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The Promise SuperTrak SX6000
WinBench Results...
 Due to the consistently unrepresentative WinBench Diskmark scores we've been getting in our RAID reviews, we're no longer going to bother to comment on them in RAID articles. We'll continue to present them for the sake of completeness, but the only WinBench tests that we'll discuss are the sustained transfer rate, access time, and CPU utilization tests.
Base Scores...
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Ziff Davis WinBench 99 under Windows 2000 Professional using NTFS - Base
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Benchmark
| 3Ware Escalade 7410, 1 drive | Adaptec ATA RAID 2400A, 1 drive | Promise SuperTrak 100, 1 Drive | Promise SuperTrak SX6000, 1 drive |
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| Business Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
4406 |
6110 |
4872 |
3582 |
| High-End Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
15160 |
14940 |
13580 |
10482 |
| AVS/Express 3.4 (KB/sec) | 16440 |
12980 |
11560 |
15280 |
| FrontPage 98 (KB/sec) | 61900 |
63020 |
58400 |
31180 |
| MicroStation SE (KB/sec) | 19880 |
19100 |
17480 |
17440 |
| Photoshop 4.0 (KB/sec) | 8242 |
8802 |
7154 |
6836 |
| Premiere 4.2 (KB/sec) | 13160 |
12840 |
10676 |
8226 |
| Sound Forge 4.0 (KB/sec) | 15000 |
16280 |
19480 |
10258 |
| Visual C++ (KB/sec) | 14360 |
14340 |
14460 |
7358 |
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| Disk/Read Transfer Rate | StorageReview.com |
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| Beginning (KB/sec) | 29633 |
29700 |
20200 |
29800 |
| End (KB/sec) | 17500 |
17400 |
17500 |
17500 |
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| Disk Access Time (ms) | 15.38 |
15.62 |
16.12 |
15.34 |
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| Disk CPU Utilization (%) | 3.12 |
2.67 |
2.89 |
3.16 |
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Nothing out of the ordinary here - scores are what one would expect. Note, however, that the SX6000 doesn't suffer from the unfortunate 20MB/sec STR limitation that the ST100 did. Good news, indeed.
RAID 0...
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Ziff Davis WinBench 99 under Windows 2000 Professional using NTFS - RAID 0, 2 Drives
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Benchmark
| 3Ware Escalade 7410, RAID 0, 2 drives | Adaptec ATA RAID 2400A, RAID 0, 2 drives | Promise SuperTrak 100, RAID 0, 2 Drives | Promise SuperTrak SX6000, RAID 0, 2 drives |
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| Business Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
3676 |
6116 |
4948 |
3868 |
| High-End Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
13400 |
17840 |
14620 |
10264 |
| AVS/Express 3.4 (KB/sec) | 15860 |
13640 |
114800 |
12620 |
| FrontPage 98 (KB/sec) | 29560 |
61340 |
159180 |
54780 |
| MicroStation SE (KB/sec) | 16020 |
17800 |
16100 |
15840 |
| Photoshop 4.0 (KB/sec) | 10580 |
12760 |
8572 |
5370 |
| Premiere 4.2 (KB/sec) | 11480 |
16220 |
11880 |
6736 |
| Sound Forge 4.0 (KB/sec) | 14280 |
21040 |
21460 |
9236 |
| Visual C++ (KB/sec) | 9070 |
17020 |
15980 |
9798 |
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| Disk/Read Transfer Rate | StorageReview.com |
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| Beginning (KB/sec) | 59200 |
59000 |
20133 |
59567 |
| End (KB/sec) | 34900 |
34800 |
20200 |
35000 |
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| Disk Access Time (ms) | 15.18 |
15.52 |
16.22 |
15.82 |
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| Disk CPU Utilization (%) | 3.21 |
2.64 |
2.86 |
3.26 |
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Ziff Davis WinBench 99 under Windows 2000 Professional using NTFS - RAID 0, 3 Drives
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Benchmark
| 3Ware Escalade 7410, RAID 0, 3 Drives | Adaptec ATA RAID 2400A, RAID 0, 3 drives | Promise SuperTrak 100, RAID 0, 3 Drives | Promise SuperTrak SX6000, RAID 0, 3 drives |
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| Business Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
4040 |
6206 |
4956 |
4166 |
| High-End Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
14740 |
17620 |
15100 |
11040 |
| AVS/Express 3.4 (KB/sec) | 17220 |
15300 |
23920 |
14180 |
| FrontPage 98 (KB/sec) | 31260 |
61080 |
59720 |
54940 |
| MicroStation SE (KB/sec) | 17140 |
18280 |
14920 |
15380 |
| Photoshop 4.0 (KB/sec) | 12620 |
9864 |
8974 |
6080 |
| Premiere 4.2 (KB/sec) | 12760 |
17840 |
12000 |
7602 |
| Sound Forge 4.0 (KB/sec) | 15240 |
21800 |
21980 |
10680 |
| Visual C++ (KB/sec) | 9736 |
17500 |
16260 |
11120 |
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| Disk/Read Transfer Rate | StorageReview.com |
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| Beginning (KB/sec) | 88700 |
88333 |
20100 |
69400 |
| End (KB/sec) | 52400 |
52200 |
20133 |
52367 |
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| Disk Access Time (ms) | 15.14 |
15.44 |
16.06 |
15.90 |
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| Disk CPU Utilization (%) | 3.18 |
