writ: ~
AND FINALLY SSD (AHCI) Speeds vs Samsung HDD
SEQ read : 128.3MB/sec (2.16x)
SEQ Write : -8.8 MB/sec (0.92x)
512k random read: 130.66MB/sec (3.71x)
512k random writ: 19.06MB/sec (1.24x)
4kb random read: 23.04MB/sec (48.53x)
4kb random writ: 6.03MB/sec (6.03x)
Other hardware:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP-DS4
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E6600 2.4GHz >> 3.61GHz
RAM: 8GB G.Skill DDR2-1000 (running at DDR2-800 @ 4-4-4-12 @ 1:1 FSB)
Gfx: 1GB GeForce 8800GT
Cooler: Tuniq Tower 120
Case: Antec P182
Audio: Terratec Phase 28 Producer (Soon to be: M-Audio Audiophile 192)
PSU: Corsair 520Watt Modular
Optical: Pioneer 215DBK SATA DVD/RW
From left to right;
4GB SuperTalent USB Stick (seeing as I had i handy, and thought it'd be an interesting reference point)
1TB Samsung F1 SATA2 HDD
64GB G.Skill Falcon IDE Mode in BIOS (1MB offset)
64GB G.Skill Falcon Native SATA Mode in BIOS (1MB offset)
What this shows us observationally (did i just make that word up?) via benchmarking is this;
Positive USB Stick Observastions
My 4GB USB Stick by SuperTalent is far quicker at 4KB random reads than my samsung HDD. (This would be useful in such a situation is "ReadyBoost" (vista/Win7), or if you're lucky enough to be able to install from a USB stick... 10x quicker!)
Positive Samsung HDD Observations
The Sequential write speed of the Samsung is the quickest... Which is great, If you have no fragmentation, and your OS doesn't decide to fragment your files for you
ALL SSD Observations
Sequential file reading SSD is 2.1x quicker than Samsung F1
Sequential file writing SSD is 90% of the speed of my Samsung F1
512KB Random reads; SSD is 5x quicker than Samsung
512KB Random writes; SSD is 1.19 (19% quicker) than Samsung
256KB Random reads; SSD is 3.59x than Samsung
256KB Random write; SSD is 1.19 (10% quicker) than Samsung
4KB Random read; SSD is 3.59x faster than Samsung
4KB Random write; SSD is 6x faster than Samsung
Just managed to put AHCI mode on with Windows7 (as well as vista would do this) Crash after changing to AHCI mode post installation of OS
By enabling ACHI mode in the BIOS, over IDE mode we have the following speed increases
SEQ read : 13 MB/sec
SEQ Write : 3.1 MB/sec
512k random read :8.9 MB/sec
512k random writ: -0.15 MB/sec*
4kb random read: 0.07MB/sec
4kb randon writ: -0.21MB/sec
By enabling ACHI mode in the BIOS, over Native SATA mode we have the following speed increases
SEQ read: 6.1 MB/sec
SEQ Write: 3.2 MB/sec
512k random read: 5.8 MB/sec
512k random writ: 3.1 MB/sec
4kb random read: -0.35MB/sec
4kb random writ: ~
AND FINALLY SSD (AHCI) Speeds vs Samsung HDD
SEQ read : 128.3MB/sec (2.16x)
SEQ Write : -8.8 MB/sec (0.92x)
512k random read: 130.66MB/sec (3.71x)
512k random writ: 19.06MB/sec (1.24x)
4kb random read: 23.04MB/sec (48.53x)
4kb random writ: 6.03MB/sec (6.03x)
Other hardware:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP-DS4
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E6600 2.4GHz >> 3.61GHz
RAM: 8GB G.Skill DDR2-1000 (running at DDR2-800 @ 4-4-4-12 @ 1:1 FSB)
Gfx: 1GB GeForce 8800GT
Cooler: Tuniq Tower 120
Case: Antec P182
Audio: Terratec Phase 28 Producer (Soon to be: M-Audio Audiophile 192)
PSU: Corsair 520Watt Modular
Optical: Pioneer 215DBK SATA DVD/RW
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