s_37548547 wrote:
How is the actual read/write speed when raid at sata2?
I mean how much speed I am loosing comparing to raid at sata3?
I would like to know the speed of 4 hdd raid 10 in sata2 and sata3.
also 2 hdd connect but not raid to sata2 and 3.
Is raid 10 in sata2 faster than just connecting 2 hdd to sata3 (no raid)?
SATA 6Gb/s for RAID 10 is really of no relevance in your situation. For 6Gb/s you can do RAID on the two ports of the Marvell controller or the two ports of the Intel controller. For RAID 10 you have no choice but to put all the drives on the Intel controller. Even if you put two of the drives on the 6Gb/s Intel ports and the other two drives on two of the 3Gb/s Intel ports the 6Gb/s posts will downclock to 3Gb/s speed.
The two options you have are all four drives on the Intel 3Gb/s ports and your SSD on one of the 6Gb/s ports or the four drives on any 4 of the Intel ports and the SSD on the Marvell controller.
jhuk wrote:
TBH the SSD is wasted on the marvel port and even Corsair tell you to not use that port to update the firmware!
This is true for boards using the Marvell 9128 controller. However, the 9182 hold its own very well compared to the Intel controller especially with a M4 drive.
