Demo system details:
Test Specifics
– 4k sustained random write workload
– Drive cache enabled
– RAID controller cache enabled
– SAS drives short-stroked to provide 100GB total capacity (all three of these items provide a performance boost to the HDDs)
SAS RAID System
Drives: Twelve 15K rpm, 2.5 SAS drives in a RAID 0 configuration
Platform: Intel SSR212MC2 with a SRCSAS144E RAID controller (Server 2008)
Single SSD System
Drive: 100GB Micron P300
Platform: Intel S5000 PAL (Server 2008)