SATA and eSATA Performance

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We tested the SATA and eSATA performance with an Intel X25-M SSD to maximise the use of the SATA connections to show up any core differences in raw performance.


SATA performance is very good, matching that of the AMD chipset boards and maximising the performance of our Intel X25-M G1 SSD. With one of the six SATA ports assigned to permanent eSATA duty, the performance is the same.

USB 2.0 Performance

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We tested the USB performance with an Intel X25-M SSD and a SATA to USB adapter to saturate the USB bus in order to look for any performance drops.


As expected, the USB performance of the Nvidia chipset greatly excels what AMD has to offer. This has always been the case, and it's not different here.