| All
the "specsmanship" in the world
wouldn't be worth the paper or web pages it is
written on, if actual performance levels didn't
measure up.
Let's see how our
new Quantum / Adaptec Ultra160 combo faired.
SiSoft
Sandra 2000 Drives Benchmark
I
am not sure I even have to explain this
number. Can anyone out there beat
this? Send me your results if you
do. Needless to say, this was the fastest
drive score we have ever recorded in house with
Sandra. Simply killer performance here
folks!
Winbench
99 Version 1.1
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image for full viewing
Once
again, the Quantum Atlas V Ultra160 SCSI drive
literally smokes this benchmark. The High
End numbers for FrontPage, Sound Forge and
Photoshop are amazing. Obviously, the
higher overall bandwidth of the new Ultra160
SCSI interface, is really paying off here.
Another very attractive number is the extremely
low CPU utilization that this set up
yielded. On another note, it is
interesting that WB99 is reporting a 10.7ms
access while the Sandra Bechmark shows the drive
coming in at its specified 6ms.
Confused? We were too. However, one
thing we can tell you is that this drive is
perceptibly faster than any 9-10ms sibling we
have tested in the past.
Hard
Drive Tach Version 2.61
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Frankly,
we don't know too much about this benchmark
called Hard Drive Tach. What we can tell
you is that it correlates well with CPU
utilization number taken in WB99. The
random access number looks a lot like the WB99
number as well. However Max Read Burst
Speed looks like the meter is pegged at 80MB/sec
which is half the Ultra160 spec. We are
trying to find out if this scale goes beyond
this mark. Regardless, these scores still
look pretty impressive.
The
Atlas V and Ultra160 SCSI - Worth
The Price ?
We
are going to bring this look at the new Atlas V
Ultra160 SCSI drive, to a close by posing a
question. Is this new technology worth its
higher price tag? This 18Gig Drive goes
for about $450 retail and the Adaptec 29160 SCSI
card retails for right around $200. So as
you can see we are in a new ballpark here with
respect to cost. On the other hand, if you
need the bandwidth for things like Multi-Media
and Video Creation, 3D Animation, Intranet
Servers, etc..., you just can't beat the
performance and low CPU overhead of Ultra160
SCSI. For those who need to "have it
all", this is your kind of upgrade.
We
give the Quantum Atlas V Ultra160 SCSI drive a
Hot Hardware Heat Meter rating of...
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can get both of these products at Outside
Loop Computers !
-Davo |
