Originally posted by: GarfieldtheCat
It still wins in the game benchmarks, and the second test is called multiuser not server again the SCSI drives win there. And there is a reason desktop systems are moving to multiprocessor type platforms.
Multiuser = more then one person, not more then one processor.
For a single user, the raptor is still just as fast or faster then current 15K SCSI drives. A single user that multitasks, is still a single user. You will not notice the difference in a blind test between a raptor and 15K SCSI.
SCSI historically was used in business because they are faster for server (ie multiuser) use, and are built to a higher reliablility standard. (5 year warranty).
Unitl recently, yes, SCSI was faster on the desktop then IDE/ATA, but know with the raptor, it has caught up and there is no performance difference.