Test Setup
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9. Test Setup
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor | 2x Intel Xeon, 3.6 GHz
1 MB L2 Cache (Nocona) |
| Motherboard | Asus NCL-DS
Intel E7520 Chipset BIOS 1005 |
| Memory | 2x 512 MB DDR2-400 Corsair ECC Registered
CL 3-3-3-10 |
| Controller PATA/USB | Intel 82801EB (ICH5) |
| Controller SCSI | Adaptec AIC-7902B Ultra320 |
| Controller SATA | Silicon Image Sil3124 4xPort SATA Controller |
| Graphics Card | ATI RageXL , 8 MB |
| Network | Broadcom BMC5721 PCIe Gigabit LAN Controller |
| OS | Windows Server 2003
Service Pack 1 |
| Benchmarks | |
| Performance measurements | Robocopy 1.96 |
| Drivers & Settings | |
| Graphics Driver | Windows Default Driver |
| IDE Driver | Intel INF Drivers 7.0.0.1025 |
| DirectX version | 9.0c |
| Resolution | 1024x768, 32 Bit, 85 Hz |
Benchmark Results: Real-World Data Throughput
Since it is very difficult to use conventional benchmarking software on network drives, we opted for a small copying program. Our test consisted of copying several 1 GB files from a fast dedicated server to the N4100 and vice versa.
