nvraid performance

[Zan]

I heard bad things about nvidias raid controller built into the nf4 and nf5 motherboards.

I am currently using nvraid and my results are below.
I am running 3x 150 gig WD raptors 10k rpm in raid 5

does anyone else out there have a similar setup using a non nvraid controller? and if so how do the results stack up?
I'm trying to find out if it's worth forking out for a pci raid controller or not.


PassMark(TM) PerformanceTest 6.1 (http://www.passmark.com)
Results generated on: 01 March 2007


Benchmark Results

Test Name: This Computer
Disk - Sequential Read: 148.2
Disk - Sequential Write: 92.1
Disk - Random Seek + RW: 4.8
Disk Mark: 886.5
PassMark Rating: 177.3

System information: This Computer
CPU Manufacturer: AuthenticAMD
Number of CPU: 1
(2 Core(s)/CPU, 1 Logical(s)/Core)
CPU Type: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+
CPU Speed: 2815.6 MHz
Cache size: 1024KB
O/S: Windows Vista (WIN64)
Total RAM: 2046.9 MB.
Available RAM: 923.4 MB.
Video settings: 1280x1024x32
Video driver:
DESCRIPTION: GeForce 7800 GT
MANUFACTURER: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT
BIOS:
DATE: 08/18/05
Drive Letter: C
Total Disk Space: 199.2 GBytes
Cluster Size: 4.0 KBytes
File system: NTFS


cheers



Zan

[passmark]

Our last experience with a PCI Raid controller with 64bit was just awful (http://www.passmark.com/forum/showthread.php?t=533). I would suggest that your current results are pretty reasonable and unless it is broken don't fix it.