IOMeter Scores...

Considering the irregular results that WinBench delivered, IOMeter is a breath of fresh air... it helps us ascertain the true performance of both cards. We're pleased to report that we have no doubt the results below are representative of performance - Promise confirmed that all of the SuperTrak's IOMeter scores are on the mark. We're confident in IOMeter's ability to deliver accurate Escalade results as well.

Base scores...

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IOMeter Tests IO/sec MB/sec Response Time CPU Util. IO/CPU% Load = Linear Abit SL6 on-board ATA 64.11 0.70 15.59 ms 0.76 % 84.36 Promise Ultra66 65.51 0.69 15.26 ms 0.70 % 93.59 SuperTrak-100 Base 61.23 0.66 16.33 ms 0.58 % 105.57 Escalade 6400 Base 65.77 0.71 15.20 ms 0.66 % 99.65 Load = Very Light Abit SL6 on-board ATA 66.91 0.73 59.77 ms 0.75 % 89.21 Promise Ultra66 67.85 0.73 58.94 ms 0.73 % 92.95 SuperTrak-100 Base 63.23 0.68 63.25 ms 0.71 % 89.06 Escalade 6400 Base 66.60 0.72 60.06 ms 0.70 % 95.14 Load = Light Abit SL6 on-board ATA 76.83 0.85 208.21 ms 0.87 % 88.31 Promise Ultra66 78.11 0.85 204.80 ms 0.89 % 87.76 SuperTrak-100 Base 72.58 0.78 220.37 ms 0.81 % 89.60 Escalade 6400 Base 75.80 0.82 211.07 ms 0.82 % 92.44 Load = Moderate Abit SL6 on-board ATA 86.75 0.95 737.33 ms 1.04 % 83.41 Promise Ultra66 87.72 0.94 729.34 ms 1.02 % 86.00 SuperTrak-100 Base 80.79 0.87 791.42 ms 0.96 % 84.16 Escalade 6400 Base 84.57 0.91 756.63 ms 0.91 % 92.93 Load = Heavy Abit SL6 on-board ATA 94.68 1.02 2703.59 ms 1.48 % 63.97 Promise Ultra66 96.97 1.05 2634.26 ms 1.53 % 63.38 SuperTrak-100 Base 88.24 0.95 2894.77 ms 1.14 % 77.40 Escalade 6400 Base 96.91 1.05 2639.37 ms 1.43 % 67.77

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IOMeter Tests IO/sec MB/sec Response Time CPU Util. IO/CPU% Load = Linear Abit SL6 on-board ATA 75.20 0.59 13.29 ms 0.84 % 89.52 Promise Ultra66 76.05 0.59 13.14 ms 0.81 % 93.89 SuperTrak-100 Base 71.55 0.56 13.97 ms 0.72 % 99.38 Escalade 6400 Base 77.43 0.60 12.91 ms 0.79 % 98.01 Load = Very Light Abit SL6 on-board ATA 77.47 0.61 51.63 ms 0.76 % 101.93 Promise Ultra66 77.96 0.61 51.30 ms 0.81 % 96.25 SuperTrak-100 Base 73.54 0.57 54.39 ms 0.87 % 84.53 Escalade 6400 Base 77.98 0.61 51.29 ms 0.85 % 91.74 Load = Light Abit SL6 on-board ATA 88.26 0.69 181.26 ms 1.00 % 88.26 Promise Ultra66 89.49 0.70 178.74 ms 1.03 % 86.88 SuperTrak-100 Base 83.35 0.65 191.92 ms 0.95 % 87.74 Escalade 6400 Base 86.38 0.67 185.20 ms 0.94 % 91.89 Load = Moderate Abit SL6 on-board ATA 98.92 0.77 646.73 ms 1.05 % 94.21 Promise Ultra66 99.85 0.78 640.55 ms 1.14 % 87.59 SuperTrak-100 Base 92.14 0.72 694.32 ms 1.05 % 87.75 Escalade 6400 Base 95.44 0.75 670.39 ms 1.01 % 94.50 Load = Heavy Abit SL6 on-board ATA 110.14 0.86 2320.72 ms 1.52 % 72.46 Promise Ultra66 110.34 0.86 2316.28 ms 1.66 % 66.47 SuperTrak-100 Base 100.51 0.79 2542.63 ms 1.34 % 75.01 Escalade 6400 Base 110.31 0.86 2317.88 ms 1.48 % 74.53

