Your time is precious. Choosing a laptop that loads apps and transfers data as quickly as possible is one way to make sure you get the most from your time investment. Our hands-on testing found that most users could start their day-to day activities faster with a Windows 10 laptop powered by SSD storage instead of HDD storage.
In our tests, Cisco UCS Director provisioned servers in up to 12.9 percent less time than provisioning them manually and reduced steps by as much as 88.4 percent.
So what do our findings mean for your organization? By reducing the amount of time and number of steps it takes to provision servers with the automation of Cisco UCS Director, you can help save your systems administrators time so they can work on more strategic projects or even reduce the number of staff you require. Moving from manual provisioning to automated provisioning with Cisco UCS Director can have a significant impact on your management budget by streamlining routine tasks—and the savings could only be expected to grow along with your server count.
Upgrade to Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 servers with VMware vSphere 7.0 and gain g...Principled Technologies
The document summarizes a study that tested online transactional processing (OLTP) performance on two server solutions: a Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 server with VMware vSphere 7.0, and a previous-generation Dell EMC PowerEdge R930 server with vSphere 6.7. The study found that the R940 solution processed over 30% more operations per minute than the R930 solution. Upgrading to the R940 platform provides benefits like more processor cores, memory, and PCIe capacity. VMware vSphere 7.0 features like vLCM could help scale Dell EMC environments, and integrating with OpenManage for vCenter allows faster updating, upgrading, and compatibility checking.
Boost transactional database performance of VMware vSAN clusters by replacing...Principled Technologies
Replacing older servers in a VMware vSAN cluster with new Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 servers powered by 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors can significantly improve transactional database performance. Testing showed the new servers delivered over 7 times the orders per minute of legacy servers and over 2 times the orders per minute of previous-generation servers. Additionally, the new servers were able to handle more transactions in the same amount of rack space, helping to reduce data center costs and sprawl.
Move your private cloud to Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 server nodes and boost Ap...Principled Technologies
Powered by 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 server nodes handled 2X the operations per second of older HPE ProLiant XL170r Gen9 nodes
Move your private cloud to Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 server nodes and boost Ap...Principled Technologies
Powered by 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 server nodes handled 2X the operations per second of older HPE ProLiant XL170r Gen9 nodes
Watch your transactional database performance climb with Intel Optane DC pers...Principled Technologies
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd servers with Intel Optane DC persistent memory handled more transactions per minute than configurations with NAND flash NVMe drives or SATA SSDs
In our tests, Cisco UCS Director provisioned servers in up to 12.9 percent less time than provisioning them manually and reduced steps by as much as 88.4 percent.
So what do our findings mean for your organization? By reducing the amount of time and number of steps it takes to provision servers with the automation of Cisco UCS Director, you can help save your systems administrators time so they can work on more strategic projects or even reduce the number of staff you require. Moving from manual provisioning to automated provisioning with Cisco UCS Director can have a significant impact on your management budget by streamlining routine tasks—and the savings could only be expected to grow along with your server count.
Upgrade to Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 servers with VMware vSphere 7.0 and gain g...Principled Technologies
The document summarizes a study that tested online transactional processing (OLTP) performance on two server solutions: a Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 server with VMware vSphere 7.0, and a previous-generation Dell EMC PowerEdge R930 server with vSphere 6.7. The study found that the R940 solution processed over 30% more operations per minute than the R930 solution. Upgrading to the R940 platform provides benefits like more processor cores, memory, and PCIe capacity. VMware vSphere 7.0 features like vLCM could help scale Dell EMC environments, and integrating with OpenManage for vCenter allows faster updating, upgrading, and compatibility checking.
Boost transactional database performance of VMware vSAN clusters by replacing...Principled Technologies
Replacing older servers in a VMware vSAN cluster with new Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 servers powered by 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors can significantly improve transactional database performance. Testing showed the new servers delivered over 7 times the orders per minute of legacy servers and over 2 times the orders per minute of previous-generation servers. Additionally, the new servers were able to handle more transactions in the same amount of rack space, helping to reduce data center costs and sprawl.
Move your private cloud to Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 server nodes and boost Ap...Principled Technologies
Powered by 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 server nodes handled 2X the operations per second of older HPE ProLiant XL170r Gen9 nodes
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Powered by 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 server nodes handled 2X the operations per second of older HPE ProLiant XL170r Gen9 nodes
Watch your transactional database performance climb with Intel Optane DC pers...Principled Technologies
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd servers with Intel Optane DC persistent memory handled more transactions per minute than configurations with NAND flash NVMe drives or SATA SSDs
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When it comes to hardware, getting greater performance often requires spending more. In our virtualized SQL Server 2019 testing of two current-generation servers in Hyper-V clusters, however, the less expensive option delivered stronger performance on our OLTP workload.
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Backing up data is a key component in data protection. However, long backup windows can cause headaches for IT and users while slowing down the network. We found that using source-side deduplication and Rapid CIFS technology to back up data to the Dell DR6000 Disk Backup Appliance was faster—with the average rate of data backup at 8.99 TB per hour. The backup to the DR6000 completed in two-thirds the time that the backup to the industry-leading deduplication appliance completed. Backing up to the DR6000 consumed less than one-sixth the bandwidth needed to back up to the industry-leading deduplication appliance. In addition, the DR6000 needed less rack space and cost a third less than the competition. The solution to lengthy backup windows is clear: Save time and network bandwidth with source-side deduplication built into the Dell DR6000 Disk Backup Appliance.
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OpenStack cloud environments demand strong storage performance to handle the requests of end users. Software-based distributed storage can provide this performance while also providing much needed flexibility for storage resources.
In our tests, we found that Red Hat Storage Server better handled small-file IO workloads than did Ceph Storage, handling up to two times the number of files per second in some instances. The smallfile tool we used simulated users performing actions on their files to show the kind of end-user performance you could expect using both solutions at various node, VM, and thread counts.
These results show that Red Hat Storage Server can provide equivalent or better performance than Ceph Storage for similar workloads in OpenStack cloud environments, which can help users better access the files they keep in the cloud.
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Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd servers with Intel Optane DC persistent memory handled more transactions per minute than configurations with NAND flash NVMe drives or SATA SSDs
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AWS SAN in the Cloud delivered 26 percent higher throughput with a synthetic I/O workload and 3 percent more new orders per minute (NOPM) with an online transaction processing (OLTP) workload
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Enterprises and SMBs need servers that can provide reliable performance with the ability to scale out to match growth. The Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 and the ThinkServer SA120 DAS array can run transactional applications such as Microsoft Exchange Server while providing scalable storage to support these critical workloads. We found that in the HDD configuration, the ThinkServer RD540 and ThinkServer SA120 DAS device provided support for 3,800 Exchange users. When we added just two Intel 400GB SSDs as a CacheCade volume, the ThinkServer RD540 and ThinkServer SA120 not only supported 5,300 users—a 39.5 percent increase—but did so while improving response time 33.9 percent.
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If your organization runs critical, high-demand databases in environments such as Oracle Database, strong performance is not an option: it’s a must-have. Additionally, getting that necessary strong performance out of a single server can be essential for running a space and cost-efficient datacenter. In the Principled Technologies labs, we found that the Dell PowerEdge R930 offered strong performance for such transactional databases when configured with SATA SSDs. When we upgraded the servers to Intel SSD DC P3600 Series NVMe SSDs, performance doubled, increasing by 2.17 times, or 117 percent. If your datacenter needs a new powerhouse server, purchasing your Dell PowerEdge R930 with Intel NVMe SSDs for a cost increase of only 18 percent can double the performance you get from each server. This increases what your infrastructure can do within the same amount of space and lets you ultimately save money that would otherwise be spent purchasing additional servers and software.
Dell PowerEdge M820 blades: Balancing performance, density, and high availabi...Principled Technologies
Finding a server that can deliver the right balance of high workload performance, density, and RAS features can help you meet both infrastructure and business goals at the same time.
In our tests, the single-width Dell PowerEdge M820 blade delivered 19.3 percent better Oracle Database 12c performance than the HP ProLiant BL680c G7 in half the space, meaning it could deliver 2.38 times more transactions per U. The value of the denser Dell PowerEdge M820 was clear in our cost analysis of the two systems. Because the Dell PowerEdge M820 takes up less space, you need fewer enclosures, less rack space, and can save on port costs. In our sample comparison of two performance-equivalent solutions, we found that the Dell PowerEdge M820 solution could save up to 42.1 percent compared to an HP ProLiant BL680c G7 solution. That’s money that you can use to buy even more servers for greater performance or to innovate elsewhere. We also found that the Dell PowerEdge M820 took high availability into account by utilizing key RAS features to help increase your workload uptime.
If you’re looking for a dense blade solution to lower costs with the power to handle your important workloads and keep them running, our study shows that the Dell PowerEdge M820 blade addresses all those concerns.
EDB Postgres Replication Server offers reliable, flexible replication from or to a single master or between multiple masters, and is based on PostgreSQL's logical decoding functionality, improving throughput and reducing latency dramatically, and is based on PostgreSQL's logical decoding functionality, improving throughput and reducing latency dramatically.
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In addition, the EBS gp3-backed EC2 r5b.16xlarge instance delivered a lower average transaction latency to offer more consistent transactional database performance than two Microsoft Azure E64ds_v4 VM configurations
Grow your business with HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 and Gen10 Plus servers with...Principled Technologies
With HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 servers featuring KIOXIA value SAS or NVMe mainstream SSDs instead of SATA SSDs, customers can support more users, sustain shorter response times, make well informed decisions, and get more bang for their buck.
OLTP with Dell hybrid arrays: Comparing the EqualLogic PS6210XS with the Equa...Principled Technologies
The effectiveness of your OLTP database environment can depend to an enormous degree on the storage system you select. We compared a database server solution using the Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS with a database server solution using the previous-generation Dell EqualLogic PS6110XS.
The EqualLogic PS6210XS solution was superior in all areas we tested. It delivered greater performance with faster response time, and used less power. The Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS is a clear improvement over the previous-generation Dell EqualLogic PS6110XS.
Demartek evaluated the Lenovo S3200 SAN supporting multiple workloads and saw tremendous results. Read this report and find out why the S3200 should be considered for your SAN deployments!
OLTP with Dell EqualLogic hybrid arrays: A comparative study with an industry...Principled Technologies
The effectiveness of your OLTP database environment can depend to an enormous degree on the storage system you select. We compared a database server solution using the Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS with a one using competing industry-leading SAN storage.
The EqualLogic PS6210XS solution was overwhelmingly superior in all areas we tested. It delivered twice the performance with half the response time, and used a fraction of the power.
These factors make it clear that any business that relies on its database servers and wants to get the greatest return on its storage investment must consider the Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS.
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With additional drive bays and 2nd Generation
Intel Xeon Scalable processors, Dell EMC
PowerEdge R640 servers delivered more Yahoo
Cloud Serving Benchmark (YCSB) operations per
second than previous-generation servers and
handled the workload more efficiently
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The document discusses a study comparing the performance and battery life of Windows 10 laptops with solid-state drives (SSDs) versus hard disk drives (HDDs). It found that SSDs provided significant benefits over HDDs, including starting up to 70% faster, shutting down faster, launching programs up to 59% faster, and accessing the web up to 52% faster on average. SSDs also extended battery life by up to 35% on average compared to HDDs. The document provides examples of how these improvements could help various users get work done more efficiently and have longer battery life.
Boot faster and get more raw CPU performance at a lower cost with Windows 10 ...Principled Technologies
The document compares the performance and cost of laptops running Windows 10 versus macOS. It finds that on average:
- Laptops running Windows 10 booted 46% faster than laptops running macOS, taking an average of 12.8 seconds to boot compared to 23.8 seconds.
- On a CPU benchmark test, laptops running Windows 10 performed 14% better on average than laptops running macOS.
- Laptops running Windows 10 cost an average of $305 less than comparable laptops running macOS.
5 comparisons measuring ssd and hdd performanceIT Tech
Is it hard to choose the storage for your laptops and computers? Most people may know the two storage components for the computers, but may not know which one is better. An SSD or a HDD, that’s a question.
Get stronger SQL Server performance for less with Dell EMC PowerEdge R6515 cl...Principled Technologies
When it comes to hardware, getting greater performance often requires spending more. In our virtualized SQL Server 2019 testing of two current-generation servers in Hyper-V clusters, however, the less expensive option delivered stronger performance on our OLTP workload.
Back up deduplicated data in less time with the Dell DR6000 Disk Backup Appli...Principled Technologies
Backing up data is a key component in data protection. However, long backup windows can cause headaches for IT and users while slowing down the network. We found that using source-side deduplication and Rapid CIFS technology to back up data to the Dell DR6000 Disk Backup Appliance was faster—with the average rate of data backup at 8.99 TB per hour. The backup to the DR6000 completed in two-thirds the time that the backup to the industry-leading deduplication appliance completed. Backing up to the DR6000 consumed less than one-sixth the bandwidth needed to back up to the industry-leading deduplication appliance. In addition, the DR6000 needed less rack space and cost a third less than the competition. The solution to lengthy backup windows is clear: Save time and network bandwidth with source-side deduplication built into the Dell DR6000 Disk Backup Appliance.
Distributed storage performance for OpenStack clouds using small-file IO work...Principled Technologies
OpenStack cloud environments demand strong storage performance to handle the requests of end users. Software-based distributed storage can provide this performance while also providing much needed flexibility for storage resources.
In our tests, we found that Red Hat Storage Server better handled small-file IO workloads than did Ceph Storage, handling up to two times the number of files per second in some instances. The smallfile tool we used simulated users performing actions on their files to show the kind of end-user performance you could expect using both solutions at various node, VM, and thread counts.
These results show that Red Hat Storage Server can provide equivalent or better performance than Ceph Storage for similar workloads in OpenStack cloud environments, which can help users better access the files they keep in the cloud.
Watch your transactional database performance climb with Intel Optane DC pers...Principled Technologies
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd servers with Intel Optane DC persistent memory handled more transactions per minute than configurations with NAND flash NVMe drives or SATA SSDs
Performance benchmark results: Amazon Web Services (AWS) SAN in the Cloud vs....Principled Technologies
AWS SAN in the Cloud delivered 26 percent higher throughput with a synthetic I/O workload and 3 percent more new orders per minute (NOPM) with an online transaction processing (OLTP) workload
Scalability: Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 system and Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 sto...Principled Technologies
Enterprises and SMBs need servers that can provide reliable performance with the ability to scale out to match growth. The Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 and the ThinkServer SA120 DAS array can run transactional applications such as Microsoft Exchange Server while providing scalable storage to support these critical workloads. We found that in the HDD configuration, the ThinkServer RD540 and ThinkServer SA120 DAS device provided support for 3,800 Exchange users. When we added just two Intel 400GB SSDs as a CacheCade volume, the ThinkServer RD540 and ThinkServer SA120 not only supported 5,300 users—a 39.5 percent increase—but did so while improving response time 33.9 percent.
Maximizing Oracle Database performance with Intel SSD DC P3600 Series NVMe SS...Principled Technologies
If your organization runs critical, high-demand databases in environments such as Oracle Database, strong performance is not an option: it’s a must-have. Additionally, getting that necessary strong performance out of a single server can be essential for running a space and cost-efficient datacenter. In the Principled Technologies labs, we found that the Dell PowerEdge R930 offered strong performance for such transactional databases when configured with SATA SSDs. When we upgraded the servers to Intel SSD DC P3600 Series NVMe SSDs, performance doubled, increasing by 2.17 times, or 117 percent. If your datacenter needs a new powerhouse server, purchasing your Dell PowerEdge R930 with Intel NVMe SSDs for a cost increase of only 18 percent can double the performance you get from each server. This increases what your infrastructure can do within the same amount of space and lets you ultimately save money that would otherwise be spent purchasing additional servers and software.
Dell PowerEdge M820 blades: Balancing performance, density, and high availabi...Principled Technologies
Finding a server that can deliver the right balance of high workload performance, density, and RAS features can help you meet both infrastructure and business goals at the same time.
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If you’re looking for a dense blade solution to lower costs with the power to handle your important workloads and keep them running, our study shows that the Dell PowerEdge M820 blade addresses all those concerns.
EDB Postgres Replication Server offers reliable, flexible replication from or to a single master or between multiple masters, and is based on PostgreSQL's logical decoding functionality, improving throughput and reducing latency dramatically, and is based on PostgreSQL's logical decoding functionality, improving throughput and reducing latency dramatically.
Get higher transaction throughput and better price/performance with an Amazon...Principled Technologies
In addition, the EBS gp3-backed EC2 r5b.16xlarge instance delivered a lower average transaction latency to offer more consistent transactional database performance than two Microsoft Azure E64ds_v4 VM configurations
Grow your business with HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 and Gen10 Plus servers with...Principled Technologies
With HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 servers featuring KIOXIA value SAS or NVMe mainstream SSDs instead of SATA SSDs, customers can support more users, sustain shorter response times, make well informed decisions, and get more bang for their buck.
OLTP with Dell hybrid arrays: Comparing the EqualLogic PS6210XS with the Equa...Principled Technologies
The effectiveness of your OLTP database environment can depend to an enormous degree on the storage system you select. We compared a database server solution using the Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS with a database server solution using the previous-generation Dell EqualLogic PS6110XS.
The EqualLogic PS6210XS solution was superior in all areas we tested. It delivered greater performance with faster response time, and used less power. The Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS is a clear improvement over the previous-generation Dell EqualLogic PS6110XS.
Demartek evaluated the Lenovo S3200 SAN supporting multiple workloads and saw tremendous results. Read this report and find out why the S3200 should be considered for your SAN deployments!
OLTP with Dell EqualLogic hybrid arrays: A comparative study with an industry...Principled Technologies
The effectiveness of your OLTP database environment can depend to an enormous degree on the storage system you select. We compared a database server solution using the Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS with a one using competing industry-leading SAN storage.
The EqualLogic PS6210XS solution was overwhelmingly superior in all areas we tested. It delivered twice the performance with half the response time, and used a fraction of the power.
These factors make it clear that any business that relies on its database servers and wants to get the greatest return on its storage investment must consider the Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS.
Get insight from document-based distributed MongoDB databases sooner and have...Principled Technologies
With additional drive bays and 2nd Generation
Intel Xeon Scalable processors, Dell EMC
PowerEdge R640 servers delivered more Yahoo
Cloud Serving Benchmark (YCSB) operations per
second than previous-generation servers and
handled the workload more efficiently
Wait less and stay unplugged longer with robust Microsoft Windows 10 laptopsPrincipled Technologies
The document discusses a study comparing the performance and battery life of Windows 10 laptops with solid-state drives (SSDs) versus hard disk drives (HDDs). It found that SSDs provided significant benefits over HDDs, including starting up to 70% faster, shutting down faster, launching programs up to 59% faster, and accessing the web up to 52% faster on average. SSDs also extended battery life by up to 35% on average compared to HDDs. The document provides examples of how these improvements could help various users get work done more efficiently and have longer battery life.
Boot faster and get more raw CPU performance at a lower cost with Windows 10 ...Principled Technologies
The document compares the performance and cost of laptops running Windows 10 versus macOS. It finds that on average:
- Laptops running Windows 10 booted 46% faster than laptops running macOS, taking an average of 12.8 seconds to boot compared to 23.8 seconds.
- On a CPU benchmark test, laptops running Windows 10 performed 14% better on average than laptops running macOS.
- Laptops running Windows 10 cost an average of $305 less than comparable laptops running macOS.
5 comparisons measuring ssd and hdd performanceIT Tech
Is it hard to choose the storage for your laptops and computers? Most people may know the two storage components for the computers, but may not know which one is better. An SSD or a HDD, that’s a question.
This document provides step-by-step instructions for upgrading a laptop's hard disk drive to a solid state drive. It details selecting an appropriately sized SSD, backing up data from the hard drive, cloning the hard drive onto the SSD using cloning software, installing the SSD into the laptop, and configuring the laptop's BIOS to boot from the SSD. Upgrading to an SSD improves performance by providing faster boot, load times and more durable storage without moving parts.
Solid State Drives (SSDs) -What it Takes to Make Data Go AwayBlancco
This document discusses the challenges of securely erasing data from solid state drives (SSDs) compared to traditional hard disk drives (HDDs). It explains that SSDs have different memory architecture than HDDs that impacts how data is written, read, and erased. Traditional erasure methods do not fully erase data from SSDs. The document outlines SSD-specific issues like wear leveling and firmware locks that must be addressed for complete erasure. It emphasizes the need for multi-stage, manufacturer-specific erasure processes that are verifiable and provable to fully remove data from SSDs.
This document is a seminar report on solid state drives (SSDs). It begins with an abstract that outlines how SSDs provide faster data transfer rates than traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) by using flash memory instead of spinning disks. The report then covers SSD history, components, how data is saved, types/form factors, maintenance, advantages over HDDs like speed and reliability, and applications. It aims to provide an overview of SSD technology for readers.
This document provides tips for optimizing a Windows computer's performance. It discusses using Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmentation to free up hard drive space. Low hard drive space, insufficient RAM, and outdated software/hardware are provided as the top reasons for slow computer performance. Installing a solid state drive (SSD) to replace the hard disk drive, upgrading RAM, and replacing the disk drive with an external hard drive are recommended for performance improvements. Steps are outlined for using Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmentation, and pros and cons of SSDs are discussed.
Boost PC performance: How more available memory can improve productivityPrincipled Technologies
With more memory available, system performance of three Dell devices increased, which can translate to a better user experience
Conclusion
When your system has plenty of RAM to meet your needs, you can efficiently access the applications and data you need to finish projects and to-do lists without sacrificing time and focus. Our test results show that with more memory available, three Dell PCs delivered better performance and took less time to complete the Procyon Office Productivity benchmark. These advantages translate to users being able to complete workflows more quickly and multitask more easily. Whether you need the mobility of the Latitude 5440, the creative capabilities of the Precision 3470, or the high performance of the OptiPlex Tower Plus 7010, configuring your system with more RAM can help keep processes running smoothly, enabling you to do more without compromising performance.
Sequential file programming patterns and performance with .netMichael Pavlovsky
Sequential file access is very common and critical for large files. The .NET framework and Windows provide default buffered I/O for sequential file access that achieves excellent performance of 50 MB/s without needing custom code. The document describes programming patterns for simple sequential text and binary file access in .NET, including opening files, reading and writing data, and handling exceptions. It also analyzes the performance impacts of parameters like block size and file fragmentation.
This document compares the specifications and performance of various hard drives and solid state drives. It finds that while SSDs provide much faster seek times, higher RPMs, and greater IOPS than HDDs, they also have higher prices per gigabyte and more complex memory management due to the limitations of flash memory. The optimal SSD performance depends most on the controller technology used rather than the flash memory itself.
Solid State Drives - Seminar Report for Semester 6 Computer Engineering - VIT...ravipbhat
This report is intended as a guide to emerging solid state storage technology, in particular, to the introduction of solid state drives.
Adding a solid-state drive (SSD) to your computer is simply the best upgrade at your disposal, capable of speeding up your computer in ways you hadn't thought possible. But as with any new technology, there's plenty to learn.
The consumer is no longer limited to just accepting pre-configured systems and, even when purchasing a system, should have an avenue to understand what purpose the storage device within serves as well as how it does what it does.
A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device for your computer.
In everyday use, it provides the same functionality as a traditional hard disk drive (HDD)—the standard for computer storage for many years.
SSDs: A New Generation of Storage DevicesHTS Hosting
This PPT’s aim is to provide comprehensive information about SSDs (Solid State Devices). It describes the uses, types and advantages of SSDs as the new generation of computer storage devices.
The document discusses Windows 7 enhancements that improve the performance and endurance of solid-state drives (SSDs). It outlines how Windows 7 identifies SSDs differently from HDDs to optimize defragmentation and trim features. It also discusses the importance of aligning the NTFS partition to the SSD geometry. Proposed Windows 7 logo requirements related to SSDs are presented. Challenges like varying SSD performance and ensuring data retention are discussed.
Performance and battery life comparison: Samsung solid-state drive vs. hard d...Principled Technologies
A zippy Samsung SSD-based notebook computer can speed up your employees’ experience at work; saving a few seconds here and there over the course of the day might sound inconsequential, but can add up. Being able to take advantage of a power-saving feature such as Intel Rapid Start Technology extends battery life, which can make employees’ lives easier. Investing in Samsung SSDs for your Dell Latitude E6430 notebooks can deliver this improved speed and battery life, boosting both productivity and morale.
Drive fragmentation occurs when files are broken into multiple parts that are saved in different locations on a hard drive (HDD). This causes processing speed and performance to decrease. To remove fragmentation, the HDD needs to be defragmented using the automatic tool in Mac, which consolidates files under 20MB, or a third party software like Stellar Drive Defrag for larger files. Defragmentation eliminates unused space and improves reading/writing speeds and the hard drive's lifespan, but should not be done too frequently to avoid shortening the drive's life.
Drive fragmentation occurs when files are broken into multiple parts that are saved in different locations on a hard drive (HDD). This causes processing speed and performance to decrease. To remove fragmentation, the HDD needs to be defragmented using the automatic tool in Mac, which consolidates files under 20MB, or a third party software like Stellar Drive Defrag for larger files. Defragmentation eliminates unused space and improves reading/writing speeds, but should not be done too frequently to prevent shortening the hard drive's lifespan. Backups are also recommended before defragmenting in case of data loss.
Drive fragmentation occurs when files are broken into multiple parts that are saved in different locations on a hard drive (HDD). This causes processing speed and performance to decrease. To remove fragmentation, the HDD needs to be defragmented using the automatic tool in Mac, which consolidates files under 20MB, or a third party software like Stellar Drive Defrag for larger files. Defragmentation eliminates unused space and improves reading/writing speeds, but should not be done too frequently to prevent shortening the hard drive's lifespan. Backups are also recommended before defragmenting in case of data loss.
Performance comparison: Samsung solid-state drive vs. hard disk drive in a De...Principled Technologies
A zippy Samsung SSD-based laptop can speed up your employees’ experience at work. Saving a few seconds here and there over the course of the day might sound inconsequential, but those seconds can add up. We found that the Dell Latitude E7440 with a 512GB Samsung PM851 SSD outperformed the same system with an HDD in both performance and battery life. Investing in Samsung SSDs for your Dell Latitude 14 7000 Series laptops can boost both employee productivity and morale. As SSDs continue to evolve, employees will likely be able to benefit from the performance advantages of SSDs without sacrificing storage space.
For more info on the Dell Latitude 14 7000 Series laptop, visit www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-e7440-ultrabook/fs?pf=v. To learn about the SSD options that Dell offers, visit www.dell.com/business/ssd.
For more info on Samsung SSD technology, visit www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/product/flash-ssd/overview.
http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Dell/Latitude_14_7000_SamsungSSD_0115.pdf
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In our hands-on testing, the Dell Latitude 7030 and 7230 Rugged Extreme Tablets showed that they are better equipped to help skilled workers than consumer-grade Apple iPad Pro and Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 tablets in multiple ways. They provide more built-in capabilities and features than the consumer-grade tablets we tested. And, while they were more expensive than the rugged-case fortified consumer-grade options we tested, their rugged claims were more than skin deep.
In our performance and durability tests, the Dell Latitude 7030 and 7230 Rugged Extreme Tablets performed better in demanding manufacturing, logistics, and field service environments than consumer-grade tablets with rugged cases. Both Rugged Extreme Tablets, with their greater thermal range, suffered less performance degradation in extreme temperatures, never failed and were merely scuffed after 26 hard drops, survived a 10 minute drenching with no ill effects, and were easier to view in direct sunlight than Apple iPad Pro and Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 tablets.
Bring ideas to life with the HP Z2 G9 Tower Workstation - InfographicPrincipled Technologies
We compared CPU performance and noise output of an HP Z2 G9 Tower Workstation in High Performance Mode to a similarly configured Dell Precision 3660 Tower Workstation in its out-of-box performance mode
Investing in GenAI: Cost‑benefit analysis of Dell on‑premises deployments vs....Principled Technologies
Conclusion
Diving into the world of GenAI has the potential to yield a great many benefits for your organization, but it first requires consideration for how best to implement those GenAI workloads. Whether your AI goals are to create a chatbot for online visitors, generate marketing materials, aid troubleshooting, or something else, implementing an AI solution requires careful planning and decision-making. A major decision is whether to host GenAI in the cloud or keep your data on premises. Traditional on-premises solutions can provide superior security and control, a substantial concern when dealing with large amounts of potentially sensitive data. But will supporting a GenAI solution on site be a drain on an organization’s IT budget?
In our research, we found that the value proposition is just the opposite: Hosting GenAI workloads on premises, either in a traditional Dell solution or using a managed Dell APEX pay-per-use solution, could significantly lower your GenAI costs over 3 years compared to hosting these workloads in the cloud. In fact, we found that a comparable AWS SageMaker solution would cost up to 3.8 times as much and an Azure ML solution would cost up to 3.6 times as much as GenAI on a Dell APEX pay-per-use solution. These results show that organizations looking to implement GenAI and reap the business benefits to come can find many advantages in an on-premises Dell solution, whether they opt to purchase and manage it themselves or choose a subscription-based Dell APEX pay-per-use solution. Choosing an on-premises Dell solution could save your organization significantly over hosting GenAI in the cloud, while giving you control over the security and privacy of your data as well as any updates and changes to the environment, and while ensuring your environment is managed consistently.
Workstations powered by Intel can play a vital role in CPU-intensive AI devel...Principled Technologies
In three AI development workflows, Intel processor-powered workstations delivered strong performance, without using their GPUs, making them a good choice for this part of the AI process
Conclusion
We executed three AI development workflows on tower workstations and mobile workstations from three vendors, with each workflow utilizing only the Intel CPU cores, and found that these platforms were suitable for carrying out various AI tasks. For two of the workflows, we learned that completing the tasks on the tower workstations took roughly half as much time as on the mobile workstations. This supports the idea that the tower workstations would be appropriate for a development environment for more complex models with a greater volume of data and that the mobile workstations would be well-suited for data scientists fine-tuning simpler models. In the third workflow, we explored tower workstation performance with different precision levels and learned that using 16-bit floating point precision allowed the workstations to execute the workflow in less time and also reduced memory usage dramatically. For all three AI workflows we executed, we consider the time the workstations needed to complete the tasks to be acceptable, and believe that these workstations can be appropriate, cost-effective choices for these kinds of activities.
Enable security features with no impact to OLTP performance with Dell PowerEd...Principled Technologies
Get comparable online transaction processing (OLTP) performance with or without enabling AMD Secure Memory Encryption and AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization - Encrypted State
Conclusion
You’ve likely already implemented many security measures for your servers, which may include physical security for the data center, hardware-level security, and software-level security. With the cost of data breaches high and still growing, however, wise IT teams will consider what additional security measures they may be able to implement.
AMD SME and SEV-ES are technologies that are already available within your AMD processor-powered 16th Generation Dell PowerEdge servers—and in our testing, we saw that they can offer extra layers of security without affecting performance. We compared the online transaction processing performance of a Dell PowerEdge R7625 server, powered by AMD EPYC 9274F processors, with and without these two security features enabled. We found that enabling AMD Secure Memory Encryption and Secure Encrypted Virtualization-Encrypted State did not impact performance at all.
If your team is assessing areas where you might be able to enhance security—without paying a large performance cost—consider enabling AME SME and AMD SEV-ES in your Dell PowerEdge servers.
Improving energy efficiency in the data center: Endure higher temperatures wi...Principled Technologies
In high-temperature test scenarios, a Dell PowerEdge HS5620 server continued running an intensive workload without component warnings or failures, while a Supermicro SYS‑621C-TN12R server failed
Conclusion: Remain resilient in high temperatures with the Dell PowerEdge HS5620 to help increase efficiency
Increasing your data center’s temperature can help your organization make strides in energy efficiency and cooling cost savings. With servers that can hold up to these higher everyday temperatures—as well as high temperatures due to unforeseen circumstances—your business can continue to deliver the performance your apps and clients require.
When we ran an intensive floating-point workload on a Dell PowerEdge HS5620 and a Supermicro SYS-621CTN12R in three scenario types simulating typical operations at 25°C, a fan failure, and an HVAC malfunction, the Dell server experienced no component warnings or failures. In contrast, the Supermicro server experienced warnings in all three scenario types and experienced component failures in the latter two tests, rendering the system unusable. When we inspected and analyzed each system, we found that the Dell PowerEdge HS5620 server’s motherboard layout, fans, and chassis offered cooling design advantages.
For businesses aiming to meet sustainability goals by running hotter data centers, as well as those concerned with server cooling design, the Dell PowerEdge HS5620 is a strong contender to take on higher temperatures during day-to-day operations and unexpected malfunctions.
Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift: An easily deployable and powe...Principled Technologies
The 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor‑powered solution deployed in less than two hours and ran a Kubernetes container-based generative AI workload effectively
Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift: An easily deployable and powe...Principled Technologies
The 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor‑powered solution deployed in less than two hours and ran a generative AI workload effectively
Conclusion
The appeal of incorporating GenAI into your organization’s operations is likely great. Getting started with an efficient solution for your next LLM workload or application can seem daunting because of the changing hardware and software landscape, but Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift powered by 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors could provide the solution you need. We started with a Dell Validated Design as a reference, and then went on to modify the deployment as necessary for our Llama 2 workload. The Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift solution worked well for our LLM, and by using this deployment guide in conjunction with numerous Dell documents and some flexibility, you could be well on your way to innovating your next GenAI breakthrough.
Upgrade your cloud infrastructure with Dell PowerEdge R760 servers and VMware...Principled Technologies
Compared to a cluster of PowerEdge R750 servers running VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
For organizations running clusters of moderately configured, older Dell PowerEdge servers with a previous version of VCF, upgrading to better-configured modern servers can provide a significant performance boost and more.
Upgrade your cloud infrastructure with Dell PowerEdge R760 servers and VMware...Principled Technologies
Compared to a cluster of PowerEdge R750 servers running VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5
If your company is struggling with underperforming infrastructure, upgrading to 16th Generation Dell PowerEdge servers running VCF 5.1 could be just what you need to handle more database throughput and reduce vSAN latencies. As an additional benefit to IT admins, we also found that the embedded VMware Aria Operation adapter provided useful infrastructure insights.
Realize 2.1X the performance with 20% less power with AMD EPYC processor-back...Principled Technologies
Three AMD EPYC processor-based two-processor solutions outshined comparable Intel Xeon Scalable processor-based solutions by handling more Redis workload transactions and requests while consuming less power
Conclusion
Performance and energy efficiency are significant factors in processor selection for servers running data-intensive workloads, such as Redis. We compared the Redis performance and energy consumption of a server cluster in three AMD EPYC two-processor configurations against that of a server cluster in two Intel Xeon Scalable two-processor configurations. In each of our three test scenarios, the server cluster backed by AMD EPYC processors outperformed the server cluster backed by Intel Xeon Scalable processors. In addition, one of the AMD EPYC processor-based clusters consumed 20 percent less power than its Intel Xeon Scalable processor-based counterpart. Combining these measurements gave us power efficiency metrics that demonstrate how valuable AMD EPYC processor-based servers could be—you could see better performance per watt with these AMD EPYC processor-based server clusters and potentially get more from your Redis or other data intensive applications and workloads while reducing data center power costs.
Improve performance and gain room to grow by easily migrating to a modern Ope...Principled Technologies
We deployed this modern environment, then migrated database VMs from legacy servers and saw performance improvements that support consolidation
Conclusion
If your organization’s transactional databases are running on gear that is several years old, you have much to gain by upgrading to modern servers with new processors and networking components and an OpenShift environment. In our testing, a modern OpenShift environment with a cluster of three Dell PowerEdge R7615 servers with 4th Generation AMD EPYC processors and high-speed 100Gb Broadcom NICs outperformed a legacy environment with MySQL VMs running on a cluster of three Dell PowerEdge R7515 servers with 3rd Generation AMD EPYC processors and 25Gb Broadcom NICs. We also easily migrated a VM from the legacy environment to the modern environment, with only a few steps required to set up and less than ten minutes of hands-on time. The performance advantage of the modern servers would allow a company to reduce the number of servers necessary to perform a given amount of database work, thus lowering operational expenditures such as power and cooling and IT staff time for maintenance. The high-speed 100Gb Broadcom NICs in this solution also give companies better network performance and networking capacity to grow as they embrace emerging technologies such as AI that put great demands on networks.
Deploy with confidence: VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1 on next gen Dell PowerEdg...Principled Technologies
A Principled Technologies deployment guide
Conclusion
Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1 on next gen Dell PowerEdge servers brings together critical virtualization capabilities and high-performing hardware infrastructure. Relying on our hands-on experience, this deployment guide offers a comprehensive roadmap that can guide your organization through the seamless integration of advanced VMware cloud solutions with the performance and reliability of Dell PowerEdge servers. In addition to the deployment efficiency, the Cloud Foundation 5.1 and PowerEdge solution delivered strong performance while running a MySQL database workload. By leveraging VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1 and PowerEdge servers, you could help your organization embrace cloud computing with confidence, potentially unlocking a new level of agility, scalability, and efficiency in your data center operations.
Upgrade your cloud infrastructure with Dell PowerEdge R760 servers and VMware...Principled Technologies
Compared to a cluster of PowerEdge R750 servers running VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5
Conclusion
If your company is struggling with underperforming infrastructure, upgrading to 16th Generation Dell PowerEdge servers running VCF 5.1 could be just what you need to handle more database throughput and reduce vSAN latencies. We found that a Dell PowerEdge R760 server cluster running VCF 5.1 processed over 78 percent more TPM and 79 percent more NOPM than a Dell PowerEdge R750 server cluster running VCF 4.5. It’s also worth noting that the PowerEdge R750 cluster bottlenecked on vSAN storage, with max write latency at 8.9ms. For reference, the PowerEdge R760 cluster clocked in at 3.8ms max write latency. This higher latency is due in part to the single disk group per host on the moderately configured PowerEdge R750 cluster, while the better-configured PowerEdge R760 cluster supported four disk groups per host. As an additional benefit to IT admins, we also found that the embedded VMware Aria Operation adapter provided useful infrastructure insights.
Based on our research using publicly available materials, it appears that Dell supports nine of the ten PC security features we investigated, HP supports six of them, and Lenovo supports three features.
Increase security, sustainability, and efficiency with robust Dell server man...Principled Technologies
Compared to the Supermicro management portfolio
Conclusion
Choosing a vendor for server purchases is about more than just the hardware platform. Decision-makers must also consider more long-term concerns, including system/data security, energy efficiency, and ease of management. These concerns make the systems management tools a vendor offers as important as the hardware.
We investigated the features and capabilities of server management tools from Dell and Supermicro, comparing Dell iDRAC9 against Supermicro IPMI for embedded server management and Dell OpenManage Enterprise and CloudIQ against Supermicro Server Manager for one-to-many device and console management and monitoring. We found that the Dell management tools provided more comprehensive security, sustainability, and management/monitoring features and capabilities than Supermicro servers did. In addition, Dell tools automated more tasks to ease server management, resulting in significant time savings for administrators versus having to do the same tasks manually with Supermicro tools.
When making a server purchase, a vendor’s associated management products are critical to protect data, support a more sustainable environment, and to ease the maintenance of systems. Our tests and research showed that the Dell management portfolio for PowerEdge servers offered more features to help organizations meet these goals than the comparable Supermicro management products.
Increase security, sustainability, and efficiency with robust Dell server man...Principled Technologies
Compared to the Supermicro management portfolio
Conclusion
Choosing a vendor for server purchases is about more than just the hardware platform. Decision-makers must also consider more long-term concerns, including system/data security, energy efficiency, and ease of management. These concerns make the systems management tools a vendor offers as important as the hardware.
We investigated the features and capabilities of server management tools from Dell and Supermicro, comparing Dell iDRAC9 against Supermicro IPMI for embedded server management and Dell OpenManage Enterprise and CloudIQ against Supermicro Server Manager for one-to-many device and console management and monitoring. We found that the Dell management tools provided more comprehensive security, sustainability, and management/monitoring features and capabilities than Supermicro servers did. In addition, Dell tools automated more tasks to ease server management, resulting in significant time savings for administrators versus having to do the same tasks manually with Supermicro tools.
When making a server purchase, a vendor’s associated management products are critical to protect data, support a more sustainable environment, and to ease the maintenance of systems. Our tests and research showed that the Dell management portfolio for PowerEdge servers offered more features to help organizations meet these goals than the comparable Supermicro management products.
Scale up your storage with higher-performing Dell APEX Block Storage for AWS ...Principled Technologies
In our tests, Dell APEX Block Storage for AWS outperformed similarly configured solutions from Vendor A, achieving more IOPS, better throughput, and more consistent performance on both NVMe-supported configurations and configurations backed by Elastic Block Store (EBS) alone.
Dell APEX Block Storage for AWS supports a full NVMe backed configuration, but Vendor A doesn’t—its solution uses EBS for storage capacity and NVMe as an extended read cache—which means APEX Block Storage for AWS can deliver faster storage performance.
Scale up your storage with higher-performing Dell APEX Block Storage for AWSPrincipled Technologies
Dell APEX Block Storage for AWS offered stronger and more consistent storage performance for better business agility than a Vendor A solution
Conclusion
Enterprises desiring the flexibility and convenience of the cloud for their block storage workloads can find fast-performing solutions with the enterprise storage features they’re used to in on-premises infrastructure by selecting Dell APEX Block Storage for AWS.
Our hands-on tests showed that compared to the Vendor A solution, Dell APEX Block Storage for AWS offered stronger, more consistent storage performance in both NVMe-supported and EBS-backed configurations. Using NVMe-supported configurations, Dell APEX Block Storage for AWS achieved 4.7x the random read IOPS and 5.1x the throughput on sequential read operations per node vs. Vendor A. In our EBS-backed comparison, Dell APEX Block Storage for AWS offered 2.2x the throughput per node on sequential read operations vs. Vendor A.
Plus, the ability to scale beyond three nodes—up to 512 storage nodes with capacity of up to 8 PBs—enables Dell APEX Block Storage for AWS to help ensure performance and capacity as your team plans for the future.
Get in and stay in the productivity zone with the HP Z2 G9 Tower WorkstationPrincipled Technologies
We compared CPU performance and noise output of an HP Z2 G9 Tower Workstation in High Performance Mode to Dell Precision 3660 and 5860 tower workstations in optimized performance modes
Conclusion
HP Z2 G9 Tower Workstation users can change the BIOS settings to dial in the performance mode that best suits their needs: High Performance Mode, Performance Mode, or Quiet Mode. In good
news for both creative and technical professionals, we found that an Intel Core i9-13900 processor-powered HP Z2 G9 Tower Workstation set to High Performance mode received higher CPU-based benchmark scores than both a similarly configured Dell Precision 3660 and a Dell Precision 5860 equipped with an Intel Xeon w5-2455x processor. Plus, the HP Z2 G9 Tower Workstation was quieter while running CPU-intensive Cinebench 2024 and SPECapc for Solidworks 2022 workloads than both Dell Precision tower workstations. This means HP Z2 G9 Tower Workstation users who prize performance over everything else can do so without sacrificing a quiet workspace.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
Dandelion Hashtable: beyond billion requests per second on a commodity serverAntonios Katsarakis
This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their MainframePrecisely
Inconsistent user experience and siloed data, high costs, and changing customer expectations – Citizens Bank was experiencing these challenges while it was attempting to deliver a superior digital banking experience for its clients. Its core banking applications run on the mainframe and Citizens was using legacy utilities to get the critical mainframe data to feed customer-facing channels, like call centers, web, and mobile. Ultimately, this led to higher operating costs (MIPS), delayed response times, and longer time to market.
Ever-changing customer expectations demand more modern digital experiences, and the bank needed to find a solution that could provide real-time data to its customer channels with low latency and operating costs. Join this session to learn how Citizens is leveraging Precisely to replicate mainframe data to its customer channels and deliver on their “modern digital bank” experiences.
[OReilly Superstream] Occupy the Space: A grassroots guide to engineering (an...Jason Yip
The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
Your One-Stop Shop for Python Success: Top 10 US Python Development Providersakankshawande
Simplify your search for a reliable Python development partner! This list presents the top 10 trusted US providers offering comprehensive Python development services, ensuring your project's success from conception to completion.
Connector Corner: Seamlessly power UiPath Apps, GenAI with prebuilt connectorsDianaGray10
Join us to learn how UiPath Apps can directly and easily interact with prebuilt connectors via Integration Service--including Salesforce, ServiceNow, Open GenAI, and more.
The best part is you can achieve this without building a custom workflow! Say goodbye to the hassle of using separate automations to call APIs. By seamlessly integrating within App Studio, you can now easily streamline your workflow, while gaining direct access to our Connector Catalog of popular applications.
We’ll discuss and demo the benefits of UiPath Apps and connectors including:
Creating a compelling user experience for any software, without the limitations of APIs.
Accelerating the app creation process, saving time and effort
Enjoying high-performance CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations, for
seamless data management.
Speakers:
Russell Alfeche, Technology Leader, RPA at qBotic and UiPath MVP
Charlie Greenberg, host
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
Essentials of Automations: Exploring Attributes & Automation ParametersSafe Software
Building automations in FME Flow can save time, money, and help businesses scale by eliminating data silos and providing data to stakeholders in real-time. One essential component to orchestrating complex automations is the use of attributes & automation parameters (both formerly known as “keys”). In fact, it’s unlikely you’ll ever build an Automation without using these components, but what exactly are they?
Attributes & automation parameters enable the automation author to pass data values from one automation component to the next. During this webinar, our FME Flow Specialists will cover leveraging the three types of these output attributes & parameters in FME Flow: Event, Custom, and Automation. As a bonus, they’ll also be making use of the Split-Merge Block functionality.
You’ll leave this webinar with a better understanding of how to maximize the potential of automations by making use of attributes & automation parameters, with the ultimate goal of setting your enterprise integration workflows up on autopilot.
How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/temporal-event-neural-networks-a-more-efficient-alternative-to-the-transformer-a-presentation-from-brainchip/
Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
The expansion of AI services necessitates enhanced computational capabilities on edge devices. Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs), developed by BrainChip, represent a novel and highly efficient state-space network. TENNs demonstrate exceptional proficiency in handling multi-dimensional streaming data, facilitating advancements in object detection, action recognition, speech enhancement and language model/sequence generation. Through the utilization of polynomial-based continuous convolutions, TENNs streamline models, expedite training processes and significantly diminish memory requirements, achieving notable reductions of up to 50x in parameters and 5,000x in energy consumption compared to prevailing methodologies like transformers.
Integration with BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic hardware IP further enhances TENNs’ capabilities, enabling the realization of highly capable, portable and passively cooled edge devices. This presentation delves into the technical innovations underlying TENNs, presents real-world benchmarks, and elucidates how this cutting-edge approach is positioned to revolutionize edge AI across diverse applications.
“Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transfor...
Get more out of your Windows 10 laptop experience with SSD storage instead of HDD storage
1. Get more out of your Windows 10 laptop experience
with SSD storage instead of HDD storage
Storage is more than a convenient place to stash your favorite photos and music library—it also
launches your apps and transfers your data. While each of us have our own specific requirements when
it comes to Microsoft Windows®
10 laptop style, form factor, price point, or features, we can all agree
that we want our laptops to launch apps and transfer data as quickly as possible. So, which storage
option is faster—solid-state drives (SSDs) or hard disk drives (HDDs)?
Our experts tested 24 Windows 10 laptops powered by Intel®
Core™
i3, i5, and i7 processors with
varying amounts of RAM. First, we measured Iometer performance to determine how many megabits
of data each storage option could read and write per second. Then, we ran the laptops through ten
common activities to evaluate how drive selection could affect your laptop experience. Our experts
found that the Windows 10 laptops with SSD storage performed on average better than the laptops
with HDD storage.
Read on to see exactly how choosing SSD storage over HDD storage could give your Windows 10
laptop the extra boost it needs to get you up and running as quickly as possible.
Perform Windows
updates an average of
3X as fast
Load email video
attachments an average of
4.7X as fast
Start watching an HD
video an average of
10 seconds sooner
Manage finances, edit
documents, and transfer files
in less time
Start chatting on Skype
an average of
25 seconds faster
Launch online video
games in a
fraction of the time
Your laptop could handle an average of 4X as many megabits of data
per second if you choose SSD storage over HDD storage
(9 sec faster)
Get more out of your Windows 10 laptop experience with SSD storage instead of HDD storage January 2020
A Principled Technologies report: Hands-on testing. Real-world results.
2. Our process
Our experts tested 12 Windows 10 laptops with SSD storage and 12 with HDD storage. All 24 laptops
were powered by Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 processors with 4 or 8 GB of RAM to represent a wide array of users.
In our hands-on tests, we found that Windows 10 laptops equipped with SSD storage started day-to-day
activities faster than laptops with HDD storage. In this document, we provide a high-level takeaway of SSD
vs. HDD storage performance averages. For an in-depth dive into individual laptop results, a breakdown by
processor and RAM specifications, and our step-by-step testing process, please read the accompanying
science behind the report.
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3. Iometer results
We measured Iometer performance to determine how each storage option affected
each laptop’s ability to process incoming and outgoing data. This is important, because
the rate at which your laptop can read and write per second (Mbps), the faster you can
upload and download large files. In our tests, the Windows 10 laptops with SSD storage
handled four times as many Mbps on average compared to those with HDD storage.
4.2X as many Mbps on average
Read speeds** (Mbps)
4.4X as many Mbps on average
Write speeds ** (Mbps)
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Min: 254.3 Max: 393.2
Min: 49.8 Max: 110.2
SSD
average:
329.3
HDD
average:
78.3
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Min: 55.2 Max: 328.1
Min: 13.5 Max: 106.1
SSD
average:
181.6
HDD
average:
41.2
**Higher is better
**Higher is better
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4. Applying a Windows update
Software updates are great, but losing access to your laptop for almost an hour and a
half can be daunting. In our test, the laptops equipped with SSD storage were back up
and running in less than half a hour—and sometimes half that time—making them three
times as fast on average compared to Windows 10 laptops with HDD storage.
3X as fast on average
Updating from Microsoft RS4 to 1903* (minutes)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Min: 15.25 Max: 29.77
Min: 38.9 Max: 87.3
SSD
average:
20.34
HDD
average:
60.29
*Lower is better
Checking your schedule
Between work meetings, school events, personal appointments, friend meet-ups, and
family gatherings, juggling your commitments can be a time-consuming endeavor. In our
tests, Windows 10 laptops equipped with SSD storage launched the Calendar app three
and a half times as fast on average compared to the similarly specced laptops with HDD
storage we tested—freeing up your time if not your itinerary.
3.5X as fast on average
Launching Calendar* (seconds)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Min: 1.1 Max: 3.1
Min: 3.6 Max: 14.5
SSD
average:
1.9
HDD
average:
6.7
*Lower is better
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5. Collaborating through email
Reading your email is quick and easy when you’re only dealing with text-only messages.
But you can wait much longer for something to load when the incoming missive
includes attachments. In our tests, the Windows 10 laptops equipped with SSD
storage loaded Microsoft Outlook®
attachments 4.7 times as fast on
average compared to their HDD equivalents.
4.7X as fast on average
Loading an Outlook video attachment* (seconds)
36.5% faster on average
Loading an Outlook image attachment* (seconds)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Min: 2.2 Max: 35
Min: 9.6 Max: 42.7
SSD
average:
12.2
HDD
average:
19.2
0 5 10 15 20 25
Min: 1.5 Max: 3.4
Min: 6.4 Max: 19.8
SSD
average:
2.6
HDD
average:
12.3
*Lower is better
*Lower is better
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6. Watching videos
Waiting for a video to start can be annoying—especially if it takes 24.8 seconds—the
longest wait time we experienced on the laptops with HDD storage. By contrast, the
laptops with SSD storage we tested started playing their videos in 3.7 seconds or less.
For context—none of the laptops with HDD storage started playing their videos in under
6.5 seconds.
4.6X as fast on average
Opening and beginning playback of an HD video* (seconds)
Listening to music
Purchasing new music is fun, but slow storage can detract from your listening pleasure.
In our tests, the slowest Windows 10 laptop equipped with SSD storage extracted an
album from Bandcamp in 31 seconds—a feat no Windows 10 laptop in our test group
could match when they utilized HDD storage instead of SSD storage.
3.7X as fast on average
Extracting an album from Bandcamp* (seconds)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Min: 2.1 Max: 3.7
Min: 6.5 Max: 24.8
SSD
average:
2.8
HDD
average:
13.0
0 50 100 150 200 250
Min: 15.4 Max: 31
Min: 33.5 Max: 218.3
HDD
average:
80.3
SSD
average:
21.9
*Lower is better
*Lower is better
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7. Managing finances
When you’re crunching numbers, you want to get started as quickly as possible. Our
experts found that installing and launching three different accounting software packages
(GnuCash, Money Manager Ex, and TurboCash) on Windows 10 laptops with SSD
storage resulted in shorter wait time averages than the same tasks on Windows 10
laptops with HDD storage.
2X as fast on average
Installing and launching GnuCash* (seconds)
2X as fast on average
Installing and launching Money Manager Ex* (seconds)
2.6X as fast on average
Installing and launching TurboCASH* (seconds)
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
HDD
average:
124.3
SSD
average:
63.6
Min: 46.2 Max: 88.2
Min: 70.7 Max: 273.5
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Min: 2.1
SSD
average:
2.9
HDD
average:
5.7
Max: 12.9
Max: 3.9
Min: 2.4
HDD
average:
61.7
0 50 100 150 200 250
SSD
average:
23.9
Min: 29.1 Max: 192
Min: 17.4 Max: 34.7
*Lower is better
*Lower is better
*Lower is better
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8. Editing documents
When it’s time to sit down and tackle a project, the last thing you want is to wait almost
half a minute for info stored on your laptop to pop up. In our tests, that was the average
wait time when opening a large Excel®
file on Windows 10 laptops equipped with HDD
storage. By contrast, the SSD storage-powered Windows 10 laptops we tested opened
the same file in under 9 seconds on average.
6.1X as fast on average
Opening a large Word file* (seconds)
2.3X as fast on average
Compressing a large Word file* (seconds)
3.4X as fast on average
Opening a large Excel file* (seconds)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Min: 2.3 Max: 6.3
Min: 6.4 Max: 58.1
SSD
average:
4.1
HDD
average:
25.2
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Min: 1 Max: 2.8
Min: 1.5 Max: 6.6
SSD
average:
1.5
HDD
average:
3.5
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Min: 5.7 Max: 14.3
Min: 8.5 Max: 53.4
SSD
average:
8.6
HDD
average:
28.9
*Lower is better
*Lower is better
*Lower is better
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9. Backing up and transferring files
Backing your work up regularly can be a lifesaver when catastrophes happen, but
there’s no reason it should take any longer than absolutely necessary. Our experts found
that Windows 10 laptops outfitted with SSD storage instead of HDD storage typically
completed backups and file transfers in less time.
3.1X as fast on average
Copying large files between system folders* (minutes)
37.9% faster on average
Copying large files from USB 3.0 to storage* (minutes)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Min: 2.45 Max: 11.84
Min: 14.04 Max: 25.38
HDD
average:
18.84
SSD
average:
6.15
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Min: 4.01 Max: 10.98
Min: 6.36 Max: 13.06
SSD
average:
5.21
HDD
average:
8.39
*Lower is better
*Lower is better
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10. Keeping in touch
Using your laptop is a convenient way to spend a few minutes with friends and loved
ones or conduct a business meeting when everyone can’t be in the same location at the
same time. But it’s unprofessional, not to mention rude, to make someone wait for over
a minute while your laptop struggles to join a Skype™
call. In our tests, the Windows 10
laptops running on SSD storage were up and running in under 10 seconds.
4.7X as fast on average
Launching Skype* (seconds)
Playing online video games
According to Limelight Networks, “video gamers spend an average of 5.96 hours each
week playing games” and “play for an average of one hour and 20 minutes at a time.”1
Losing an average of three minutes every time you launch Fortnite can really cut into
play time. While launch and load times varied greatly across the games we used for this
test, Windows 10 laptops equipped with SSD storage were generally up and running
faster than those with HDD storage.
