From owner-freebsd-performance@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 2 10:22:06 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C38916A41F for ; Wed, 2 Nov 2005 10:22:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ray@redshift.com) Received: from outgoing.redshift.com (outgoing.redshift.com [207.177.231.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0ADCA43D45 for ; Wed, 2 Nov 2005 10:22:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ray@redshift.com) Received: from workstation (216-228-19-21.dsl.redshift.com [216.228.19.21]) by outgoing.redshift.com (Postfix) with SMTP id EB7029E7AE; Wed, 2 Nov 2005 02:22:05 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.20051102022205.00a73dc0@pop.redshift.com> X-Mailer: na X-Sender: redshift.com Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 02:22:05 -0800 To: Mike Tancsa , FreeBSD Performance From: ray@redshift.com In-Reply-To: <6.2.3.4.0.20051101161812.0730a180@64.7.153.2> References: <20051031192143.V5132@zoraida.natserv.net> <000801c5d434$579de280$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <6.2.3.4.0.20051018234157.085cd7b8@64.7.153.2> <20051029001047.P43285@zoraida.natserv.net> <6.2.3.4.0.20051029001622.05bf16f8@64.7.153.2> <20051031192143.V5132@zoraida.natserv.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: Subject: Re: Benchmarks to run (was Re: SATA: RAID 5 controller recommendations X-BeenThere: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Performance/tuning List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:22:06 -0000 At 04:22 PM 11/1/2005 -0500, Mike Tancsa wrote: | At 07:23 PM 31/10/2005, Francisco Reyes wrote: | >On Sat, 29 Oct 2005, Mike Tancsa wrote: | > | >>> | >>>>I use the 3ware line (8xxx) and they are very stable, but not the | >>>>fastest. For speed, check out the cards from Areca. Native | >>>>FreeBSD support and they are FAST | >>>>http://www.areca.com.tw/products/html/pcix-sata.htm | > | >Saw a review last night of the Areca cards vs the latest 3ware. The | >areca cards were about twice as fast, but the article says that they | >are about twice as expensive (or something on that area). :-( | | OK, I finally got the RAM for a server that will be in my lab for | another week before going out to a customers. I was going to test | out the 9500SX and Areca using a bunch of different programs from the | simple (dd) to not quite so simple (one of our large radius data sets | in mysql) and see how things compare. Anyone have any requests for | me to run ? The only thing I will change on the box is an Areca for | the 9500SX. Other than that, the hardware will be the same. | | bonnie, iozone, bonnie++. Apps I will load up will be mysql. | | | | | CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.00GHz (2992.51-MHz 686-class CPU) | Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0xf41 Stepping = 1 | Features=0xbfebfbff | Features2=0x641d> | AMD Features=0x20000000 | Hyperthreading: 2 logical CPUs | | | I am booting off an IDE drive and will run all tests against a single | RAID5 volume | | I will start with the 3ware tonight Hi Mike, I have some benchmarks I wrote in PHP that build a database and update it, etc. I will setup the files so they are a little more clear and send them to you if you like. All you need is to have PHP loaded on the machine and then create a single MySQL database. Let me know if you are game. Ray