On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:40:07 +0100 Bill Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Joel, > > On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 14:26 -0800, Joel Jaeggli wrote: > > > for the transcend 8GB 266x cf card I got: > > > > 30.3MB/s block write on a 4GB file > > 37.5MB/s block read on a 4GB file (iozone) > > 6.9MB/s rewrite > > > > this is on a system with 2.6 linux kernel ext3fs and 512MB of ram. > > > > Manufacturers obviously don't plug their cards into Soekris boxes for > testing and benchmarking, so average speed in the lab (the 45 Mb/s > claim) is not what the average end user will ever see;). Still not bad, > the fastest I've seen a "slow" card do after a few local tests is 2.35 > Mb/s. > > However, in my experience, on an operational level it's the other > hardware that matters on a Soekris box. Switching from a net4521 to a > net4801, and later to a net5501, really made a difference (key > generation, SSH login time etc). CF card speed has played only a minor > role. > > Bill > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Soekris-tech mailing list > > >> Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > > >> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > > >> > > > > > -- > > "The only statistics you can trust are those you falsified yourself" > > Winston Churchill > > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech Hey Bill, Please tell me you mean MB, not Mb! Cheers, Steve -- Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
