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Re: Unipod query

From Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com>
Subject Re: Unipod query
Newsgroups comp.sys.acorn.misc
Date 2012-07-26 10:22 +0100
Message-ID <52b542336ccvjazz@waitrose.com> (permalink)
References <52b09af13ccvjazz@waitrose.com> <a07fe6b452.old_coaster@old_coaster.yahoo.co.uk>
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In article <a07fe6b452.old_coaster@old_coaster.yahoo.co.uk>,
   Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 17 Jul 2012, Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> wrote:

> [snip]

> > Is there any speed (or other) advantage to having the main Hard Disc 4
> > connected via my Unipod as opposed to the main mother board? I looked
> > in Archive for an article about the Unipod and any comparative data
> > but couldn't find one.

> I've now been able to test my RiscPC/Unipod. Identical Seagate 40GB
> ST340015A drives are installed on the motherboard ADFS, and on the
> Unipod IDEFS. The results, below, were produced by HDspeed v1.30.

>    Byte access test,                          ADFS    IDEFS    IDEFS
>    large file size = 8 MB                    c-sec    c-sec    /ADFS

>       Read 50K sequential bytes                  8.9     33.4   3.75
>       Write 50K sequential bytes                41       61     1.49
>       Read 500K sequential bytes               297      342     1.15
>       Write 500K sequential bytes              645      631     0.98
>       50 KB file read 1,000 random bytes        28      276     9.86
>       50 KB file write 1,000 random bytes      358     1657     4.63
>       Large file read 1,000 random bytes       950      907     0.95
>       Large file write 1,000 random bytes     2711     1650     0.61
>                                                        Mean     2.93

>    Block Load/Save,                           ADFS    IDEFS    IDEFS
>    large file size = 8 MB                   KB/sec   KB/sec    /ADFS

>       Save 50Kb file                           956     1543     1.61
>       Load 50Kb file                          1515     1612     1.06
>       Save large block file                   1624     2507     1.54
>       Load large block file                   1890     2832     1.50
>       Save/load 50 KB file                    1179     1865     1.58
>       Save/load 512 KB file                   1473     2216     1.50
>       Save/load large block file              1743     2661     1.53
>                                                        Mean     1.48

> The first group of tests show that, for byte access, IDEFS is, on
> average, more than 60% _slower_ than ADFS.

> The second group of tests show that, for load/save operations, IDEFS is,
> on average, about 50% faster than ADFS.

Oooh! Swings & roundabouts, what?
Thanks for doing that. Most interesting. I wonder which would be better for
overall use. I suppose it would depend on what you mostly use the machine for.

Regards,

-- 
Chris Newman

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Unipod query Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-17 09:30 +0100
  Re: Unipod query "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-17 09:06 +0000
    Re: Unipod query Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-17 17:34 +0100
      Re: Unipod query Brian Carroll <bric-nospam@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-07-17 20:05 +0100
        Re: Unipod query Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-18 12:56 +0100
          Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-21 00:31 +0100
            Re: Resurrected RiscPC "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 05:39 +0000
              Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-21 12:29 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 14:05 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-21 18:09 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-07-21 18:56 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Bruce Goatly" <ss4@goatly.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 19:19 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 20:26 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-07-22 14:46 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-07-21 21:39 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-22 13:53 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-22 15:09 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Fred Bambrough <fred@[127.0.0.1]> - 2012-07-23 16:36 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 20:22 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Brian Howlett <news-spamtrap@brianhowlett.me.uk> - 2012-07-22 10:03 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-22 11:09 +0100
              Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-23 11:29 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC John Sandford <lists@thesandfords.me.uk> - 2012-07-23 16:28 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-23 18:27 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-07-23 20:38 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-23 22:25 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-24 06:03 +0000
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC spampling <spam.pling@btinternet.com> - 2012-07-24 07:49 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-07-24 12:23 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-24 21:08 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2012-07-24 22:05 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-24 22:36 +0100
  Re: Unipod query Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-25 16:40 +0000
    Re: Unipod query "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-26 08:34 +0000
      Re: Unipod query "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-26 10:22 +0100
      Re: Unipod query Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-26 10:15 +0000
    Re: Unipod query Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-26 10:22 +0100

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