Forum - RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers

#211 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:57 pm

Zitat von domi1711 im Beitrag #211
Will you test the new driver with your Raid 0 setup as well?

Maybe I will do it, but I am not sure about when.
Since I usually work with my Z97 system running in AHCI or NVMe mode, a switch to a RAID0 system is very time-consuming for me.

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#212 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Fri Oct 02, 2015 2:47 pm

@ all:
Yesterday I have done some new benchmark tests with my Intel Z97 AHCI system. This time I used the 512 GB Samsung 840 Pro as system disk.
Since the latest Intel RST(e) driver v14.6.1.0.1030 was among the test candidates, you can get now an up-to-date overview regarding its performance in comparison with otther earlier released Intel RST/RST(e) AHCI drivers.

Update of the Start Post
Changelog:

new: benchmark results with my Z97 chipset AHCI system (512 GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD running Windows 10 x64)

Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)

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#213 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:30 pm (Last edited: Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:33 pm)

my board is a z77 board running windows 10.

Im testing this with raid but ran into a issue.

system was in achi mode.

I rebooted the system and put it in raid and booted into safe and it worked.
rebooted again and went into windows normally.
windows 10 put raid driver version 13.2.0.1022

I want to put 11.2.0.1066. but I cant because after I installed it. windows wont boot.

I think its because the added filter driver with version 13. correct?

but how do I fix it?

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#214 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Tue Nov 10, 2015 3:09 pm

@ dskiller:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!
[quote=dskiller|p21971I want to put 11.2.0.1066. but I cant because after I installed it. windows wont boot.
I think its because the added filter driver with version 13. correct?[/quote]Windows 10 doesn't allow to install any "conventional" Intel RST RAID driver.

According to my own experience there is only 1 way to get Win10 running with the Intel RAID driver v11.2.0.1006:
1. Remove the in-box Intel RAID driver from the Win10 Image and load or integrate the desired Intel RST RAID driver according my related guide.
2. Do a clean install of Win10 by using the customized OS image.

Good luck!
Dieter (alias Fernando)

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#215 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:21 pm

thanks for the response.

I gave up for now, and got the driver down to 13.1.0.1958 and with the rst software working with it.

but I will try your suggesting later on though.

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#216 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Sun Nov 15, 2015 6:04 pm

@ all:
The release of the "November 2015 Update" for Win10 and the availability of 2 new Intel RST(e) drivers (v14.6.3.1032 WHQL and v14.7.0.1000 WHQL) gave me the kick to secure erase my 1 TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, to do a fresh OS install onto it and to compare the performance of at least 10 differen AHCI drivers with my Z97 system.

Update of the Start Post
Changelog:

new: benchmark results with my Z97 chipset AHCI system (1 TB Samsung EVO SSD running Windows 10 x64)

As soon as I have the needed time, I will publish new RAID0 benchmark results as well.

Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)

My current System:
MB: ASRock X570 Pro4, CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, System Drive: 500 GB Samsung 980 Pro, Graphics: Sapphire Radeon RX570, OS: Win10 x64 Pro
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#217 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:39 pm (Last edited: Tue Nov 17, 2015 8:33 pm)

@ all:

Update of the Start Post
Changelog:

new: benchmark results with my Z68 chipset RAID0 system (2x256 GB Samsung 840 Pro SSDs) running the "November 2015 Update" of Win10 x64

As soon as I have the needed time, I will publish new RAID0 benchmark results with my Z97 system as well.

Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)

My current System:
MB: ASRock X570 Pro4, CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, System Drive: 500 GB Samsung 980 Pro, Graphics: Sapphire Radeon RX570, OS: Win10 x64 Pro
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#218 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:19 pm (Last edited: Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:20 pm)

You can't install RST on a NVMe drive can you? Tried but not having any luck at my end (samsung 950 pro, has it's own driver though)..

Intel Core i7 6700K, ASUS Maximus VIII Hero, ASUS 6600 XT, Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK8GX4M2B3200C16, Samsung 950 Pro 512GB

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#219 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:37 am

Zitat von error-id10t im Beitrag #219
You can't install RST on a NVMe drive can you?