2.71 |
2.85 |
3.47 |
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Ziff Davis WinBench 99 under Windows 2000 Professional using NTFS - RAID 0, 4 Drives
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Benchmark
| 3Ware Escalade 7410, RAID 0, 4 Drives | Adaptec ATA RAID 2400A, RAID 0, 4 drives | Promise SuperTrak 100, RAID 0, 4 Drives | Promise SuperTrak SX6000, RAID 0, 4 drives |
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| Business Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
4300 |
6384 |
5020 |
4330 |
| High-End Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
15180 |
16900 |
14840 |
11700 |
| AVS/Express 3.4 (KB/sec) | 16120 |
15280 |
11420 |
14400 |
| FrontPage 98 (KB/sec) | 33720 |
61340 |
59260 |
56080 |
| MicroStation SE (KB/sec) | 16760 |
17920 |
15340 |
15280 |
| Photoshop 4.0 (KB/sec) | 13940 |
8720 |
9172 |
6202 |
| Premiere 4.2 (KB/sec) | 12420 |
17720 |
11920 |
8754 |
| Sound Forge 4.0 (KB/sec) | 15420 |
20920 |
21640 |
11800 |
| Visual C++ (KB/sec) | 11000 |
17300 |
16340 |
11820 |
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| Disk/Read Transfer Rate | StorageReview.com |
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| Beginning (KB/sec) | 107000 |
109333 |
20200 |
70633 |
| End (KB/sec) | 69833 |
69633 |
17500 |
67700 |
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| Disk Access Time (ms) | 14.96 |
15.02 |
15.94 |
15.68 |
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| Disk CPU Utilization (%) | 88.83 |
88.3 |
88.50 |
89.43 |
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The SX6000 comes in a bit high on the access time side of things, but the difference may not be significant. The SX6000 seems to be limited to about 70MB/sec worth of STR, which, while lower than that of the competition, is quite an improvement relative to the ST100.
RAID 1...
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Ziff Davis WinBench 99 under Windows 2000 Professional using NTFS - RAID 1, 2 Drives
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Benchmark
| 3Ware Escalade 7410, RAID 1, 2 Drives | Adaptec ATA RAID 2400A, RAID 1, 2 Drives | Promise SuperTrak 100, RAID 1, 2 Drives | Promise SuperTrak SX6000, RAID 1, 2 drives |
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| Business Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
3560 |
5158 |
4912 |
3666 |
| High-End Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
11520 |
13580 |
12960 |
7600 |
| AVS/Express 3.4 (KB/sec) | 17440 |
11380 |
11540 |
13140 |
| FrontPage 98 (KB/sec) | 26720 |
57240 |
58980 |
49540 |
| MicroStation SE (KB/sec) | 17920 |
14240 |
17800 |
16580 |
| Photoshop 4.0 (KB/sec) | 7790 |
8324 |
6686 |
3760 |
| Premiere 4.2 (KB/sec) | 9546 |
11680 |
9880 |
4762 |
| Sound Forge 4.0 (KB/sec) | 11240 |
16220 |
16820 |
6550 |
| Visual C++ (KB/sec) | 7460 |
13940 |
14300 |
7402 |
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| Disk/Read Transfer Rate | StorageReview.com |
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| Beginning (KB/sec) | 49667 |
29600 |
20100 |
29200 |
| End (KB/sec) | 27900 |
17400 |
17500 |
17133 |
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| Disk Access Time (ms) | 13.42 |
15.50 |
14.30 |
14.12 |
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| Disk CPU Utilization (%) | 3.17 |
2.54 |
2.87 |
3.19 |
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Note that the SX6000 doesn't load-balance sequential reads in RAID 1 like the Escalade does. Hopefully this isn't an indication that the card doesn't load balance random reads either...
RAID 01...
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Ziff Davis WinBench 99 under Windows 2000 Professional using NTFS - RAID 01/10, 4 Drives
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Benchmark
| 3Ware Escalade 7410, RAID 10, 4 Drives | Adaptec ATA RAID 2400A, RAID 01, 4 Drives | Promise SuperTrak SX6000, RAID 01, 4 drives |
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| Business Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
3694 |
5244 |
3986 |
| High-End Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
12680 |
9718 |
9332 |
| AVS/Express 3.4 (KB/sec) | 15880 |
11300 |
12020 |
| FrontPage 98 (KB/sec) | 31100 |
54980 |
54260 |
| MicroStation SE (KB/sec) | 16380 |
15160 |
15180 |
| Photoshop 4.0 (KB/sec) | 9340 |
3002 |
5006 |
| Premiere 4.2 (KB/sec) | 11280 |
5650 |
6168 |
| Sound Forge 4.0 (KB/sec) | 12900 |
8276 |
8878 |
| Visual C++ (KB/sec) | 8224 |
11020 |
9314 |
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| Disk/Read Transfer Rate | StorageReview.com |
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| Beginning (KB/sec) | 59600 |
59167 |
57467 |
| End (KB/sec) | 35000 |
34867 |
31333 |
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| Disk Access Time (ms) | 15.22 |
15.64 |
14.12 |
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| Disk CPU Utilization (%) | 3.20 |
2.64 |
3.42 |
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The SX6000 weighs in with significantly lower access times in this test, a good sign. STR just about matches the competition.
