Win 8.1 and Disk Drives

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Hi again,
I was wondering if this would seem normal regarding disk transfer speeds? I cannot be sure but I am almost positive I was getting a faster transfer with Win 8 rather than 8.1.

I have numerous drives, and just checked them out using that horrible Japanese Anime program called Crystal Bench.

My drive speeds are as follows - (The SATA 6 and USB 3.0 look pretty poor) - I also tried the ASUS USB 3.0 Turbo boost on my Seagate portable drive - it did NOTHING!

Any ideas if this is normal or is something throttling the bandwidth somewhere?

1: Main System Drive - Intel 520 - 256GB - Read/Write = 469/237

2: Storage - WD 1.0 TB Sata 6 Read/Write = 189 /190


3: Storage - WD 500GB Sata 6 Read/Write = 110 / 113


4: Storage - Seagate Sata 6 1.0TB Read Write = 90.3 / 109


5: Add On Seagate 1.0Tb "Expansion USB3" Read /Write = 109 / 105


Are these acceptable numbers or is something slowing things down? I can understand the Seagate on point 4, it is quite an old disk.

The new Seagate Expansion is a bit of a let down as it offers ASUS USB 3.0 BOOST - which takes it from 109- 109.5 under turbo boost - hardly worth the effort. (And it keeps crashing - brand new today!!!)

Any thoughts guys or am I just expecting too much?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    Intel 3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77V-De-Luxe
    Memory
    32GB DDR 3 1600MHz. Gskill
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Nvidia GTX460 1GB OC
    Sound Card
    NA
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2412m / Acer 2251W
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 - 240GB SSD/ WD 1TB /Seagate 1TB/WD 500Gb/Seagate 1.0TB USB 3.0
    PSU
    Coolermaster 850W
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF 920
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    10MB/512
There are several "Colors" of WD HDDs, with "Green" being the slowest and "Black" the fastest. If it's any consolation to you, both of myWD are of "green" variety and are less than half that speed. Kingston V300 SSD of 12o GB gets about same performance as your Intel SSD which should be faster. Are you sure it is in AHCI mode ? As for that USB3 drive, do you have USB3 drivers installed but in any case, USB drive performance is pretty varied from drive to drive.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
There are several "Colors" of WD HDDs, with "Green" being the slowest and "Black" the fastest. If it's any consolation to you, both of myWD are of "green" variety and are less than half that speed. Kingston V300 SSD of 12o GB gets about same performance as your Intel SSD which should be faster. Are you sure it is in AHCI mode ? As for that USB3 drive, do you have USB3 drivers installed but in any case, USB drive performance is pretty varied from drive to drive.

Thanks,
not sure what my WD 1.0TB is, the Intel is the system disk so it might be slowing down due to that reason in the benchmark. As for the Seagate USB 3.0 - yes, the USB 3.0 drivers are installed, part of the AI Suite, on the P8Z77V Deluxe motherboard.

So from what you are saying then my speeds don't look too bad, thanks!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    Intel 3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77V-De-Luxe
    Memory
    32GB DDR 3 1600MHz. Gskill
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Nvidia GTX460 1GB OC
    Sound Card
    NA
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2412m / Acer 2251W
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 - 240GB SSD/ WD 1TB /Seagate 1TB/WD 500Gb/Seagate 1.0TB USB 3.0
    PSU
    Coolermaster 850W
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF 920
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    10MB/512
That SSD should be able to do better, specially on Intel platform but they are so fast that it is unlikely you would see the difference even if the speeds are double. Just check that it is in AHCI mode in BIOS, it is important for SSDs but not for HDDs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-4790
    Motherboard
    GA-Z87X-D3H
    Memory
    G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 F3-10666CL9D-8GBNT
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire ATI Radeon R7 250
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC892
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung UN32EH5000, Dell 1703FPT
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    WD5003AZEX
    WD10EZEX
    Samsung HD103SJ
    Samsung 128 GB 840 PRO
    PSU
    SeaSonic M12II SS-500GM
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R4
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900ALED
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    16 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast
    Other Info
    Bose Companion 2 Multimedia Speakers

Thanks,
I already have RST installed as part of the BIOS for the motherboard, but is this driver not just for RAID arrays?
I only use the SSD as a System Disk, I do not use RAID.
When I run my Intel SSD toolbox, it checks for firmware and driver updates and according to Intel the current drivers are correct.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    Intel 3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77V-De-Luxe
    Memory
    32GB DDR 3 1600MHz. Gskill
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Nvidia GTX460 1GB OC
    Sound Card
    NA
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2412m / Acer 2251W
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 - 240GB SSD/ WD 1TB /Seagate 1TB/WD 500Gb/Seagate 1.0TB USB 3.0
    PSU
    Coolermaster 850W
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF 920
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    10MB/512
My current drivers are as shown, which I believe to be correct.

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    Intel 3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77V-De-Luxe
    Memory
    32GB DDR 3 1600MHz. Gskill
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Nvidia GTX460 1GB OC
    Sound Card
    NA
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2412m / Acer 2251W
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 - 240GB SSD/ WD 1TB /Seagate 1TB/WD 500Gb/Seagate 1.0TB USB 3.0
    PSU
    Coolermaster 850W
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF 920
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    10MB/512
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