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    16F2 4K Reads Sata Limited?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Sxcerino, Mar 6, 2012.

  1. Sxcerino

    Sxcerino Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,

    I've recently purchased a 16F2 (QM2630, 570M), and since I've been spoiled by SSDs for so long, I decided to slap a hyperx 120g into it.

    However, I am not getting the desirable 4k reads or any write speed in general. I was wondering if the board is by default limiting my sata ports, mostly in the 4k reads area.

    Here's a screenshot of AS SSD bench: imgur: the simple image sharer

    If it is, I was wondering if there were anyway to remedy the situation.

    Thank you :)

    Edit: It is a brand new drive, and I have also left it on overnight just in case for TRIM/GC, still no luck :(
     
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    Thank you for the quick reply, much appreciated!

    I quickly glanced through most the replies, but I'm still not sure if this applies to a 6 series chipset? Saw a lot of people asking the question though.

    Thanks again :D
     
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    I noticed a similar jump in 4k performance from applying the tweak on my HM67 16F2 and on my PM45 M860TU.
     
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    Awesome! Thank you; gonna try this when i get home :D
     
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    Random question. What type of scenario depends heavily on random 4k performance? I see a lot of emphasis on it but haven't really seen a good explanation on what type of use case this applies to.

    I'm still going to apply these settings, though, because better performance is always welcome. :)
     
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    For an average pc user, 95% of their daily usage probably be random reads.
     
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    Update the Intel RST and Intel Chipset Software to newest WHQL versions.

    Intel RST v11.0.0.1032.
    intel drivers pour Raid/Sata/Ata/Ahci
    Manually update through device manager>IDE ATAPI controllers>AHCI Controller>Driver>Update Driver

    Browse to x64 folder in the unpacked RST folder

    Intel Chipset Software v9.3.0.1020
    intel drivers pour chipsets

    Today there's a new WHQL Intel RST v11.1.0.1006
    STOR_Win7_XP_11.1.0.1006.7z


    BTW,if you are benchmarking with CrystalDiskMark different controllers will get different results using the default setting.

    SandForce drives do best with compressible date and CrystalDiskMark should be set to 0-Fill

    If you use Anvil Storage Utilities do 3 different benchmarks
    #1 = 0-Fill
    #2 = 46%
    #3 = 100%

    Many SSD reviews use a clean unused drive for benchmarking where it's not the drive in use.
     
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    Yep my previous results were with intel RST installed, I've also 4k aligned my drive.

    I updated it to the 11.1.0.1006 (though it seems to be mostly a raid release?).

    I'm I'm still getting similar benches :(. The post above regarding the processor tweaks did increase my 4k reads though, although only marginally so (~3.5mb), still about 10mb away from what i bench on the desktop.

    Curiously... the writes are awfully low as well, espceailly seq. Not that I feel seq write is super important but there def seems to exist a bottleneck somewhere... hmm..
     
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    In the x64 folder is the iaAHCI.inf where the AHCI enhancements are.

    I point the manual install > Have Disk to it.
     
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    Yep, just did that, for specifically the AHCI release as you mentioned.

    Still getting the same benches :(
     
    Sxcerino, Mar 6, 2012
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