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    2x Crucial M4 SSD in RAID SATA II Mode

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by GalaxySII, Jan 11, 2013.

  1. GalaxySII

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    Hey guys
    I just wanted show and you could compare performance of Crucial M4 on SATA II laptops how they performing ..
    Here is mine :
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    GalaxySII, Jan 11, 2013
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    And here is them on SATA3
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    On my 'aging' ASUS G51Vx (SATA II) as noted in my signature.

    Not sure why the write speeds are more than my read speeds, but the results are repeatable. 040H firmware loaded on both M4's.
     
    Kermee, Jan 11, 2013
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  4. GalaxySII

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    i know about SATA III
    I wanted know SATA II when u put original SATA II supported only SSD it is less so when SATA III is downgraded it is STILL better than SATA II SSD ...
     
    GalaxySII, Jan 12, 2013
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  5. GalaxySII

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    something wrong is here :)
     
    GalaxySII, Jan 12, 2013
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    That is odd. It may just be a benefit of RAID. :confused:

    However, quite amazing a single SATA III drive is equal to SATA II RAID more or less (if not faster)

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    And fwiw here's my mSATA on SATA II connection:

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    The funny thing is that I use my mSATA for my main system drive when I used to use my SATA III drive, and I really don't notice much difference in performance.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 14, 2013
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    That's because sequential speeds aren't really noticeable. The difference in access time is negligible and the difference in 4K random read/writes is not very much (absolute, not relative, think like FPS, above 60+ isn't really much different - same with SSD 4k random R/W speeds).
     
    sgogeta4, Jan 14, 2013
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  8. GalaxySII

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    Heloo again

    I just ran test of 2x Crucial m4 128GB in SATA II RAID 0 and here is result ..

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    And here is 1x crucial m4 128gb in SATA III NON-RAID here is result .. Huge difference .. THAT RAID 0 in SATA II is poor .. SATA III makes huge difference..

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    GalaxySII, May 6, 2013
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