PCMark Vantage and 7
For trace based testing, we are replacing the outdated PCMark 05 results with a pair of newer versions of the same. PCMark Vantage and PCMark 7 results will be included moving forward. We are also running PCMark 8 on samples as we receive them, however we do not yet have sufficient comparative data to make a useful chart. Vantage results tend to be higher as they show more of a raw / peak type of result measured during the trace, while 7 shows more of an averaged value over the time duration of the trace. Translation: Vantage shows max throughput while 7 shows how that throughput impacts overall system performance. You can easily tell the difference by looking at the results of the HDD (VelociRaptor), which scores higher under 7 since the overall system is usually doing other things in addition to accessing storage.
PCMark Vantage and 7 both consider overall system performance (in addition to the storage device), which explains why the majority of SSDs come in very closely on these tests. Variations mostly come down to workload tuning of each SSD, and though the R7 fared better than the ARC in sequentials, it seems more leveled when both devices are hit with actual workload traces.
Nice article. The product?
Nice article. The product? Yawn-stretch.
The thoughts under the IO
The thoughts under the IO graph are from previous article… Does nobody read these? 😉
It’s similar to the last
It's similar to the last Barefoot piece, but I am also talking about the R7 results in this piece (there were 4x Barefoot 3 SSDs in this review).