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IOMeter Tests IO/sec MB/sec Response Time CPU Util. IO/CPU% Load = Linear Abit SL6 on-board ATA 68.64 0.54 14.56 ms 0.69 % 99.48 Promise Ultra66 68.73 0.54 14.55 ms 0.78 % 88.12 SuperTrak-100 Base 65.58 0.51 15.24 ms 0.72 % 91.08 Escalade 6400 Base 70.04 0.55 14.27 ms 0.75 % 93.39 Load = Very Light Abit SL6 on-board ATA 70.33 0.55 56.87 ms 0.74 % 95.04 Promise Ultra66 70.79 0.55 56.50 ms 0.79 % 89.61 SuperTrak-100 Base 67.06 0.52 59.64 ms 0.77 % 87.09 Escalade 6400 Base 71.18 0.56 56.19 ms 0.78 % 91.26 Load = Light Abit SL6 on-board ATA 79.27 0.62 201.79 ms 0.87 % 91.11 Promise Ultra66 80.22 0.63 199.41 ms 0.85 % 94.38 SuperTrak-100 Base 75.06 0.59 213.12 ms 0.87 % 86.28 Escalade 6400 Base 78.72 0.62 203.20 ms 0.95 % 82.86 Load = Moderate Abit SL6 on-board ATA 87.89 0.69 727.76 ms 0.90 % 97.66 Promise Ultra66 88.75 0.69 720.78 ms 1.04 % 85.34 SuperTrak-100 Base 82.32 0.64 777.13 ms 0.87 % 94.62 Escalade 6400 Base 87.25 0.68 733.46 ms 0.99 % 88.13 Load = Heavy Abit SL6 on-board ATA 96.50 0.75 2647.68 ms 1.49 % 64.77 Promise Ultra66 97.24 0.76 2627.74 ms 1.42 % 68.48 SuperTrak-100 Base 89.31 0.70 2860.85 ms 1.28 % 69.77 Escalade 6400 Base 97.45 0.76 2623.54 ms 1.33 % 73.27

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IOMeter Tests IO/sec MB/sec Response Time CPU Util. IO/CPU% Load = Linear Abit SL6 on-board ATA 104.48 0.82 9.57 ms 1.08 % 96.74 Promise Ultra66 105.25 0.82 9.50 ms 1.17 % 89.96 SuperTrak-100 Base 107.65 0.84 9.28 ms 1.02 % 105.54 Escalade 6400 Base 109.01 0.85 9.17 ms 1.02 % 106.87 Load = Very Light Abit SL6 on-board ATA 104.36 0.82 38.32 ms 1.00 % 104.36 Promise Ultra66 105.17 0.82 38.03 ms 1.13 % 93.07 SuperTrak-100 Base 107.63 0.84 37.16 ms 1.14 % 94.41 Escalade 6400 Base 108.73 0.85 36.78 ms 1.17 % 92.93 Load = Light Abit SL6 on-board ATA 104.33 0.82 153.34 ms 1.06 % 98.42 Promise Ultra66 105.12 0.82 152.17 ms 1.09 % 96.44 SuperTrak-100 Base 107.83 0.84 148.35 ms 1.10 % 98.03 Escalade 6400 Base 108.94 0.85 146.85 ms 1.18 % 92.32 Load = Moderate Abit SL6 on-board ATA 105.80 0.83 604.69 ms 1.08 % 97.96 Promise Ultra66 106.68 0.83 599.56 ms 1.23 % 86.73 SuperTrak-100 Base 109.37 0.85 584.67 ms 1.13 % 96.79 Escalade 6400 Base 109.37 0.85 585.01 ms 1.26 % 86.80 Load = Heavy Abit SL6 on-board ATA 114.16 0.89 2239.30 ms 1.71 % 66.76 Promise Ultra66 115.36 0.90 2215.46 ms 1.68 % 68.67 SuperTrak-100 Base 117.65 0.92 2173.27 ms 1.51 % 77.91 Escalade 6400 Base 116.02 0.91 2202.95 ms 1.66 % 69.89

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IOMeter Tests IO/sec MB/sec Response Time CPU Util. IO/CPU% Load = Linear Abit SL6 on-board ATA 110.14 27.54 9.07 ms 6.75 % 16.32 Promise Ultra66 110.39 27.60 9.05 ms 3.56 % 31.01 SuperTrak-100 Base 51.24 12.81 19.51 ms 2.25 % 22.77 Escalade 6400 Base 110.56 27.64 9.05 ms 3.69 % 29.96 Load = Very Light Abit SL6 on-board ATA 109.91 27.48 36.39 ms 6.82 % 16.12 Promise Ultra66 110.51 27.63 36.19 ms 3.74 % 29.55 SuperTrak-100 Base 51.39 12.85 77.83 ms 2.40 % 21.41 Escalade 6400 Base 110.65 27.66 36.14 ms 4.25 % 26.04 Load = Light Abit SL6 on-board ATA 109.90 27.48 145.56 ms 7.36 % 14.93 Promise Ultra66 110.55 27.64 144.71 ms 3.92 % 28.20 SuperTrak-100 Base 51.41 12.85 311.24 ms 2.43 % 21.16 Escalade 6400 Base 110.72 27.58 144.49 ms 4.21 % 26.30 Load = Moderate Abit SL6 on-board ATA 109.97 27.49 427.35 ms 12.40 % 8.87 Promise Ultra66 110.50 27.62 579.16 ms 6.13 % 18.03 SuperTrak-100 Base 51.41 12.85 1244.89 ms 2.88 % 17.85 Escalade 6400 Base 110.76 27.69 577.80 ms 5.48 % 20.21 Load = Heavy Abit SL6 on-board ATA 108.61 27.15 2126.35 ms 11.58 % 9.38 Promise Ultra66 109.43 27.36 2115.21 ms 5.65 % 19.37 SuperTrak-100 Base 51.07 12.77 4514.37 ms 2.83 % 18.05 Escalade 6400 Base 109.48 27.37 2247.14 ms 5.67 % 19.31

The Escalade's base, single-drive scores are more or less the same as the Ultra66. The SuperTrak, however, lags somewhat here.

 SuperTrak vs Escalade RAID 0 Performance...