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

#136 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:38 pm (Last edited: Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:17 pm)

Fernando,

Regarding AHCI performance, how do you measure "responsiveness"? I run some Anvil Benchmarks on my own Z77 system (Vertex II 120GB) and found v13.1 to be better. Basically I tested 3 drivers (v11, v12, v13) each with three consecutive runs for best accuracy. This is what I got:

v11.2.0.1006 --> 1666.47
v12.9.4.1000 --> 1666.42
v13.1.0.1058 --> 1707.17

After the first two sums (v11 & v12) I thought that it's probably the SSD's SATA II interface that holds back the numbers. But, the v13 drivers scored better in 2/3 runs so the average is higher.

I know that in real-life a user won't probably notice such "speed" differences but stability/responsiveness is another thing. My numbers are low due to the SATA II SSD and it's probably not very useful to test drivers with such a drive.

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#137 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:55 pm

Zitat von plutomaniac im Beitrag #137
Regarding AHCI performance, how do you measure "responsiveness"?

By running the AS_SSD benchmark test.

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#138 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:54 pm

You mean the Access Time test. I tested all three drivers (v11, v12 & v13) for Access Time 5-times each and came to the conclusion that v13 has the smallest access time for read & writes.

v13 (Read - Write)

0.176 - 0.253
0.169 - 0.295
0.174 - 0.301
0.175 - 0.299
0.175 - 0.302

Result: 0.173 - 0.290

v12 (Read - Write)

0.204 - 0.243
0.199 - 0.306
0.173 - 0.300
0.174 - 0.300
0.173 - 0.291

Result: 0.186 - 0.288

v11 (Read - Write)

0.169 - 0.301
0.207 - 0.300
0.207 - 0.309
0.173 - 0.294
0.206 - 0.298

Result: 0.192 - 0.300

Then I run the other 3 ASS_SSD tests once and saw that v11 seems to provide better Writes than v12 and v13.

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#139 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Wed Nov 05, 2014 2:28 pm (Last edited: Thu Nov 06, 2014 3:31 pm)

@ all:
Since I am back home since a few days, I have done some additional benchmark tests in AHCI and RAID0 mode with my Z97 system running Win8.1.
Unfortunately my Z97 RAID0 system (2x256 GB Samsung 840 Pro) has given me benchmark results, which are not comparable with those, which I had published within the start post of this thread. That is why I will repeat all Z97 RAID0 tests and publish the results as soon as I can.

Update of the Start Post

Changelog:

added: benchmark results with my Z97 AHCI system running the Intel RST(e) driver v13.5.0.1056 (tests done at 11/05/2014)
added: benchmark results with my Z97 RAID0 system running the Intel RST(e) driver v13.5.0.1056 (tests done at 11/05/2014)

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#140 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Sun Nov 09, 2014 2:59 pm

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #136
Zitat von saglamtimur im Beitrag #135
Thanks for the update. Any chance to have RAID benchmark comparison tests?
Actually not, because I don't have access to my RAID system.
As soon as I am back home, I will do some additional benchmark tests with my Z97 RAID0 system.

Yesterday and today I have done the promised RAID0 comparison tests. You and all interested Forum visitors can find the results now within the start post of this thread.

Test candidates:

generic Win8/10 on-boad Intel RST(e) driver v12.0.1.1019 dated 08/09/2013 in combination with Intel EFI SataDriver v13.0.0.2075 (a "downgrade" to any v12 module was impossible)
Intel RST(e) RAID driver v13.0.4.1000 WHQL (dated 05/06/2014) in combination with Intel EFI SataDriver v13.0.0.2075
Intel RST(e) RAID driver v13.1.0.1058 WHQL (dated 05/28/2014) in combination with Intel EFI SataDriver v13.1.0.2126
Intel RST(e) RAID driver v13.2.4.1000 WHQL (dated 08/04/2014) in combination with Intel EFI SataDriver v13.2.0.2134
Intel RST(e) RAID driver v13.5.0.1056 WHQL (dated 10/09/2014) in combination with Intel EFI SataDriver v13.5.0.2118
Intel RST(e) RAID driver v13.5.0.1056 WHQL (dated 10/09/2014) in combination with Intel EFI SataDriver v13.5.0.2164

Note: Other Intel RST(e) RAID drivers from the v11/v12 series could not been tested with my Z97 RAID system, because they natively do not fully support Intel 9-Series chipset systems running in UEFI mode.

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#141 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:22 pm

@ all:

Today I have done a clean install of the brandnew Windows 10 TP Build 9879 onto a separate partition of my 512 GB sized Samsung 840 SSD. My first impression about this new build is very good, especially regarding the performance.
So I took the opportunity to do some new benchmark comparison tests in AHCI mode (all tests done at 11/13/2014).

Update of the Start Post

Changelog:

refreshed: benchmark results with my Z97 AHCI system running Windows 10 Build 9879 with the following AHCI drivers:
1. Win 10 TP Build 9879 in-box MS Standard AHCI driver named storahci.sys v6.4.9879.0 (dated 11/04/2014)
2. Intel RST(e) driver v13.0.4.1000 WHQL (dated 05/06/2014)
3. Intel RST(e) driver v13.1.0.1058 WHQL (dated 05/28/2014)
4. Intel RST(e) driver v13.2.4.1000 WHQL (dated 08/04/2014)
5. Intel RST(e) driver v13.5.0.1056 WHQL (dated 10/09/2014)
Note: Intel RST(e) drivers from the v11/v12 series were not tested, because they natively do not support Intel 9-Series Chipset AHCI systems.

