OCZ Core SSD Raid – Highpoint RocketRaid 3520LF PCI-E x8 controller

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eva2000
: October 20, 2008Posted in: Reviews, Storage

3520LF Raid 0 Block Sizes Compared

I decided to compare the raid 0 performance when different 3520LF controller block sizes were used in the creation of raid 0 arrays. The following block sizes were tested:

  • 16K Block size with default NTFS 4K cluster
  • 64K Block size with default NTFS 4K cluster
  • 128K Block size with default NTFS 4K cluster
  • 128K Block size with default NTFS 16K cluster
  • 256K Block size with default NTFS 4K cluster

Advanced Performance was enabled on all tests.

Advance Performance enabled

System specifications:

  • Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 L739A640 Retail
  • Corsair Nautilus 500
  • DFI LP UT X48-T3RS 9/23 beta bios
  • NB Cooling: Thermalright HR-05 + 80x25mm Sunon 49cfm fan
  • HIS HD4870x2 stock hsf with CAT 8.9 official drivers
  • 2x1GB Corsair TW3X2G2133C9DF Dominator 9-9-9-24 at 2.0v rated (Samsung ICs)
  • 750GB Samsung HD753LJ – Main OS drive
  • 4x 32GB OCZ Core Series SSD 2.5″ (placed in Manhattan dual 2.5″ bay racks)
  • Highpoint RocketRaid 3520LF PCI-E raid controller with 256MB DDR2 cache
  • LiteOn DVD-ROM
  • 1KWW Corsair HX1000
  • Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64bit fully updated via vLite integration

Benchmark Applications Used:

  • ATTO Bench 256MB Length
  • HDTach 32M
  • HDTune 2.55
  • Everest Ultimate 4.60.1536 Beta – Read Suite & Random Write tests
  • Iometer 64bit 2008.6.18
  • Pcmark05 Full suite & HDD Suite tests (HDD target set to SSD Raid 0 array drive I)
  • Pcmark Vantage 64bit Full suite & HDD suite tests (HDD target set to SSD Raid 0 array drive I)

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