3.3X as fast on average
Launching Fortnite* (seconds)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Min: 5.2 Max: 9.8
Max: 79.9
SSD
average:
6.9
HDD
average:
32.6
Min: 12.7
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Min: 58.7 Max: 134.2
Max: 784
SSD
average:
84.9
HDD
average:
281.1
Min: 102.4
*Lower is better
*Lower is better
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11. 3.6X as fast on average
Launching Besiege* (seconds)
3.8X as fast on average
Launching DOTA 2* (seconds)
47.5% faster on average
Launching Rocket League* (seconds)
3.1X as fast on average
Loading All-Star Aerial Training in Rocket League* (seconds)
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Min: 8.1 Max: 18.6
Min: 16.9 Max: 110.3
SSD
average:
11.9
HDD
average:
42.5
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Min: 17.3 Max: 32.2
Min: 44.1 Max: 174.2
SSD
average:
22.9
HDD
average:
86.6
0 50 100 150 200 250
Min: 28.2 Max: 50.7
Min: 32.1 Max: 195.6
HDD
average:
69.9
SSD
average:
36.7
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Min: 4.6 Max: 11.1
Min: 6.3 Max: 82
SSD
average:
7.2
HDD
average:
22.3
*Lower is better
*Lower is better
*Lower is better
*Lower is better
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12. Conclusion
Your time is precious. Choosing a laptop that loads apps and transfers data as quickly as possible is one way to
make sure you get the most from your time investment. Our hands-on testing found that most users could start
their day-to-day activities faster with a Windows 10 laptop powered by SSD storage instead of HDD storage.
1 Limelight Networks, “State of Online Gaming -- 2019 Report”, accessed November 20, 2019,
https://www.limelight.com/resources/white-paper/state-of-online-gaming-2018/#spend
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13. We concluded our hands-on testing on December 4, 2019. During testing, we determined the appropriate
hardware and software configurations and applied updates as they became available. The results in this report
reflect configurations that we finalized on October 24, 2019 or earlier. Unavoidably, these configurations may not
represent the latest versions available when this report appears.
What we tested
This is a broad overview of the laptops we tested. For more detailed information, go to the system configuration section.
Model number Intel®
processor family Memory (RAM) Storage type
Lenovo®
IdeaPad™
S340 Core™
i3 4GB HDD
Lenovo IdeaPad S340 Core i3 8GB SSD
Lenovo IdeaPad S340 Core i3 8GB HDD
Lenovo IdeaPad 330S Core i3 4GB SSD
Lenovo IdeaPad 330S Core i5 8GB SSD
Lenovo IdeaPad 330S Core i5 8GB HDD
HP Notebook – 14-cf0014dx Core i3 8GB SSD
HP Notebook – 14-cf0006dx Core i3 4GB SSD
HP Laptop – 15-dw0043dx Core i5 8GB SSD
Asus®
ZenBook S UX391U Core i7 8GB SSD
Asus VivoBook Flip Core i3 4GB SSD
Microsoft Surface®
Laptop 2 Core i5 8GB SSD
Lenovo IdeaPad L340-15IWL Core i7 8GB HDD
Lenovo Yoga C930-13IKB Core i7 8GB SSD
HP Spectre x360 Convertible
13-ap0013dx
Core i7 8GB SSD
HP Pavilion 15t-cs200 Core i7 8GB HDD
HP Pavilion 15-cs0051wm Core i5 8GB HDD
Dell™
Inspiron™
13-5378 Core i3 4GB HDD
Dell Inspiron 15-5570 Core i3 8GB SSD
Dell Inspiron 15-3567 Core i3 8GB HDD
Dell Inspiron 15-3580 Core i7 8GB HDD
Acer®
Spin SP515-51N Core i5 8GB HDD
HP Laptop 15- DW0037WM Core i3 8GB HDD
HP Laptop 15-DA0032WM Core i3 4GB HDD
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14. Our results
We ran each laptop through each test three times and use the median score to represent each laptop. The tables below present our findings
in three ways. The first section is the high-level takeaway of SSD vs. HDD storage performance averages across all 24 laptops. The second
section breaks down the SSD vs. HDD performance by processor and RAM specifications. The third section reports our findings for each
laptop in detail.
High-level SSD vs. HDD storage performance results
The table below presents the SSD vs. HDD storage result averages across all laptops.
Hand-timed tasks on all laptops
(Reported in Mbps)
Average HDD
megabits of
data
Average SSD
megabits of
data
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Average SSD
times (X) win
Iometer results
Read speed 78.3 329.3 N/A 76.2% 4.2
Write speed 41.2 181.6 N/A 77.3% 4.4
Hand-timed tasks on all laptops
(Reported in seconds)
Average HDD
laptop wait time
Average SSD
laptop wait time
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Average SSD
times (X) win
Applying a Windows update
Updating from Microsoft RS4 to 1903 3617.9 1220.5 2397.4 66.3% 3.0
Checking your schedule
Launching Calendar Microsoft app 6.7 1.9 4.8 71.6% 3.5
Collaborating through email
Loading an Outlook video attachment 12.3 2.6 9.7 78.9% 4.7
Loading an Outlook image attachment 19.2 12.2 7.0 36.5% 1.6
Watching videos
Opening and beginning playback of a
4.2GB HD video
13.0 2.8 10.2 78.5% 4.6
Listening to music
Extracting a 1.6GB .zip WAV album
from Bandcamp
80.3 21.9 58.4 72.7% 3.7
Managing finances
Installing GnuCash 86.0 55.1 30.9 35.9% 1.6
Launching GnuCash 38.4 8.5 29.9 77.9% 4.5
Installing Money Manager Ex 2.9 1.6 1.3 44.8% 1.8
Launching Money Manager Ex 2.9 1.2 1.7 58.6% 2.4
Installing TurboCASH 45.6 17.9 27.7 60.7% 2.5
Launching TurboCASH 16.1 6.1 10.0 62.1% 2.6
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15. Hand-timed tasks on all laptops
(Reported in seconds)
Average HDD
laptop wait time
Average SSD
laptop wait time
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Average SSD
times (X) win
Editing documents
Opening a 13.5MB Word file 25.2 4.1 21.1 83.7% 6.1
Compressing a 13.5MB Word file 3.5 1.5 2.0 57.1% 2.3
Opening a 23.2MB Excel file 28.9 8.6 20.3 70.2% 3.4
Backing-up and transferring files
Copying 40 GB of files between
system folders
1130.4 369.1 761.3 67.3% 3.1
Copying 40 GB of files from USB 3.0
to SSD/HDD
503.9 313.0 190.9 37.9% 1.6
Keeping in touch
Launching Skype 32.6 6.9 25.7 78.8% 4.7
Playing online video games
Launching Fortnite 281.1 84.9 196.2 69.8% 3.3
Launching Besiege 42.5 11.9 30.6 72.0% 3.6
Launching DOTA 2 86.6 22.9 63.7 73.6% 3.8
Launching Rocket League 69.9 36.7 33.2 47.5% 1.9
Loading All-Star Aerial Training in
Rocket League
22.3 7.2 15.1 67.7% 3.1
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16. SSD vs. HDD storage performance results broken down by processor and RAM
The tables below presents the SSD vs. HDD result averages determined by Intel processor, RAM, and storage type across all laptops.
Hand-timed tasks on laptops with
Core i3 processors and 4GB RAM
(Reported in Mbps)
Average HDD
megabits of data
Average SSD
megabits of data
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Iometer results
Read speed 60.8 295.2 N/A 79.4%
Write speed 20.6 123.1 N/A 83.3%
Hand-timed tasks on laptops with
Core i3 processors and 4GB RAM
(Reported in seconds)
Average HDD laptop
wait time
Average SSD laptop
wait time
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Applying a Windows update
Updating from Microsoft RS4 to 1903 4533.8 1567.7 2966.1 65.4%
Checking your schedule
Launching Calendar Microsoft app 6.8 2.8 4.0 58.8%
Collaborating through email
Loading an Outlook video attachment 18.8 2.9 15.9 84.6%
Loading an Outlook image attachment 24.8 17.0 7.8 31.5%
Watching videos
Opening and beginning playback of a
4.2GB HD video
19.5 3.3 16.2 83.1%
Listening to music
Extracting a 1.6GB .zip WAV album
from Bandcamp
119.8 28.5 91.3 76.2%
Managing finances
Installing GnuCash 107.7 70.4 37.3 34.6%
Launching GnuCash 48.6 10.6 38.0 78.2%
Installing Money Manager Ex 4.4 2.0 2.4 54.5%
Launching Money Manager Ex 4.4 1.5 2.9 65.9%
Installing TurboCASH 87.3 22.0 65.3 74.8%
Launching TurboCASH 20.2 7.5 12.7 62.9%
Editing documents
Opening a 13.5MB Word file 41.5 5.3 36.2 87.2%
Compressing a 13.5MB Word file 3.8 1.8 2.0 52.6%
Opening a 23.2MB Excel file 31.6 11.9 19.7 62.3%
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17. Hand-timed tasks on laptops with
Core i3 processors and 4GB RAM
(Reported in seconds)
Average HDD laptop
wait time
Average SSD laptop
wait time
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Backing-up and transferring files
Copying 40 GB of files between
system folders
1376.9 460.8 916.1 66.5%
Copying 40 GB of files from USB 3.0
to SSD/HDD
608.4 369.4 239.0 39.3%
Keeping in touch
Launching Skype 60.7 8.5 52.2 86.0%
Playing online video games
Launching Fortnite 693.7 119.9 573.8 82.7%
Launching Besiege 85.5 15.7 69.8 81.6%
Launching DOTA 2 139.2 28.8 110.4 79.3%
Launching Rocket League 147.1 45.4 101.7 69.1%
Loading All-Star Aerial Training in
Rocket League
62.6 9.3 53.3 85.1%
Hand-timed tasks on laptops with
Core i3 processors and 8GB RAM
(Reported in Mbps)
Average HDD
megabits of data
Average SSD
megabits of data
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Iometer results
Read speed 74.1 280.5 N/A 73.6%
Write speed 21.9 159.5 N/A 86.3%
Hand-timed tasks on laptops with
Core i3 processors and 8GB RAM
(Reported in seconds)
Average HDD laptop
wait time
Average SSD laptop
wait time
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Applying a Windows update
Updating from Microsoft RS4 to 1903 3329.2 1250.8 2078.4 62.4%
Checking your schedule
Launching Calendar Microsoft app 8.7 2.3 6.4 73.6%
Collaborating through email
Loading an Outlook video attachment 12.1 2.3 9.8 81.0%
Loading an Outlook image attachment 23.8 16.0 7.8 32.8%
Watching videos
Opening and beginning playback of a
4.2GB HD video
15.1 3.0 12.1 80.1%
Listening to music
Extracting a 1.6GB .zip WAV album
from Bandcamp
81.0 21.6 59.4 73.3%
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18. Hand-timed tasks on laptops with
Core i3 processors and 8GB RAM
(Reported in seconds)
Average HDD laptop
wait time
Average SSD laptop
wait time
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Managing finances
Installing GnuCash 61.6 59.6 2.0 3.2%
Launching GnuCash 45.2 8.3 36.9 81.6%
Installing Money Manager Ex 2.2 1.7 0.5 22.7%
Launching Money Manager Ex 2.2 1.2 1.0 45.5%
Installing TurboCASH 40.5 18.2 22.3 55.1%
Launching TurboCASH 18.4 6.0 12.4 67.4%
Editing documents
Opening a 13.5MB Word file 31.7 5.0 26.7 84.2%
Compressing a 13.5MB Word file 4.4 1.4 3.0 68.2%
Opening a 23.2MB Excel file 32.3 9.1 23.2 71.8%
Backing-up and transferring files
Copying 40 GB of files between
system folders
1123.4 458.1 665.3 59.2%
Copying 40 GB of files from USB 3.0
to SSD/HDD
486.0 381.3 104.7 21.5%
Keeping in touch
Launching Skype 34.0 6.7 27.3 80.3%
Playing online video games
Launching Fortnite 122.9 87.2 35.7 29.0%
Launching Besiege 28.1 11.3 16.8 59.8%
Launching DOTA 2 75.7 22.9 52.8 69.7%
Launching Rocket League 40.9 36.8 4.1 10.0%
Loading All-Star Aerial Training in
Rocket League
6.9 6.4 0.5 7.2%
Hand-timed tasks on laptops with
Core i5 processors and 8GB RAM
(Reported in Mbps)
Average HDD
megabits of data
Average SSD
megabits of data
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Iometer results
Read speed 82.4 373.0 N/A 77.9%
Write speed 48.3 171.7 N/A 71.9%
Hand-timed tasks on laptops with
Core i5 processors and 8GB RAM
(Reported in seconds)
Average HDD laptop
wait time
Average SSD laptop
wait time
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Applying a Windows update
Updating from Microsoft RS4 to 1903 3824.6 1103.6 2721.0 71.1%
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19. Hand-timed tasks on laptops with
Core i5 processors and 8GB RAM
(Reported in seconds)
Average HDD laptop
wait time
Average SSD laptop
wait time
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Checking your schedule
Launching Calendar Microsoft app 4.8 1.2 3.6 75.0%
Collaborating through email
Loading an Outlook video attachment 8.7 2.5 6.2 71.3%
Loading an Outlook image attachment 11.5 9.7 1.8 15.7%
Watching videos
Opening and beginning playback of a
4.2GB HD video
9.7 2.3 7.4 76.3%
Listening to music
Extracting a 1.6GB .zip WAV album
from Bandcamp
71.4 19.6 51.8 72.5%
Managing finances
Installing GnuCash 123.7 48.5 75.2 60.8%
Launching GnuCash 31.5 8.0 23.5 74.6%
Installing Money Manager Ex 2.9 1.4 1.5 51.7%
Launching Money Manager Ex 2.7 1.0 1.7 63.0%
Installing TurboCASH 34.6 17.9 16.7 48.3%
Launching TurboCASH 14.0 5.7 8.3 59.3%
Editing documents
Opening a 13.5MB Word file 17.0 2.9 14.1 82.9%
Compressing a 13.5MB Word file 3.5 1.4 2.1 60.0%
Opening a 23.2MB Excel file 33.9 6.4 27.5 81.1%
Backing-up and transferring files
Copying 40 GB of files between
system folders
1060.2 341.3 718.9 67.8%
Copying 40 GB of files from USB 3.0
to SSD/HDD
450.6 254.6 196.0 43.5%
Keeping in touch
Launching Skype 20.3 6.4 13.9 68.5%
Playing online video games
Launching Fortnite 192.0 70.9 121.1 63.1%
Launching Besiege 32.5 11.0 21.5 66.2%
Launching DOTA 2 71.3 21.3 50.0 70.1%
Launching Rocket League 56.2 34.1 22.1 39.3%
Loading All-Star Aerial Training in
Rocket League
13.2 7.5 5.7 43.2%
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20. Hand-timed tasks on laptops with
Core i7 processors and 8GB RAM
(Reported in Mbps)
Average HDD
megabits of data
Average SSD
megabits of data
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Iometer results
Read speed 95.7 368.6 N/A 74.0%
Write speed 73.8 271.9 N/A 72.9%
Hand-timed tasks on laptops with
Core i7 processors and 8GB RAM
(Reported in seconds)
Average HDD laptop
wait time
Average SSD laptop
wait time
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Applying a Windows update
Updating from Microsoft RS4 to 1903 2784.1 959.9 1824.2 65.5%
Checking your schedule
Launching Calendar Microsoft app 6.3 1.2 5.1 81.0%
Collaborating through email
Loading an Outlook video attachment 9.7 2.5 7.2 74.2%
Loading an Outlook image attachment 16.6 6.2 10.4 62.7%
Watching videos
Opening and beginning playback of a
4.2GB HD video
7.8 2.4 5.4 69.2%
Listening to music
Extracting a 1.6GB .zip WAV album
from Bandcamp
49.1 18.0 31.1 63.3%
Managing finances
Installing GnuCash 50.8 41.9 8.9 17.5%
Launching GnuCash 28.1 7.1 21.0 74.7%
Installing Money Manager Ex 2.0 1.4 0.6 30.0%
Launching Money Manager Ex 2.1 1.2 0.9 42.9%
Installing TurboCASH 20.0 13.4 6.6 33.0%
Launching TurboCASH 11.7 5.0 6.7 57.3%
Editing documents
Opening a 13.5MB Word file 10.6 3.1 7.5 70.8%
Compressing a 13.5MB Word file 2.3 1.3 1.0 43.5%
Opening a 23.2MB Excel file 17.7 6.9 10.8 61.0%
Backing-up and transferring files
Copying 40 GB of files between
system folders
961.1 216.3 744.8 77.5%
Copying 40 GB of files from USB 3.0
to SSD/HDD
470.7 246.5 224.2 47.6%
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21. Hand-timed tasks on laptops with
Core i7 processors and 8GB RAM
(Reported in seconds)
Average HDD laptop
wait time
Average SSD laptop
wait time
Average time
difference
Average SSD
percentage win
Keeping in touch
Launching Skype 15.3 6.0 9.3 60.8%
Playing online video games
Launching Fortnite 115.8 61.4 54.4 47.0%
Launching Besiege 23.8 9.6 14.2 59.7%
Launching DOTA 2 60.1 18.6 41.5 69.1%
Launching Rocket League 35.2 30.4 4.8 13.6%
Loading All-Star Aerial Training in
Rocket League
6.6 5.7 0.9 13.6%
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22. SSD vs. HDD storage performance result averages for each laptop
The table below presents our findings for each laptop in detail.
Iometer results
for laptops
with Core i3
processors and
4GB RAM
(Reported in
Mbps)
Dell Inspiron
13-5378
HDD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
S340
HDD storage
HP Laptop 15
DA0032WM
HDD storage
Asus VivoBook
Flip
SSD storage
HP Notebook
14-cf0006dx
SSD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
330S
SSD storage
Read speed
Average 50.2 49.8 82.4 254.3 268.8 362.5
Write speed
Average 13.5 29.2 19.2 102.6 113.8 152.9
Hand-timed
tasks on laptops
with Core i3
processors and
4GB RAM
(Reported in
seconds)
Dell Inspiron
13-5378
HDD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
S340
HDD storage
HP Laptop 15
DA0032WM
HDD storage
Asus VivoBook
Flip
SSD storage
HP Notebook
14-cf0006dx
SSD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
330S
SSD storage
Updating Windows from RS4 to 1903
Average 4967.9 4935.8 3697.6 1786.2 1634.7 1282.3
Launching Calendar Microsoft App
Average 6.8 5.9 7.7 2.9 3.1 2.4
Loading an Outlook video attachment
Average 17.4 19.8 19.1 2.7 3.4 2.7
Loading an Outlook image attachment
Average 26.0 17.9 30.6 6.7 35.0 9.2
Opening and beginning playback of a 4.2GB 1080p HD video
Average 20.9 12.7 24.8 3.5 3.3 3.0
Extracting a 1.6GB .zip WAV album from Bandcamp
Average 218.3 51.4 89.7 30.2 31.0 24.3
Installing GnuCash
Average 124.5 114.2 84.3 69.5 76.6 65.2
Launching GnuCash
Average 47.5 55.3 43.0 11.6 11.6 8.6
Installing Money Manager Ex
Average 7.1 3.2 2.8 1.9 2.3 1.8
Launching Money Manager Ex
Average 5.8 4.0 3.4 1.3 1.6 1.5
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23. Hand-timed
tasks on laptops
with Core i3
processors and
4GB RAM
(Reported in
seconds)
Dell Inspiron
13-5378
HDD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
S340
HDD storage
HP Laptop 15
DA0032WM
HDD storage
Asus VivoBook
Flip
SSD storage
HP Notebook
14-cf0006dx
SSD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
330S
SSD storage
Installing TurboCASH
Average 162.5 61.5 37.8 23.1 26.1 16.8
Launching TurboCASH
Average 29.5 16.2 15.0 7.7 8.6 6.3
Opening a 13.5MB Word file
Average 54.1 24.7 45.7 6.3 5.4 4.1
Compressing a 13.5MB Word file
Average 3.5 4.1 3.8 2.8 1.5 1.1
Opening a 23.2MB Excel file
Average 16.6 35.3 42.8 14.3 9.7 11.6
Coping 40 GB of files between system folders
Average 1522.8 1484.4 1123.5 503.6 478.0 400.8
Copying 40 GB of files from USB 3.0 to SSD/HDD
Average 783.8 560.1 481.2 432.9 390.0 285.3
Launching Skype
Average 79.9 48.6 53.6 8.8 9.8 6.8
Launching Fortnite
Average 559.7 737.3 784.0 121.6 134.2 104.0
Launching Besiege
Average 110.3 70.2 76.1 16.3 18.6 12.1
Launching DOTA 2
Average 174.2 101.5 141.9 30.9 32.2 23.4
Launching Rocket League
Average 195.6 73.7 172.0 45.3 50.7 40.1
Loading All-Star Aerial Training in Rocket League
Average 82.0 27.9 77.8 8.0 11.1 8.7
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24. Iometer results
for laptops
with Core i3
processors and
8GB RAM
(Reported in
Mbps)
Dell Inspiron
13-5378
HDD storage
HP Laptop 15-
DW0037WM
HDD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
S340
HDD storage
Asus VivoBook
Flip
SSD storage
HP Notebook
14-cf0006dx
SSD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
330S
SSD storage
Read speed
Average 64.0 88.4 69.9 286.1 257.8 297.5
Write speed
Average 28.7 20.3 16.6 210.5 55.2 212.8
Hand-timed
tasks on laptops
with Core i3
processors and
8GB RAM
(Reported in
seconds)
Dell Inspiron
15-3567
HDD storage
HP Laptop 15-
DW0037WM
HDD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
S340
HDD storage
Dell Inspiron
15-5570
SSD storage
HP Notebook
14-cf0014dx
SSD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
S340
SSD storage
Updating Windows from RS4 to 1903
Average 4351.8 2771.1 2864.8 1245.1 1488.3 1019.1
Launching Calendar Microsoft App
Average 14.5 4.7 7.0 2.1 2.8 1.9
Loading an Outlook video attachment
Average 17.8 11.0 7.4 1.8 2.7 2.3
Loading an Outlook image attachment
Average 14.9 42.7 13.9 7.1 32.5 8.5
Opening and beginning playback of a 4.2GB 1080p HD video
Average 21.6 13.2 10.6 3.1 3.7 2.1
Extracting a1.6GB .zip WAV album from Bandcamp
Average 112.7 42.3 88.0 20.7 25.0 19.1
Installing GnuCash
Average 52.4 62.1 70.4 53.3 77.2 48.4
Launching GnuCash
Average 66.4 30.2 39.1 7.8 10.0 7.0
Installing Money Manager Ex
Average 1.4 2.2 3.0 1.5 2.1 1.6
Launching Money Manager Ex
Average 1.0 2.0 3.5 0.9 1.6 1.2
Installing TurboCASH
Average 69.9 24.2 27.5 16.5 22.1 16.0
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25. Hand-timed
tasks on laptops
with Core i3
processors and
8GB RAM
(Reported in
seconds)
Dell Inspiron
15-3567
HDD storage
HP Laptop 15-
DW0037WM
HDD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
S340
HDD storage
Dell Inspiron
15-5570
SSD storage
HP Notebook
14-cf0014dx
SSD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
S340
SSD storage
Launching TurboCASH
Average 23.5 11.4 20.2 5.6 7.1 5.2
Opening a 13.5MB Word file
Average 58.1 20.0 16.9 4.8 6.2 4.0
Compressing a 13.5MB Word file
Average 6.6 3.0 3.5 1.3 1.8 1.0
Opening a 23.2MB Excel file
Average 48.7 21.6 26.7 9.6 9.1 8.6
Copying 40 GB of files between system folders
Average 1316.8 1004.7 1048.7 344.8 710.4 319.1
Copying 40 GB of files from USB 3.0 to SSD/HDD
Average 632.5 382.0 443.6 244.2 658.8 240.8
Launching Skype
Average 55.5 19.0 27.6 6.2 8.4 5.4
Launching Fortnite
Average 142.2 124.1 102.4 76.2 114.2 71.2
Launching Besiege
Average 31.4 28.0 25.0 12.8 13.0 8.1
Launching DOTA 2
Average 106.7 64.6 55.7 22.3 27.5 18.9
Launching Rocket League
Average 42.7 36.1 43.9 33.4 45.2 31.7
Loading All-Star Aerial Training in Rocket League
Average 7.3 6.4 7.0 5.3 8.7 5.3
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26. Iometer results
for laptops
with Core i5
processors and
8GB RAM
(Reported in
Mbps)
HP Pavilion
15-cs0051wm
HDD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
3305
HDD storage
ACER Spin 5
5P515
HDD storage
HP Laptop
15-dw0043dx
SSD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
3305
SSD storage
Microsoft
Surface Laptop
2
SSD storage
Read speed
Average 56.3 84.9 106.0 376.9 377.0 365.0
Write speed
Average 21.8 39.5 83.6 174.7 169.4 170.9
Hand-timed
tasks on laptops
with Core i5
processors and
8GB RAM
(Reported in
seconds)
HP Pavilion
15-cs0051wm
HDD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
330S
HDD storage
ACER Spin 5
5P515
HDD storage
HP Laptop
15-dw0043dx
SSD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
330S
SSD storage
Microsoft
Surface Laptop
2
SSD storage
Updating Windows from RS4 to 1903
Average 3635.7 5238.0 2600.1 1043.9 1162.8 1104.0
Launching Calendar Microsoft App
Average 5.4 4.7 4.2 1.2 1.2 1.3
Loading an Outlook video attachment
Average 7.2 12.3 6.5 3.4 2.6 1.5
Loading an Outlook image attachment
Average 11.3 13.7 9.6 5.4 7.1 16.6
Opening and beginning playback of a 4.2GB 1080p HD video
Average 6.5 11.5 11.1 2.4 2.3 2.3
Extracting a 1.6GB .zip WAV album from Bandcamp
Average 92.7 85.0 36.4 19.3 19.5 20.1
Installing GnuCash
Average 252.3 68.9 49.8 44.6 44.2 56.7
Launching GnuCash
Average 21.2 34.4 38.8 7.2 8.0 8.7
Installing Money Manager Ex
Average 4.4 2.4 2.0 1.4 1.2 1.6
Launching Money Manager Ex
Average 3.2 2.7 2.1 1.0 0.9 1.1
Installing TurboCASH
Average 50.5 32.4 20.8 15.1 20.9 17.6
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27. Hand-timed
tasks on laptops
with Core i5
processors and
8GB RAM
(Reported in
seconds)
HP Pavilion
15-cs0051wm
HDD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
330S
HDD storage
ACER Spin 5
5P515
HDD storage
HP Laptop
15-dw0043dx
SSD storage
Lenovo IdeaPad
330S
SSD storage
Microsoft
Surface Laptop
2
SSD storage
Launching TurboCASH
Average 17.2 12.0 12.7 5.4 5.4 6.2
Opening a13.5MB Word file
Average 22.2 22.5 6.4 2.3 2.6 3.7
Compressing a 13.5MB Word file
Average 5.4 3.4 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.5
Opening a 23.2MB Excel file
Average 53.4 37.8 10.5 6.0 5.7 7.6
Copying 40 GB of files between system folders
Average 970.4 1321.3 888.9 364.6 365.9 293.3
Copying 40 GB of files from USB 3.0 to SSD/HDD
Average 433.1 491.4 427.4 252.7 257.8 253.3
Launching Skype
Average 17.4 23.6 19.8 6.1 5.9 7.3
Launching Fortnite
Average 338.7 122.7 114.7 63.9 68.6 80.1
Launching Besiege
Average 40.4 33.3 23.7 11.0 11.5 10.5
Launching DOTA 2
Average 75.6 75.4 62.9 20.0 22.5 21.3
Launching Rocket League
Average 78.5 51.8 38.4 33.1 38.4 30.7
Loading All-Star Aerial Training in Rocket League
Average 23.1 10.1 6.3 6.5 9.7 6.4
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28. Iometer results
for laptops
with Core i7
processors and
8GB RAM
(Reported in
Mbps)
Lenovo IdeaPad
L340
HDD storage
HP Pavilion 15t-
cs200
HDD storage
Dell Inspiron
15-3580
HDD storage
HP Spectre x360
Convertible
13-ap0013dx
SSD storage
Asus ZenBook S
UX391U
SSD storage
Lenovo Yoga
C930-131KB
SSD storage
Read speed
Average 110.2 101.5 75.4 393.2 327.9 384.8
Write speed
Average 106.1 97.4 17.9 328.1 210.5 277.0
Hand-timed
tasks on laptops
with Core i7
processors and
8GB RAM
(Reported in
seconds)
Lenovo IdeaPad
L340
HDD storage
HP Pavilion 15t-
cs200
HDD storage
Dell Inspiron
15-3580
HDD storage
HP Spectre x360
Convertible
13-ap0013dx
SSD storage
Asus ZenBook S
UX391U
SSD storage
Lenovo Yoga
C930-13IKB
SSD storage
Updating Windows from RS4 to 1903
Average 2407.8 2334.3 3610.2 959.6 1004.6 915.5
Launching Calendar Microsoft App
Average 10.6 3.6 4.8 1.1 1.3 1.2
Loading an Outlook video attachment
Average 6.4 10.4 12.3 2.7 2.7 2.1
Loading an Outlook image attachment
Average 10.5 12.6 26.6 8.4 2.2 8.0
Opening and beginning playback of a 4.2GB 1080p HD video
Average 7.1 8.5 7.9 2.4 2.6 2.3
Extracting a1.6GB .zip WAV album from Bandcamp
Average 41.5 33.5 72.4 19.0 19.7 15.4
Installing GnuCash
Average 50.0 57.8 44.5 39.2 47.1 39.5
Launching GnuCash
Average 26.8 31.3 26.2 7.0 7.5 6.8
Installing Money Manager Ex
Average 1.8 1.9 2.2 1.2 1.6 1.3
Launching Money Manager Ex
Average 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.0 1.6 1.1
Installing TurboCASH
Average 22.0 19.4 18.5 13.4 14.3 12.6
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29. Hand-timed
tasks on laptops
with Core i7
processors and
8GB RAM
(Reported in
seconds)
Lenovo IdeaPad
L340
HDD storage
HP Pavilion 15t-
cs200
HDD storage
Dell Inspiron
15-3580
HDD storage
HP Spectre x360
Convertible
13-ap0013dx
SSD storage
Asus ZenBook S
UX391U
SSD storage
Lenovo Yoga
C930-13IKB
SSD storage
Launching TurboCASH
Average 11.8 12.8 10.6 4.7 5.5 4.8
Opening a 13.5MB Word file
Average 6.8 10.1 15.0 3.2 2.5 3.7
Compressing a 13.5MB Word file
Average 1.6 1.5 3.9 1.0 1.3 1.6
Opening a 23.2MB Excel file
Average 8.7 8.5 36.0 6.2 7.3 7.1
Copying 40 GB of files between system folders
Average 861.6 842.5 1179.1 147.1 340.7 161.1
Copying 40 GB of files from USB 3.0 to SSD/HDD
Average 442.9 438.6 530.6 251.1 243.4 245.1
Launching Skype
Average 16.3 16.8 12.7 5.2 6.8 5.9
Launching Fortnite
Average 113.2 115.8 118.3 58.7 65.1 60.4
Launching Besiege
Average 31.8 22.7 16.9 9.6 10.8 8.3
Launching DOTA 2
Average 65.4 70.7 44.1 18.6 19.9 17.3
Launching Rocket League
Average 36.5 37.0 32.1 33.6 29.3 28.2
Loading All-Star Aerial Training in Rocket League
Average 6.8 6.7 6.3 7.6 4.8 4.6
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30. System configuration information
The table below presents detailed information on the systems we tested.
