[ Press Release | Features | Specifications | Performance | Key Advantages | Compatibility | Manual | Reviews | Buy ]


PCIe 2.0 Bandwidth
The FirmTek SeriTek/Q6G provides excellent performance with SATA hard disks (HDD) or Solid State Drives (SSD). Best results will be obtained when the SeriTek/Q6G is mounted in a PCIe 2.0 4x, 8x or 16x expansion slot. The ultra-high bandwidth capability provided by the SeriTek/Q6G provides RAID support in excess of 700MB/sec.

Performance Chart
Configuration Performance Enclosure
Single 6G SSD 505MB/s Read
428MB/s Write
miniSwap/ES
Two 6G SSDs
Stripped RAID
716MB/s Read
706MB/s Write
Four Samsung F3 HDDs configured as a stripped RAID 557MB/s Read
713MB/s Write
One SeriTek/2eEN4
Five Samsung F3 HDDs configured as a stripped RAID 238MB/s Read
223MB/s Write
One SeriTek/5PM
Ten Samsung F3 HDDs configured as a stripped RAID 445MB/s Read
417MB/s Write
Two SeriTek/5PM
Fifteen Samsung F3 HDDs configured as a stripped RAID 526MB/s Read
582MB/s Write
Three SeriTek/5PM
Sixteen Samsung F3 HDDs configured as a stripped RAID 608MB/s Read
623MB/s Write
Four SeriTek/5PM

This information was produced by FirmTek, LLC for customers desiring an analysis of the performance options available with the FirmTek SeriTek/Q6G and FirmTek enclosures. Performance tests were completed with a 2009 Apple Mac Pro. Results will vary with different enclosures or hard disk models.