Flexible I/O tester Running pts/fio-1.4.0 via the Phoronix Test Suite. PLEXTOR PX-G256M: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 256GB PLEXTOR PX-G256M, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/600MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: LinuxMint 17, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.2.16, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Seagate 600: Processor: AMD FX-6300 Six-Core @ 3.50GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB Seagate ST240HM000 + 500GB Western Digital WD5002AALX-0, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 2048MB (901/891MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: Samsung S24B20/S24B30, Network: Intel 82574L Gigabit Connection OS: LinuxMint 17, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.2.16, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11 Test: Example Network Job - Disk Target: Default Test Directory Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better PLEXTOR PX-G256M . 32.11 |========================= Seagate 600 ...... 68.65 |===================================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern - Disk Target: Default Test Directory Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better PLEXTOR PX-G256M . 26.18 |====================================== Seagate 600 ...... 36.24 |=====================================================