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Average Read Transfer Performance

h2benchw 3.6

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Average read transfer performance as measured by h2benchw 3.6

0 20.5 41 61.5 82 102.5
Throughput (in MB/s)

    •  
    • RAID0 eSATA, 1000 GB, 2x3.5"
    New Test platform
    122.50

    •  
    • RAID0 eSATA, 2000 GB, 2x3.5"
    New Test platform
    118.90

    •  
    • RAID0,eSATA,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    116

    •  
    • MS2UT RAID 0,eSATA,800,3.5"
    Test platform
    101.50

    •  
    • RAID1 eSATA, 500 GB, 2x3.5"
    New Test platform
    76.70

    •  
    • 1394b,1000,3.5"
    Test platform
    76.20

    •  
    • Extreme,1394b,1000,3.5"
    Test platform
    74.20

    •  
    • RAID1 eSATA, 1000 GB, 2x3.5"
    New Test platform
    68.30

    •  
    • WDG1SU5000N,eSATA,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    66.70

    •  
    • 301110U,eSATA,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    62.60

    •  
    • 301110U,1394b,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    62.60

    •  
    • MS2UT RAID 1,eSATA,400,3.5"
    Test platform
    62.10

    •  
    • RAID1,eSATA,250,3.5"
    Test platform
    61.20

    •  
    • WDG1T5000N,1394b,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    57.60

    •  
    • WDG1T5000N,1394b,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    57.10

    •  
    • RAID 0,1394b,2000,3.5"
    Test platform
    49.80

    •  
    • RAID 5,1394b,1500,3.5"
    Test platform
    49

    •  
    • ST3500601XSRK,eSATA,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    48.80

    •  
    • eSATA,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    48.40

    •  
    • TTXE-500,eSATA,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    48.20

    •  
    • TTXE-500,1394b,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    48.20

    •  
    • RAID 0+1,1394b,1000,3.5"
    Test platform
    42.10

    •  
    • M9-LX,1394a,400,3.5
    Test platform
    39.60

    •  
    • WDXC3200JBRNN,1394a,320,3.5"
    Test platform
    39.30

    •  
    • 1394a, 1000 GB, 3.5"
    New Test platform
    39

    •  
    • 1394a, 750 GB, 3.5"
    New Test platform
    38.80

    •  
    • WDG1T5000N,1394a,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    38.50

    •  
    • eSATA, 750 GB, 3.5"
    New Test platform
    38.30

    •  
    • 1394a,300,3.5"
    Test platform
    38

    •  
    • External HD,1394a,250,3.5"
    Test platform
    36.70

    •  
    • ST3400601U2RK,1394a,400,3.5"
    Test platform
    34.30

    •  
    • 1394a, 750 GB, 3.5"
    New Test platform
    33.90

    •  
    • USB, 750 GB, 3.5"
    New Test platform
    31.90

    •  
    • External HD,USB,250,3.5"
    Test platform
    31.90

    •  
    • MS2UT RAID 1,USB,400,3.5"
    Test platform
    31.90

    •  
    • USB,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    31.90

    •  
    • MS2UT RAID 0,USB,800,3.5"
    Test platform
    31.90

    •  
    • WDXC3200JBRNN,USB,320,3.5"
    Test platform
    31.90

    •  
    • USB, 1000 GB, 3.5"
    New Test platform
    31.90

    •  
    • Small Business Edition,USB,200,3.5"
    Test platform
    31.80

    •  
    • USB,1000,3.5"
    Test platform
    31.20

    •  
    • F1-B,USB,250,3.5"
    Test platform
    30.60

    •  
    • USB,160,3.5"
    Test platform
    30.20

    •  
    • RAID0 USB, 1000 GB, 2x3.5"
    New Test platform
    30.10

    •  
    • TTXE-500,USB,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    30.10

    •  
    • 301110U,USB,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    30.10

    •  
    • RAID0 USB, 2000 GB, 2x3.5"
    New Test platform