Regards
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#142 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:27 pm (Last edited: Sat Nov 15, 2014 11:33 pm)

@ all:

Yesterday I was happy about the stability and performance of the brandnew Windows 10 TP Build 9879 running in AHCI mode.
That is why I have done today a clean install of Windows 10 TP Build 9879 onto my Z97 RAID0 system and then - after having done the needed optimization steps - executed some new benchmark comparison tests with it (all tests done at 11/14/2014).

Update of the Start Post

Changelog:

refreshed: benchmark results with my Z97 RAID0 system running Windows 10 Build 9879 with the following Intel RAID drivers:
1. Win 10 TP Build 9879 generic on-boad Intel RST(e) RAID driver v12.0.1.1019 dated 08/09/2013 in combination with Intel EFI SataDriver v13.0.0.2075 (a "downgrade" to any v12 module was impossible)
2. Intel RST(e) RAID driver v13.0.4.1000 WHQL (dated 05/06/2014) in combination with Intel EFI SataDriver v13.0.0.2075
3. Intel RST(e) RAID driver v13.1.0.1058 WHQL (dated 05/28/2014) in combination with Intel EFI SataDriver v13.1.0.2126
4. Intel RST(e) RAID driver v13.2.4.1000 WHQL (dated 08/04/2014) in combination with Intel EFI SataDriver v13.2.0.2134
5. Intel RST(e) RAID driver v13.5.0.1056 WHQL (dated 10/09/2014) in combination with Intel EFI SataDriver v13.5.0.2164

Good luck with the upcoming OS and the tested RAID drivers!

Regards
Fernando

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#143 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Sat Dec 06, 2014 11:29 pm (Last edited: Sat Dec 06, 2014 11:45 pm)

Update of the Start Post

Changelog:

new: benchmark results with my Z77 chipset RAID0 system running Windows 7 with the following Intel RAID drivers:
1. Intel RST RAID driver v11.2.0.1006 (dated 05/30/2012, latest Intel RST driver) in combination with Intel RAID ROM v11.2.0.1527
2. Intel RST(e) RAID driver v11.7.4.1001 WHQL (dated 03/05/2013) in combination with Intel RAID ROM v11.6.0.1702
3. Intel RST(e) RAID driver v12.9.4.1000 WHQL (dated 04/07/2014) in combination with Intel RAID ROM v12.9.0.2006
4. Intel RST(e) RAID driver v13.1.0.1058 WHQL (dated 05/28/2014) in combination with Intel RAID ROM v13.1.0.2126
5. Intel RST(e) RAID driver v13.2.4.1000 WHQL (dated 08/04/2014) in combination with Intel RAID ROM v13.2.0.2134
6. Intel RST(e) RAID driver v13.5.0.1056 WHQL (dated 10/09/2014) in combination with Intel RAID ROM v13.5.0.2164

removed: old benchmark test results with my Z68 chipset RAID0 system

Note: I have done these tests with the OS Windows 7, because this way I was able to compare the old Intel RST/RST(e) drivers of the v11 series with the newer ones of the v12 and v13 series. Windows 8/8.1/10 doesn't allow to install any Intel RAID driver of the v11 series, because it automaticly takes the generic on-board Intel RST(e) RAID driver v12.0.1.1019 named iaStorAV.sys.

Regards
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#144 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:14 pm

Here's my results on X79 (Rampage IV Extreme)
RAID-0 256GB 840 Pro's
Intel RST v13.5.0.1056 WHQL (with EFI SataDriver v13.5.0.2164)

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Intel Raid 0 Volume_512GB

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#145 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:24 pm

@ bolts4brekfast:

Thanks for publishing your X79 chipset RAID0 benchmark results using the Intel RST RAID drivers v13.5.0.1056 in combination with the Intel RST EFI RAIDDriver BIOS module v13.5.0.2164.
Have you tested the combination v12.9.0.4.1000/v12.9.0.2006 as well? If yes, please post the results.

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#146 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:57 pm

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #146
@ bolts4brekfast:

Thanks for publishing your X79 chipset RAID0 benchmark results using the Intel RST RAID drivers v13.5.0.1056 in combination with the Intel RST EFI RAIDDriver BIOS module v13.5.0.2164.
Have you tested the combination v12.9.0.4.1000/v12.9.0.2006 as well? If yes, please post the results.

Actually.. I was able to dig up an older benchmark I did with the same drives and same utility.. However, according to the screenshot it's using 12.7.0.1036 DRIVER.. but not sure of ROM version :/ but I assume that it would be in the same 12.x range.
Keep in mind.. at the time, the drives were brand new.. since I actually ran this benchmark to see the difference between my Samsung 830's and the new 840's at the time.

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#147 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Sun Dec 21, 2014 1:53 am

@Fernando

At some point in the past, you told me that there are built-in AHCI drivers in the RAID OROM we are inserting in the BIOS files of our motherboards that increases performance of AHCI-based systems. Recently, I read some of your posts and you say that RAID OROM's are only beneficial to systems in RAID mode. Which is more accurate now? My system is only AHCI and I'm not using RAID at all.

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#148 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:55 am

The RAID oROM is only for when you system is running in RAID mode. So, in your AHCI system you will not see any benefit by updating it.

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#149 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Sun Dec 21, 2014 3:35 am

Yes, but AHCI has a new IRST driver 12.9.4.1000 can use,

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#150 | RE: Performance of the Intel RST/RSTe Drivers datum

Sun Dec 21, 2014 4:27 am

Zitat von iceman im Beitrag #150
Yes, but AHCI has a new IRST driver 12.9.4.1000 can use,

It doesn't matter what is in your BIOS. Once Windows starts, it loads it's drivers that access directly the present hardware.
BIOS is useful just at boot time, until you see the windows login prompt. Login prompt is already with windows (different) drivers.

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