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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} USB 3.0 hard drive speed test
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:27:03
Message-Id: CAN0CFw0F0HNo7y65K55xHBJ69RoCRU2_qRAS+O2Lnn03VZiU1g@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} USB 3.0 hard drive speed test by covici@ccs.covici.com
1 >> I'm testing this USB 3.0 bus-powered hard drive:
2 >>
3 >> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041OSQ9S
4 >>
5 >> and I get:
6 >>
7 >> # hdparm -tT /dev/sdb
8 >> /dev/sdb:
9 >> Timing cached reads:   8006 MB in  2.00 seconds = 4004.33 MB/sec
10 >> Timing buffered disk reads: 252 MB in  3.01 seconds =  83.63 MB/sec
11 >>
12 >> # hdparm -tT /dev/sdb
13 >> /dev/sdb:
14 >> Timing cached reads:   8230 MB in  2.00 seconds = 4116.54 MB/sec
15 >> Timing buffered disk reads: 252 MB in  3.02 seconds =  83.55 MB/sec
16 >>
17 >> # hdparm -tT /dev/sdb
18 >> /dev/sdb:
19 >> Timing cached reads:   8446 MB in  2.00 seconds = 4224.36 MB/sec
20 >> Timing buffered disk reads: 230 MB in  3.02 seconds =  76.28 MB/sec
21 >>
22 >> Wikipedia says USB 3.0 has transmission speeds of up to 5 Gbit/s.
23 >> Doesn't MB/sec denote mega*bytes* per second?
24 > What usb3 is supported by Linux?  Is it a pci card?
25
26 I'm on 2.6.39-hardened-r10 and I'm using this motherboard with onboard USB 3.0:
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28 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128490
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30 - Grant

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