October 23, 2012

Comparing Performance Between IDE Enhanced Mode Configuration

Benchmarked using PC Wizard 2012. My HDD is a Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM connected through SATA. Each configuration were tested three times.


SETTING: SATA only
Seq. Write: 53.86 CPU 0%
Seq Read: 61.27 CPU 0%
Buff Write: 182.39 CPU 34%
Buff Read: 202.09 CPU 34%
Rand Read: 39 CPU 35%

SETTING2: SATA only
Seq. Write: 58.15 CPU 0%
Seq Read: 68.64 CPU 0%
Buff Write: 192.74 CPU 1%
Buff Read: 227.26 CPU 1%
Rand Read: 53 CPU 3%

SETTING3: SATA only
Seq. Write: 58.09 CPU 0%
Seq Read: 69.93 CPU 0%
Buff Write: 193.1 CPU 1%
Buff Read: 226.34 CPU 34%
Rand Read: 57 CPU 36%

SETTING: PATA only
Seq. Write: 31.74 CPU 0%
Seq Read: 67.6 CPU 0%
Buff Write: 150.68 CPU 2%
Buff Read: 217.33 CPU 1%
Rand Read: 31 CPU 3%

SETTING2: PATA only
Seq. Write: 53.42 CPU 1%
Seq Read: 71.76 CPU 0%
Buff Write: 195.08 CPU 2%
Buff Read: 232.08 CPU 1%
Rand Read: 52 CPU 3%

SETTING3: PATA only
Seq. Write: 48.47 CPU 0%
Seq Read: 69.07 CPU 0%
Buff Write: 180.74 CPU 1%
Buff Read: 218.57 CPU 1%
Rand Read: 57 CPU 3%

SETTING: SATA+PATA
Seq. Write: 61.74 CPU 0%
Seq Read: 71.98 CPU 0%
Buff Write: 191.17 CPU 1%
Buff Read: 224.9 CPU 1%
Rand Read: 54 CPU 3%

SETTING2: SATA+PATA
Seq. Write: 52.67 CPU 1%
Seq Read: 70.01 CPU 0%
Buff Write: 175.34 CPU 2%
Buff Read: 232.67 CPU 1%
Rand Read: 59 CPU 35%

SETTING3: SATA+PATA
Seq. Write: 59.48 CPU 1%
Seq Read: 68.85 CPU 0%
Buff Write: 193.84 CPU 34%
Buff Read: 215.9 CPU 67%
Rand Read: 55 CPU 100%

The Averages: