Solid State Drive Comparison Table
| Manufacturer | HyperOs Systems | Samsung | SanDisk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family | Hyperdrive 4 | Solid State Flash Drive | Solid State Flash Drive |
| Model Number | Revision 3 | - | SATA 5000 |
| Capacity | 16 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Rotational Speed (RPM) | RAM | Flash | Flash |
| Available Capacities | Depends on RAM | - | - |
| Geometry | 8 x 2 GB ECC DDR1 | 16 x 32 Gbit | n/a |
| Interface | SATA/150 - PATA/133 | UltraATA/66 | SATA/150 |
| Form Factor | 5.25" | 2.5" | 2.5" |
| Cache (MB) | - | - | - |
| NV Cache Size | - | - | - |
| NCQ | - | - | - |
| Weight | 900 g | 46 g | 94 g |
Test Setup
... For Storage Benchmarks
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor(s) | 2x Intel Xeon Processor (Nocona core)
3.6 GHz, FSB800, 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Platform | Asus NCL-DS (Socket 604)
Intel E7520 Chipset, BIOS 1005 |
| RAM | Corsair CM72DD512AR-400 (DDR2-400 ECC, reg.)
2 x 512 MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings |
| System Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB
120 GB, 7,200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, UltraATA/100 |
| Mass Storage Controller(s) | Intel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5)
Promise SATA 300TX4 Areca ARC1280ML |
| Networking | Broadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Graphics Subsystem | On-Board Graphics
ATI RageXL, 8 MB |
| System Hardware | |
| Performance Measurement | c’t h2benchw 3.6 |
| PCMark05 | V1.01 |
| I/O-Performance | IOMeter 2003.05.10
Fileserver-Benchmark Webserver-Benchmark Database-Benchmark Workstation-Benchmark |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Service Pack 1 |
| Platform Driver | Intel Chipset Installation Utility 7.0.0.1025 |
| Graphics Driver | Default Windows Graphics Driver |
We used Areca’s ARC1280ML controller for the storage benchmarks.
... For SYSmark 2007 Preview
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| CPU III | Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 (65 nm; 3000 MHz, 4 MB L2 Cache) |
| Motherboard | ASUS Blitz Formula, Rev: 1.0
Chipset: Intel P35, BIOS 1101 |
| RAM | Corsair CM2X1024-888C4D
2x 1024 MB DDR2-800 (CL 4-4-4-12 2T) |
| Hard Disk Drive I | Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD
150 GB, 10,000 RPM, 16 MB cache, SATA/150 |
| Hard Disk Drive II | HyperOs Systems HyperDrive 4
16 GB, DDR333 ECC, SATA/150 |
| Hard Disk Drive III | SanDisk SSD SATA 5000
32 GB, Flash, SATA/150 |
| DVD-ROM | Samsung SH-S183 |
| Graphics Card | Zotac Geforce 8800 GTS
GPU: Geforce 8800 GTS (500 MHz) RAM: 320 MB GDDR3 (1600 MHz) |
| Sound Card | Integrated |
| Power Supply | Enermax EG565P-VE
ATX 2.01, 510 Watt |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2 |
| DirectX Version | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| Platform Drivers Intel | Version 8.3.1013 |
| Graphics Drivers Nvidia | Forceware 162.18 |
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I'm surprised the RAID controller doesn't get itself all in a twist bating along at those speeds!
Great article THG
But... I have been monitoring the progress of the Hyperdrives (or not!!) over the past few years... The Hyperdrive IV (long awaited) has been around for months... So why have THG taken so long to produce this article???
We get subjected to latest GPU wars (which never show MINIMUM framerates) or Intel CPU... Thats great when they introduce something new (Netburst->Centrino->Core) but otherwise is pretty dull... Time to put the innovation back in THG!!
As for the Hyperdrive IV its a crock of **** because HyperOS Systems _still_ have not sorted out a SATA-300 link for it!! Mind you at least it is no longer vapour-ware (like it was for 2-3 years of development post product announcment)... An SDRAM base Hyperdrive V (?) should saturate a 3Gbit link and only then will you totally kick the butt of any other drive on the planet!! The benchmarks results would change radically then!!
Ah looking forward to 2008!! Donations to the "Bob Build a Server Fund" gratefully received :-)
Bob
Well forget all this and look over here:
http://www.fusionio.com/
They have FAR more bang for your buck.
It will be expensive in the beginning (everything is in IT). Once this filters through to the normal user it will DESTROY anything that SATAII can throw at it. 100,000 io/s, the benchmarks speak for themselves.
doa_cp:
OK the price may be good but the life span isn't. The Hyperdrive will last a lot longer (with decent ECC RAM). Also I would rather have a generic SATA-2 interface than suffer the driver headaches of a PCIe interface. Could you ever install an OS on one - I doubt it!! (Especially Windows of course!!)
I am interested in the performance for RAID-0 cheap CF cards with SATA adapters hanging off a good RAID card with 256Mb+ of cache ram. 8x CF 8Gb cards could have interesting performance numbers!!
Also the individual CF cards could be replaced as they wear out and the investment in CF IDE-SATA adapters and Hardware RAID card amortilised over time... Still waiting, waiting, waiting for THG to pull their collective fingers out and do a decent article on this subject (and not the pansy assed one that came out this year).
Bob
BobWya,
what do you mean the life span is not very long? Its more than a hard drive, and just as good as a CF card.
I would think that drier support would be extremely good, it is aimed at the server market, but if they want windows sales then 2003 and XP are (almost) identical so drivers would not be a problem.
You are right about OS installation though, that is until mainbaords accept PCIe as a boot device (could wait a LONG time for that).
I don't know that I'd want to install an OS on it though, especially windows (think pagefiles!!).
I reckon that it will kick ass as a database/webserver storage solution, maybe just a bridge too far for "normal" pc users.
doa_cp
I guess just losing storage slowely ain't so bad (through wear leveling). I got a new Seagate HD in the Summer and last month one of the heads started aqua-planning on the harddisk. So you're right when you think of HD lifespans...
However I was pitting your PCIe drive against a bank of RAID-0 CF cards or a Hyperdrive V (?? - SATA-1 interface is a waste of money) Now the later may be expensive but it should last a longtime (SDRAM lifetime)!!
Bob