Drive Benchmarking... Which one?

Vio1 · 12-29-03, 12:26 AM

Hi, I wanted to figure out which stripe size and cluster size will be best for my setup... for both games and os load up. Which benchmark program would show me the results of my trials? I know some programs use large files to test, and some use smaller ones... Which program tests the drives closest to what I use the computer for? Atto? Sandra? HDtach?

FireMogle · 12-29-03, 04:15 AM

I personally like Atto's benchmarks. Sandra always seems a bit... off to me and I have never used HDtach.

stan03 · 12-29-03, 09:48 AM

ATTO and HD tach here

bettsr · 12-29-03, 10:10 AM

HDtach & Sandra2004

Sonny · 12-29-03, 02:30 PM

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Originally posted by Vio1
Hi, I wanted to figure out which stripe size and cluster size will be best for my setup... for both games and os load up. Which benchmark program would show me the results of my trials? I know some programs use large files to test, and some use smaller ones... Which program tests the drives closest to what I use the computer for? Atto? Sandra? HDtach?

If your on Windows XP Pro | Home your going to want to stick with 4K Clusters on NTFS ALL the time. With Stripe sizes the lower they are the higher the benchmark score BUT that doesnt mean real world performance all the time. The best rule of thumb is to use bigger Stripe size with bigger files & smaller with smaller files, so take a look what you do most of the time & see which one fits you better.

If you want a benchmark that have the leat flaws out there then use the INTEL I/O METER, when you do figure out how to use it let us know.

Vio1 · 12-29-03, 11:04 PM

So, do games use lots of small files or large files?

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Vio1 Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto Canada	Drive Benchmarking... Which one? Hi, I wanted to figure out which stripe size and cluster size will be best for my setup... for both games and os load up. Which benchmark program would show me the results of my trials? I know some programs use large files to test, and some use smaller ones... Which program tests the drives closest to what I use the computer for? Atto? Sandra? HDtach? __________________ Heatware
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FireMogle Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lawrence, KS	I personally like Atto's benchmarks. Sandra always seems a bit... off to me and I have never used HDtach. __________________ It's hard to look at it like a learning experence. CPU: Intel i7 860 @ 4Ghz (22x182) RAM: 8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 Motherboard: Asus p7p55 lx Video: MSI N460GTX + Asus VH198T Hard Drives: AS596TB-32GMx2 RAID 0 Other: HD-DVD/Blu Ray Combo Drive. All Powered by: Corsair 750W
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stan03 Member Join Date: Mar 2003	ATTO and HD tach here
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bettsr Member Join Date: Dec 2003	HDtach & Sandra2004 __________________ OC3DMark Team heatware OverClocking "the narcotic of fun."
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12-29-03, 11:04 PM	Thread Starter #6
Vio1 Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto Canada	So, do games use lots of small files or large files? __________________ Heatware
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