System Lenovo IdeaPad S340 Lenovo IdeaPad S340 Lenovo IdeaPad S340 Lenovo IdeaPad 330S
Processor
Vendor Intel Intel Intel Intel
Name Core i3 Core i3 Core i3 Core i3
Model number 8145U 8145U 8145U 8130U
Core frequency (GHz) 2.1 – 3.9 2.1 – 3.9 2.1 – 3.9 2.2 – 3.4
Number of cores 2 2 2 2
Cache 4 MB SmartCache 4 MB SmartCache 4 MB SmartCache 4 MB SmartCache
Memory
Amount (GB) 4 8 8 4
Type DDR4 DDR4 DDR4 DDR4
Speed (MHz) 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400
Graphics
Vendor Intel Intel Intel Intel
Model number UHD Graphics 620 UHD Graphics 620 UHD Graphics 620 UHD Graphics 620
Storage
Amount 1 TB 256 GB 1 TB 128 GB
Type SATA HDD SATA SSD SATA HDD SATA SSD
Connectivity/expansion
Wired ethernet N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wireless ethernet Qualcomm QCA377 Intel Wireless-AC 9462 Qualcomm QCA9377 Intel Wireless-AC 3165
Bluetooth 4.2 5.0 4.2 4.2
USB
2 x USB 3.1
1 x USB Type-C
2 x USB 3.1
1 x USB Type-C
2 x USB 3.1
1 x USB Type-C
2 x USB 3.1
1 x USB Type-C
Video HDMI HDMI HDMI HDMI
Battery
Type 3 cell Li-ion 3 cell Li-ion 3 cell Li-ion 2 cell Lithium-ion
Rated capacity 36 Wh 36 Wh 36 Wh 30 Wh
Display
Size (in.) 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.6
Type LCD LCD LCD LED
Resolution 1366 x 768 1366 x 768 1366 x 768 1366 x 768
Touchscreen No No No No
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31. System Lenovo IdeaPad S340 Lenovo IdeaPad S340 Lenovo IdeaPad S340 Lenovo IdeaPad 330S
Operating system
Vendor Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft
Name Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home
Build number or version 10.0.18362 10.0.18362 10.0.18363 10.0.18362
BIOS
BIOS name and version LENOVO V2.01 LENOVO V2.01
LENOVO
ALCN27WW(V2.04)
LENOVO 7SCN32WW
Dimensions
Height (in) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.76
Width (in) 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1
Depth (in) 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6
Weight (lbs.) 3.96 3.96 3.96 4.12
System Lenovo IdeaPad 330S Lenovo IdeaPad 330S
HP Notebook –
14-cf0014dx
HP Notebook –
14-cf0006dx
Processor
Vendor Intel Intel Intel Intel
Name Core i5 Core i5 Core i3 Core i3
Model number 8250U 8250U 7100U 7100U
Core frequency (GHz) 1.6 – 3.4 1.6 – 3.4 2.4 2.4
Number of cores 4 4 2 2
Cache 6 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Memory
Amount (GB) 8 8 8 4
Type DDR4 DDR4 DDR4 DDR4
Speed (MHz) 2,400 2,400 2,133 2,133
Graphics
Vendor Intel Intel Intel Intel
Model number UHD Graphics 620 UHD Graphics 620 HD Graphics 620 HD Graphics 620
Storage
Amount 128 GB 1 TB 256 GB 128 GB
Type SATA SSD SATA HDD SATA SSD M.2 SSD
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32. System Lenovo IdeaPad 330S Lenovo IdeaPad 330S
HP Notebook –
14-cf0014dx
HP Notebook –
14-cf0006dx
Connectivity/expansion
Wired ethernet N/A N/A Realtek PCIe GbE Realtek PCIe GbE
Wireless ethernet
Qualcomm Atheros
QCA9377
Qualcomm Atheros
QCA9377
Realtek RTL8723DE Realtek RTL8723DE
Bluetooth 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2
USB
2 x USB 3.1
1 x USB Type-C
2 x USB 3.1
1 x USB Type-C
2 x USB 3.1
1 x USB Type-C
2 x USB 3.1
1 x USB Type-C
Video HDMI HDMI HDMI HDMI
Battery
Type 2 cell Lithium-ion 2 cell Lithium-ion 3 Cell Lithium-ion 3 Cell Lithium-ion
Rated capacity 30 Wh 30 Wh 41 Wh 41 Wh
Display
Size (in.) 15.6 15.6 14 14
Type LED LED WLED Backlit WLED Backlit
Resolution 1366 x 768 1366 x 768 1366 x 768 1366 x 768
Touchscreen No No No No
Operating system
Vendor Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft
Name Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home
Build number or version 10.0.18362 10.0.18362 10.0.18362 10.0.18362
BIOS
BIOS name and version LENOVO 7SCN32WW LENOVO 7SCN32WW Insyde F.14 Insyde F.37
Dimensions
Height (in) 0.76 0.76 0.78 0.78
Width (in) 14.1 14.1 12.8 12.8
Depth (in) 9.6 9.6 8.9 8.9
Weight (lbs.) 4.12 4.12 3.15 3.15
System
HP Laptop –
15-dw0043dx
Asus ZenBook S
UX391U
Asus VivoBook Flip
Microsoft Surface
Laptop 2
Processor
Vendor Intel Intel Intel Intel
Name Core i5 Core i7 Core i3 Core i5
Model number 8265U 8550U 6100U 8350U
Core frequency (GHz) 1.6 – 3.9 1.8 – 4.0 2.3 1.7 – 3.6
Number of cores 4 4 2 4
Cache 6 MB SmartCache 8 MB Intel Smart Cache 3 MB 6 MB Intel Smart Cache
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33. System
HP Laptop –
15-dw0043dx
Asus ZenBook S
UX391U
Asus VivoBook Flip
Microsoft Surface
Laptop 2
Memory
Amount (GB) 8 8 4 8
Type DDR4 LPDDR3 DDR4 LPDDR3
Speed (MHz) 2,400 2,133 2,133 1,866
Graphics
Vendor Intel Intel Intel Intel
Model number UHD Graphics 620 UHD Graphics 620 HD Graphics 520 UHD Graphics 620
Storage
Amount 128 GB 256 GB 128 GB 128 GB
Type SATA SSD PCIe SSD M.2 SSD PCIe SSD
Connectivity/expansion
Wired ethernet Realtek PCIe GbE N/A
Realtek PCIe GbE Family
Controller
N/A
Wireless ethernet Realtek RTL8821CE Intel Wireless-AC 8265
Intel Dual Band Wireless-
AC 7265
Marvell AVASTAR
Wireless-AC
Bluetooth 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.2
USB
2 x USB 3.1
1 x USB Type-C
2 x Thunderbolt
1 x USB Type-C
1 x HDMI
2 x USB 3.0
1 x USB
1 x USB Type-C
1 x USB 3.0
Video HDMI N/A N/A 1 x Mini DisplayPort
Battery
Type 3 Cell Li-ion 4 cell Lithium-Ion 2 cell Polymer 4 cell Lithium-Ion
Rated capacity 42 Wh 50 Wh 38 Wh 45.2 Wh
Display
Size (in.) 15.6 13.3 15.6 13.5
Type LED Backlit LED LED LED
Resolution 1366 x 768 1920 x 1080 1366 x 768 2256 x 1504
Touchscreen Yes No Yes Yes
Operating system
Vendor Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft
Name Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Build number or version 10.0.18362 10.0.18362 10.0.18362 10.0.18362
BIOS
BIOS name and version Insyde F.13
American Megatrends
Inc. UX391UA.204
American Megatrends
Inc. TP501UAM.201
Microsoft Corporation
137.2706.768
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34. System
HP Laptop –
15-dw0043dx
Asus ZenBook S
UX391U
Asus VivoBook Flip
Microsoft Surface
Laptop 2
Dimensions
Height (in) 0.78 0.5 0.9 .57
Width (in) 14.11 12.2 14.8 12.13
Depth (in) 9.53 8.4 10 8.79
Weight (lbs.) 3.84 2.3 4.9 2.76
System
Lenovo IdeaPad L340-
15IWL
Lenovo Yoga C930-
13IKB
HP Spectre x360
Convertible
13-ap0013dx
HP Pavilion 15t-cs200
Processor
Vendor Intel Intel Intel Intel
Name Core i7 Core i7 Core i7 Core i7
Model number 8565U 8550U 8565U 8565U
Core frequency (GHz) 1.8 – 4.60 1.8 – 4.00 1.8 - 4.6 1.8 – 4.6
Number of cores 4 4 4 4
Cache 8 MB Intel Smart Cache 8 MB Intel Smart Cache 8 MB Intel Smart Cache 8 MB Intel Smart Cache
Memory
Amount (GB) 8 8 8 8
Type DDR4 DDR4 DDR4 DDR4
Speed (MHz) 2,666 2,400 2,400 2,667
Graphics
Vendor Intel Intel Intel Intel
Model number UHD Graphics 620 UHD Graphics 620 UHD Graphics 620 UHD Graphics 620
Storage
Amount 1 TB 256 GB 256 GB 1 TB
Type HDD SSD SSD HDD
Connectivity/expansion
Wired ethernet
Realtek PCIe GbE Family
Controller
N/A N/A
Realtek PCIe GbE Family
Controller
Wireless ethernet
Qualcomm Atheros
QCA9377
Intel Wireless-AC 9260 Intel Wireless-AC 9560 Intel Wireless-AC 9461
Bluetooth 4.2 5.0 5.0 5.0
USB
2 x USB 3.0
1 x USB Type-C
1 x USB 3.1
2 x Thunderbolt
1 x USB 3.1
1 x USB-C
2 x USB 3.1
1 x USB-C
Video 1 x HDMI N/A N/A 1 x HDMI
Battery
Type 3 cell Lithium-Ion 4 cell Lithium-Polymer Lithium-Ion 3 cell Lithium-Ion
Rated capacity 36 Wh 60 Wh 60 Wh 42 Wh
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35. System
Lenovo IdeaPad L340-
15IWL
Lenovo Yoga C930-
13IKB
HP Spectre x360
Convertible
13-ap0013dx
HP Pavilion 15t-cs200
Display
Size (in.) 15.6 13.9 13.3 15.6
Type LED IPS LED WLED WLED
Resolution 1366x768 1920x1080 1920 x 1080 1366 x 768
Touchscreen No Yes Yes Yes
Operating system
Vendor Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft
Name Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home
Build number or version 10.0.18362 10.0.18362 10.0.18362 10.0.18362
BIOS
BIOS name and version ATCN14WW LENOVO 8GCN32WW AMI F.14 Insyde F.19
Dimensions
Height (in) 0.9 .57 0.61 .7
Width (in) 14.3 12.7 12.16 14.24
Depth (in) 10 8.9 8.58 9.67
Weight (lbs.) 4.5 3.04 4.41 4.27
System
HP Pavilion
15-cs0051wm
Dell Inspiron 13-5378 Dell Inspiron 15-5570 Dell Inspiron 15-3567
Processor
Vendor Intel Intel Intel Intel
Name Core i5 Core i3 Core i3 Core i3
Model number 8250U 7100U 8130U 7130U
Core frequency (GHz) 1.6 – 3.4 2.4 2.2 - 3.4 2.7
Number of cores 4 2 2 2
Cache 6 MB Intel Smart Cache 3 MB Intel Smart Cache 4 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Memory
Amount (GB) 8 4 8 8
Type DDR4 DDR4 DDR4 DDR4
Speed (MHz) 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400
Graphics
Vendor Intel Intel Intel Intel
Model number UHD Graphics 620 HD Graphics 620 UHD Graphics 620 HD Graphics 620
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36. System
HP Pavilion
15-cs0051wm
Dell Inspiron 13-5378 Dell Inspiron 15-5570 Dell Inspiron 15-3567
Storage
Amount 1 TB 1 TB 256 GB 1 TB
Type HDD SATA HDD SATA SSD SATA HDD
Connectivity/expansion
Wired ethernet
Realtek PCIe GbE Family
Controller
N/A
Realtek PCIe FE Family
Controller
Realtek PCIe FE Family
Controller
Wireless ethernet Intel Wireless-AC 7265 Qualcomm QCA61x4A Intel Wireless-AC 3165 Qualcomm QCA9565
Bluetooth 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.0
USB
2 x USB 3.1
1 x USB-C
2x USB 3.0
1x USB 2.0
2x USB 3.0
1x USB 2.0
2x USB 3.1
1x USB 2.0
Video 1 x HDMI HDMI HDMI HDMI
Battery
Type 3 cell Lithium-Ion 3 cell Lithium-Ion 3 cell Lithium-Ion 4 cell Lithium-Ion
Rated capacity 42 Wh 42 Wh 42 Wh 40 Wh
Display
Size (in.) 15.6 13.3 15.6 15.6
Type WLED WLED LED LED
Resolution 1366 x 768 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 1366 x 768
Touchscreen Yes Yes Yes No
Operating system
Vendor Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft
Name Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home
Build number or version 10.0.18362 10.0.18362 10.0.18362 10.0.18362
BIOS
BIOS name and version Insyde F.04 Dell Inc. 1.27.0 Dell Inc. 1.2.3 Dell Inc. 2.9.0
Dimensions
Height (in) .7 0.8 .89 0.93
Width (in) 14.17 12.8 15 14.96
Depth (in) 9.45 8.8 10.2 10.25
Weight (lbs.) 4.25 3.7 4.9 4.95
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37. System Dell Inspiron 15-3580 Acer Spin SP515-51N
HP Laptop 15-
DW0037WM
HP Laptop
15-DA0032WM
Processor
Vendor Intel Intel Intel Intel
Name Core i7 Core i5 Core i3 Core i3
Model number 8565U 8250U 8145U 8130U
Core frequency (GHz) 1.80 1.60 2.10 2.20
Number of cores 4 4 2 2
Cache 3 MB Intel Smart Cache 6 MB SmartCache 4 MB SmartChache 4 MB Intel Smart Cache
Memory
Amount (GB) 8 8 8 4
Type DDR4 DDR4 DDR4 DDR4
Speed (MHz) 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400
Graphics
Vendor Intel Intel Intel Intel