No, you cannot use the Intel RST/RST(e) drivers for PCIe or M.2 connected NVMe SSDs.
The Intel RST/RST(e) drivers are just managing the Intel SATA Controller and all disks, which are connected to the Intel SATA ports. The PCIe lanes and M.2 ports have nothing to do with the Intel SATA Controller.

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#220 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:55 pm

@ all:

Update of the Start Post
Changelog:

new: benchmark results with my Z97 chipset RAID0 system (2x256 GB Samsung 840 Pro SSDs) running the "November 2015 Update" of Win10 x64

Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)

My current System:
MB: ASRock X570 Pro4, CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, System Drive: 500 GB Samsung 980 Pro, Graphics: Sapphire Radeon RX570, OS: Win10 x64 Pro
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#221 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:38 am

Hi! I'm a new member here, I joined because I'm in need of some help.
I just finished reading most of your threads on how to optimize an SSD raid0 setup, did all the available optimizations and I'm stuck with this:

I'm looking at the write speeds.
My system is:
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H latest F16 BIOS with RAID OROM 13.1.0.2030
i7 3770k no overclock
G.Skill 2x4 8GB 2400MHz
2x GTX460
2x Samsung 840 Basic 120GB in RAID0
WD 3TB HDD

I have tried the official F15q BIOS version with the same installation and had the same result. I also tried different IRST versions but to no avail. I'm sticking with 13.1.0.1058 now.
I'm sorry if I didn't notice a solution to this while I was browsing, would appreciate if you can point me to it if it's already solved.

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#222 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:21 am (Last edited: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:22 am)

@ Sebastjan Pustovrh:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

Zitat von Sebastjan Pustovrh im Beitrag #222
I'm sorry if I didn't notice a solution to this while I was browsing, would appreciate if you can point me to it if it's already solved.

Have you already read carefully the start post of >this< thread?
If you should have followed all my advices, but did not get better benchmark results, I suspect either a hardware problem or a wrong BIOS setting.

Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)

My current System:
MB: ASRock X570 Pro4, CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, System Drive: 500 GB Samsung 980 Pro, Graphics: Sapphire Radeon RX570, OS: Win10 x64 Pro
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#223 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Sat Nov 21, 2015 2:58 pm

I have followed every step you've stated in that post. I really appreciate the work you've put in! All the threads are very informative.
So after digging through threads I ended up discovering that the 840Basic actually has a default 130MB/s write speed (not the imaginary 500MB/s), so the ~260MB/s mark is actually pretty exact for this drive in a RAID0 setup.
My bad, I thought 840Basic drives had a little bit more juice in them.
Everything is working as it should!

Thanks for all your hard work!

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#224 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Sun Nov 22, 2015 2:14 pm

@ all:

Update of the Start Post
Changelog:

new: benchmark results with my Z68 chipset AHCI system (512 GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD as system drive) running the "November 2015 Update" of Win10 x64

Since all my benchmark results, which are published within the start post, are done at the same time (November 2015) by running the same OS (Win10 x64), they should be a good basis for the users, who are searching for the "best performing" AHCI or RAID driver for their Intel 6-9 Series Chipset system.

Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)

My current System:
MB: ASRock X570 Pro4, CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, System Drive: 500 GB Samsung 980 Pro, Graphics: Sapphire Radeon RX570, OS: Win10 x64 Pro
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#225 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers datum

Sun Nov 29, 2015 9:59 pm

A big Thank You for all the work that you do. I find your site to be the go-to place for excellent information on all things Intel Raid Drivers. I happen to have a setup very similar to yours (Z97 and 2xSamsung 840 Pros) and I always check here for your updated benchmarks. Just wanted to say thanks as I'm sure your work is under appreciated.

System:
Mainboard: Asus Z97-AR, CPU: QuadCore Intel Core i7-4790K, Disks: Raid 0 2x128 GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD,
Graphics: nVidia GTX 750 Ti, RAM: 2x4G Skill RipjawsX F3-17000CL11-4GBXL, OS: Windows 10 RTM Pro x64

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