[geeks] SCSI vs SATA (update)

Phil Stracchino alaric at caerllewys.net
Mon Aug 2 09:13:18 CDT 2004


On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 09:08:19AM -0400, Kevin wrote:
> I compiled and ran 2.6.5 this on the SATA box this weekend. 
> Switching from 2.4.26 to 2.6.5 made a TREMENDOUS in speed with
> the SATA drive.  I don't know if it is a 2.4.x kernel issue with
> that specific Silicon Image controller or just SATA in general
> but things work as they should in 2.6.5.
> 
> Timing buffered disk reads:
> 119 MB/sec under 2.6.5 
> 3 MB/sec under 2.4.26

*Wow*.  Big difference.


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