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UMBP 17" + 2 new Samsung SSDs in RAID0 (BENCHMARK)

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UMBP 17" 2.66/2 MLC Samsung SSDs in RAID0 (OptiBay used)/8Gb RAM

Feels VERY fast, and absolutely silent. All programs start in no time.

Here's Xbench result:

Code: 
Results	203.56	
	System Info		
		Xbench Version		1.3
		System Version		10.5.6 (9G2141)
		Physical RAM		8192 MB
		Model		MacBookPro5,2
		Drive Type		Boon Disk
	CPU Test	145.14	
		GCD Loop	281.61	14.84 Mops/sec
		Floating Point Basic	121.26	2.88 Gflop/sec
		vecLib FFT	95.69	3.16 Gflop/sec
		Floating Point Library	188.26	32.78 Mops/sec
	Thread Test	295.03	
		Computation	382.35	7.75 Mops/sec, 4 threads
		Lock Contention	240.18	10.33 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
	Memory Test	183.24	
		System	206.67	
			Allocate	273.94	1.01 Malloc/sec
			Fill	173.56	8438.74 MB/sec
			Copy	195.94	4047.15 MB/sec
		Stream	164.58	
			Copy	154.07	3182.17 MB/sec
			Scale	159.25	3290.13 MB/sec
			Add	174.26	3712.05 MB/sec
			Triad	172.56	3691.42 MB/sec
	Quartz Graphics Test	196.92	
		Line	182.16	12.13 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
		Rectangle	230.98	68.96 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
		Circle	187.67	15.30 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
		Bezier	180.27	4.55 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
		Text	212.94	13.32 Kchars/sec
	OpenGL Graphics Test	173.86	
		Spinning Squares	173.86	220.55 frames/sec
	User Interface Test	435.78	
		Elements	435.78	2.00 Krefresh/sec
	Disk Test	180.92	
		Sequential	196.67	
			Uncached Write	440.93	270.72 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	414.71	234.64 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	71.95	21.06 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	568.20	285.58 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Random	167.51	
			Uncached Write	52.53	5.56 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	299.07	95.74 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	1471.93	10.43 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	1220.93	226.55 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Timed startup with iPhone: from the moment of pushing the (I) button and until it's done doing everything - 34 sec.
 
Adokimus said:
PS: About two-grand to spend on SSDs... but went with the 2.66 model?
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Couldn't wait (travel plans), plus I believe that drives and RAM matter much more for my type of work.
 
Very impressive!!

Can I ask what the drives are? 128GB ones? What's the model numbers and how much did you pay?

Regards,
Simon
 
Crazy numbers. I'm new to SSDs - are there any 128GB SSDs out with similar speeds to that Samsung? I only need 128GB and don't want to spend almost 1K for one.
 
Arhh the new Samsung drives...

Those results are pretty bad though aren't they? Look at your random read/writes? They are pretty shocking?

Regards,
Simon
 
simonpickard said:
Arhh the new Samsung drives...

Those results are pretty bad though aren't they? Look at your random read/writes? They are pretty shocking?

Regards,
Simon
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those disc numbers kill my 7200RPM seagate.. those randoms look low but mine show even lower in xbench haha, blazing fast!
 
aznguyen316 said:
those disc numbers kill my 7200RPM seagate.. those randoms look low but mine show even lower in xbench haha, blazing fast!
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Arhh ok.. So those number are still good?
Just wondering what kind of speeds you see with a 7200RPM random wise?

Regards,
Simon
 
simonpickard said:
Arhh ok.. So those number are still good?
Just wondering what kind of speeds you see with a 7200RPM random wise?