RAID 3...
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Ziff Davis WinBench 99 under Windows 2000 Professional using NTFS - RAID 3, 3 Drives
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Benchmark
| Promise SuperTrak 100, RAID 3, 3 Drives | Promise SuperTrak SX6000, RAID 3, 3 drives |
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| Business Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
3952 |
3592 |
| High-End Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
6118 |
11140 |
| AVS/Express 3.4 (KB/sec) | 11020 |
12700 |
| FrontPage 98 (KB/sec) | 51660 |
49480 |
| MicroStation SE (KB/sec) | 15080 |
14280 |
| Photoshop 4.0 (KB/sec) | 2462 |
3774 |
| Premiere 4.2 (KB/sec) | 3806 |
5174 |
| Sound Forge 4.0 (KB/sec) | 6122 |
7194 |
| Visual C++ (KB/sec) | 7394 |
7400 |
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| Disk/Read Transfer Rate | StorageReview.com |
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| Beginning (KB/sec) | 16333 |
59500 |
| End (KB/sec) | 16367 |
35000 |
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| Disk Access Time (ms) | 16.12 |
15.98 |
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| Disk CPU Utilization (%) | 2.88 |
3.34 |
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Ziff Davis WinBench 99 under Windows 2000 Professional using NTFS - RAID 3, 4 Drives
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Benchmark
| Promise SuperTrak 100, RAID 3, 4 Drives | Promise SuperTrak SX6000, RAID 3, 4 drives |
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| Business Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
3870 |
3304 |
| High-End Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
6116 |
8000 |
| AVS/Express 3.4 (KB/sec) | 11500 |
13560 |
| FrontPage 98 (KB/sec) | 52200 |
49240 |
| MicroStation SE (KB/sec) | 15720 |
14220 |
| Photoshop 4.0 (KB/sec) | 2480 |
3796 |
| Premiere 4.2 (KB/sec) | 3850 |
5380 |
| Sound Forge 4.0 (KB/sec) | 6172 |
7494 |
| Visual C++ (KB/sec) | 7494 |
7866 |
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| Disk/Read Transfer Rate | StorageReview.com |
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| Beginning (KB/sec) | 16300 |
65000 |
| End (KB/sec) | 16300 |
52467 |
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| Disk Access Time (ms) | 16.12 |
15.94 |
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| Disk CPU Utilization (%) | 2.85 |
3.54 |
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Since the ST100 is the only other ATA RAID adapter besides the SX6000 to support RAID 3, there's not much to compare the SX6000 to. However, the SX6000's STR in RAID 3 is much higher than that of the ST100 - hardly surprising given the STR results above.
RAID 5...
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Ziff Davis WinBench 99 under Windows 2000 Professional using NTFS - RAID 5, 3 Drives
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Ziff Davis WinBench 99 under Windows 2000 Professional using NTFS - RAID 5, 4 Drives
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Benchmark
| 3Ware Escalade 7410, RAID 5, 4 Drives | Adaptec ATA RAID 2400A, RAID 5, 4 Drives | Promise SuperTrak 100, RAID 5, 4 Drives | Promise SuperTrak SX6000, RAID 5, 4 drives |
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| Business Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
1894 |
5620 |
3998 |
3262 |
| High-End Disk WinMark 99 (KB/sec) |
4758 |
12760 |
9266 |
7678 |
| AVS/Express 3.4 (KB/sec) | 13540 |
13600 |
11420 |
12040 |
| FrontPage 98 (KB/sec) | 15720 |
58920 |
56760 |
49900 |
| MicroStation SE (KB/sec) | 11880 |
17020 |
13680 |
13480 |
| Photoshop 4.0 (KB/sec) | 2418 |
6440 |
4148 |
3746 |
| Premiere 4.2 (KB/sec) | 2780 |
9928 |
6688 |
5226 |
| Sound Forge 4.0 (KB/sec) | 4586 |
16200 |
12520 |
7434 |
| Visual C++ (KB/sec) | 3892 |
12420 |
10060 |
7398 |
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| Disk/Read Transfer Rate | StorageReview.com |
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| Beginning (KB/sec) | 87300 |
83113 |
12533 |
51867 |
| End (KB/sec) | 52400 |
52200 |
10933 |
38433 |
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| Disk Access Time (ms) | 15.16 |
15.68 |
16.46 |
16.08 |
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| Disk CPU Utilization (%) | 3.22 |
2.70 |
2.85 |
3.23 |
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The SX6000 again arrives on the high end of the access time curve, but we'll wait to see what IOMeter has to say before drawing any conclusions.
 IOMeter...
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