Regards,
Simon
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here was my most recent xbench run..
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and here was a run for the disc when I had a Western Digital 250GB Blue 5400RPM drive

Disk Test 58.12
Sequential 76.60
Uncached Write 93.93 57.67 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 85.36 48.30 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 47.48 13.90 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 113.67 57.13 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 46.83
Uncached Write 18.43 1.95 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 121.19 38.80 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 70.03 0.50 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 115.74 21.48 MB/sec [256K blocks]
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I did get a better random overall score w/ the 250GB 5400rpm
 
17" 4,1 280.36 w/ 1 X25-E running about 10 programs while testing

The 280.36 is the disk test only (the 1200+ is for ZFS - throw it out), but the full test is about 220 -- this is very interesting b/c I'm less that 24 hours away from ordering a 2.93 8GB (I'd install my X25-E in it of course); now I'm seriously reconsidering:

full test: http://db.xbench.com/merge.xhtml?doc1=349166

Here's a link to the disk test by itself:

http://db.xbench.com/merge.xhtml?doc1=344034


On the full test I show up twice on Page 1 of top MacBook Pro scores.

http://db.xbench.com/comparesubindex.xhtml?machineTypeID=40&sort=score&minVersion=1.3

Any point in upgrading? I'm no trying to be a smart a$$ -- I'd really like constructive opinions. TIA
 
my 17" unibody 2?94 with the apple 256 SSD and a X25 (boot disc) in place of the superdrive hit a 228 at xbench. why wouldn't those new samsung make better results?..
 

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enjoyapple said:
my 17" unibody 2?94 with the apple 256 SSD and a X25 (boot disc) in place of the superdrive hit a 228 at xbench. why wouldn't those new samsung make better results?..
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It's probably your CPU that affects the main score. Mine is 2.66 :). While working with Aperture, Photoshop (a few very large files), Mail and 20-30 Safari tabs I still don't see the CPU loading much, so I'm happy with the 2.66. :D
 
I've been wondering.. Did you try the speed tests on just 1 of the samsung drives? Just wondering how much faster 2 are? The specs of 1 seem pretty amazing.

How is raid done on the macbook pro anyhow? Is it hardware or software based?
Does the SATAII interface allow dual SSD speeds higher then a single one?

Regards,
Simon
 
simonpickard said:
I've been wondering.. Did you try the speed tests on just 1 of the samsung drives? Just wondering how much faster 2 are? The specs of 1 seem pretty amazing.

How is raid done on the macbook pro anyhow? Is it hardware or software based?
Does the SATAII interface allow dual SSD speeds higher then a single one?

Regards,
Simon
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Didn't try one. I use RAID0 on my MacPro and got used to it. Normally it gives speed advantage. Om MBP I did it by removing optical drive and installing second SSD instead with OptiBay caddy. RAID is created my OSX software... I'm not a pro in this, but I believe that simple mirror or stripe can be done by OS without problems.

Anyway, SSDs rock. Had a loaded day today and the MBP feels faster than MacPro.
 
UNO said:
Didn't try one. I use RAID0 on my MacPro and got used to it. Normally it gives speed advantage. Om MBP I did it by removing optical drive and installing second SSD instead with OptiBay caddy. RAID is created my OSX software... I'm not a pro in this, but I believe that simple mirror or stripe can be done by OS without problems.

Anyway, SSDs rock. Had a loaded day today and the MBP feels faster than MacPro.
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i have wanted screens of this "optibay" inside and out...i bought a cable to do the same thing for 15$ on ebay...im just wondering how the optibay looks and mounts drives.

seems like a solid unit, are you in canada or the states?

by the way...im super impressed with that raid0 setup...im going to be doing it myself with 2x128gb corsair's
 
Valmor said:
Crazy numbers. I'm new to SSDs - are there any 128GB SSDs out with similar speeds to that Samsung? I only need 128GB and don't want to spend almost 1K for one.
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get the corsair ssd 128gb , 400cnd and is a samsung drive rebranded.

great drive.
 
Is it possible to replace the superdrive in the 15" Unibody with another disk drive?
 
semitry said:
Is it possible to replace the superdrive in the 15" Unibody with another disk drive?
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i have done it :D, you can use the optibay, or a cable from ebay...same thing.

i have a 128 corsair in mine and a 500gb 7200rpm (soon to be a second corsair.)
 
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