Model number HD Graphics 620 UHD Graphics 620 HD Graphics 620 HD Graphics 620
Storage
Amount 1 TB 1 TB 1 TB 1 TB
Type SATA HDD SATA HDD SATA HDD SATA HDD
Connectivity/expansion
Wired ethernet
Realtek PCIe FE Family
Controller
N/A
Realtek PCIe FE Family
Controller
Realtek PCIe FE Family
Controller
Wireless ethernet Qualcomm QCA9377
Qualcomm Atheros
QCA61x4A
RealTek RTL8821CE PCIe
Adapter
Realtek RTL8821CE PCIe
Adapter 4.2
Bluetooth 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2
USB
2x USB 3.1 Gen1
1x USB 2.0
2x USB 3.0
1x USB 3.1 Gen1
1x USB 2.0
2x USB 3.1 Gen1
1x USB 2.0
2x USB 3.1 Gen1
1x USB 2.
Video HDMI HDMI HDMI HDMI
Battery
Type 3 cell Lithium-Ion 3 cell Lithium-Ion 4 cell Lithium-Ion 3 cell Lithium-Ion
Rated capacity 42 Wh 3320 mAh 41 Wh 41 Wh
Display
Size (in.) 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.6
Type LED LED IPS WLED WLED
Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 1366 x 768 1366 x 768
Touchscreen No Yes No No
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38. System Dell Inspiron 15-3580 Acer Spin SP515-51N
HP Laptop 15-
DW0037WM
HP Laptop
15-DA0032WM
Operating system
Vendor Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft
Name Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home
Build number or version 10.0.18362 10.0.18362 10.0.18362 10.0.18362
BIOS
BIOS name and version Dell Inc. 1.5.1 Insyde Corp. 1.09 Insyde F.13 Insyde F.07
Dimensions
Height (in) 0.89 0.70 0.89 0.9
Width (in) 14.96 15 14.80 14.8
Depth (in) 10.16 10.2 9.69 9.7
Weight (lbs.) 4.8 4.85 3.91 4.59
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39. How we tested
Creating the background workload
To simulate typical system use, we ran a combination of news, email, chat, document viewing, music, and social media websites in the
background. For websites that required accounts, we created test profiles and logged in the users on each device.
1. From the Desktop, open Chrome and Chrome settings.
2. Navigate to On Startup, and select Open a specific page or set of pages.
3. Select Open a specific page or set of pages, insert the following URLs, and click OK.
• reddit.com/r/pics
• instagram.com/microsoft
• simple.wikipedia.org
• mail.google.com
• slack.com
• drive.google.com
• docs.google.com
• youtube.com/feed/music
• sheets.google.com
• twitter.com/microsoft
• facebook.com/microsoft
4. Restart the system before each test run. Before testing, navigate through each tab to ensure that the device has fully loaded all
the content.
Collaborating through email
Loading an Outlook video attachment
1. Launch Outlook.
2. Navigate to the email with the video attachment.
3. Click the drop-down arrow on the video attachment, and click Open.
4. Simultaneously start the timer and click Open.
5. When video playback begins, stop the timer.
6. Restart the system, and repeat steps 1-5 two more times.
Loading an Outlook image attachment
1. Launch Outlook.
2. Navigate to the email with the image attachment.
3. On the image attachment, click the drop-down arrow.
4. Simultaneously start the timer and click Open.
5. When the image fully loads, stop the timer.
6. Restart the system, and repeat steps 1-5 two more times.
Watching videos
Opening and beginning playback of 4.2GB 1080p HD Video
1. Download and install VLC media player.
2. Simultaneously start the timer and open 4.2GB video with VLC media player.
3. When video playback begins, stop the timer.
4. Restart the system, and repeat steps 2-3 two more times.
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40. Listening to music
Extracting a 1.6GB .zip WAV album from Bandcamp
1. Download 1.6GB WAV .zip album from Bandcamp.
2. Right-click the downloaded album.
3. Select Extract All…
4. Select the destination for the extracted files.
5. Simultaneously start the timer and click Extract.
6. When all files are extracted, stop the timer.
7. Restart the system, and repeat steps 2-6 two more times.
Managing finances
Installing GnuCash
1. Download GnuCash.
2. Open the GnuCash setup.
3. Click Yes to allow the app to make changes to your device.
4. Select language, and click OK.
5. Accept the agreement, and click Next.
6. Click Next two times.
7. Simultaneously start the timer and click Install.
8. When GnuCash fully installs, stop the timer.
9. Uninstall GnuCash.
10. Restart the system, and repeat steps 2-9 two more times.
Launching GnuCash
1. Simultaneously start the timer and launch GnuCash.
2. When GnuCash fully loads, stop the timer.
3. Restart the system, and repeat steps 1-2 two more times.
Installing Money Manager Ex
1. Download Money Manager Ex.
2. Open the Money Manager Ex Setup.
3. Click Yes to allow the app to make changes to your device.
4. Select language, and click OK.
5. Click Next.
6. Accept the agreement, and click Next.
7. Click Next five times.
8. Simultaneously start the timer and click Install.
9. When Money Manager Ex fully installs, stop the timer.
10. Click Next.
11. Uncheck Launch Money Manager Ex, and click Finish.
12. Uninstall Money Manager Ex.
13. Restart the system, and repeat steps 2-12 two more times.
Launching Money Manager Ex
1. Launch Money Manager Ex.
2. Click Open Existing Database.
3. Select the Test Database.
4. Simultaneously start the timer and click Open.
5. When the database fully loads, stop the timer.
6. Restart the system, and repeat steps 1-5 two more times.
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41. Installing TurboCASH
1. Download TurboCASH 4.
2. Open the TurboCASH 4 setup.
3. Click Yes to allow the app to make changes to your device.
4. Select language, and click OK.
5. Click Next.
6. Accept the agreement, and click Next.
7. Click Next four times.
8. Simultaneously start the timer and click Install.
9. When TurboCASH 4 fully installs, stop the timer.
10. Uncheck all boxes at the end of the setup, and click Finish.
11. (First install only) Launch TurboCASH 4.
12. (First install only) Select language, and click OK.
13. (First install only) Close TurboCASH 4.
14. (First install only) Uninstall TurboCASH 4.
15. Uninstall TurboCASH 4.
16. Restart the system, and repeat steps 2-9 two more times.
Launching TurboCASH
1. Simultaneously start the timer and launch TurboCASH 4.
2. When the splash screen disappears, stop the timer.
3. Restart the system, and repeat steps 1-2 two more times.
Editing a document
Opening a 13.5MB Word file
1. Simultaneously start the timer and open the sample large Word file.
2. When the Word file fully loads, stop the timer.
3. Restart the system, and repeat steps 1-2 two more times.
Compressing a 13.5MB Word file
1. Right-click the sample large Word file.
2. Navigate to Send to.
3. Simultaneously start the timer and click Compressed (zipped) folder.
4. When the Word file fully compresses, stop the timer.
5. Restart the system, and repeat steps 1-4 two more times.
Opening a 23.2MB Excel file
1. Simultaneously start the timer and open the sample large Excel file.
2. When the Excel file fully loads, stop the timer.
3. Restart the system, and repeat steps 1-2 two more times.
Backing up and transferring files
Copying 40 GB of files between folders
1. Copy the folder with 40 GB of test files.
2. Open file explorer, and navigate to the desired destination.
3. Simultaneously start the timer and paste the folder into the new destination.
4. When the transfer is complete, stop the timer.
5. Delete and remove the copy of the 40 GB of test files.
6. Restart the system, and repeat steps 1-5 two more times.
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42. Copying 40 GB of files from USB 3.0 to SSD/HDD
1. Connect a USB 3.0 drive with 40GB folder to a USB 3.0 port on system.
2. Copy the 40GB folder from the USB 3.0 drive.
3. Simultaneously start the timer and paste the folder onto the desktop.
4. When the transfer is complete, stop the timer.
5. Delete and remove the 40 GB of test files.
6. Restart the system, and repeat steps 1-5 two more times.
Keeping in touch
Launching Skype
1. Download and install Skype for Windows.
2. After going through the first-time login or account setup, close Skype.
3. Simultaneously start the timer and launch Skype.
4. When Skype fully loads, stop the timer.
5. Restart the system, and repeat steps 3-4 two more times.
Playing online video games
Before running these tests, we downloaded and installed the Steam app as well as the Epic Games Launcher for Windows to download and
install the games needed.
Launching Fortnite
1. Open the Epic Games Launcher.
2. Download and install Fortnite.
3. Once Fortnite is installed, simultaneously start the timer and click launch to launch Fortnite.
4. Stop the timer when Fortnite fully loads and reaches the main menu.
5. Restart the system, and repeat steps 3-4 two more times.
Launching Besiege
1. Open Steam.
2. Navigate to Library.
3. Download and install Besiege.
4. Once Besiege is installed, simultaneously start the timer and click Play to launch Besiege.
5. Stop the timer when Besiege fully loads and reaches the main menu.
6. Restart the system, and repeat steps 4-5 two more times.
Launching DOTA 2
1. Open Steam.
2. Navigate to Library.
3. Download and install DOTA 2.
4. Once DOTA 2 is installed, simultaneously start the timer and click play to launch DOTA 2.
5. Stop the timer when DOTA 2 fully loads and the character appears on the main menu.
6. Restart the system, and repeat steps 4-5 two more times.
Launching Rocket League
1. Open Steam.
2. Navigate to Library.
3. Download and install Rocket League.
4. Once Rocket League is installed, simultaneously start the timer and click play to launch Rocket League.
5. Stop the timer when Rocket League launches, and the Unreal Engine logo appears.
6. Restart the system, and repeat steps 4-5 two more times.
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43. Loading All-Star Aerial Training in Rocket League
1. Open Steam.
2. Navigate to Library.
3. Launch Rocket League.
4. On the main menu, click Training.
5. Click Aerial.
6. Simultaneously start the timer and click All-Star.
7. When the level fully loads, stop the timer.
8. Restart the system, and repeat steps 1-7 two more times.
Checking your schedule
Launching the Microsoft Calendar app
1. In the Start Menu, navigate to the Calendar app.
2. Simultaneously start the timer and launch the Calendar Microsoft app.
3. When the Calendar app fully loads, stop the timer.
4. Restart the system, and repeat steps 1-3 two more times.
Updating Windows from RS4 to 1903
1. Insert USB with RS4 image.
2. Boot the system, and click the corresponding button on the system to go to the one-time boot screen.
3. Select the USB to boot from the USB, and click Enter.
4. When prompted, type 2, and click Enter to install a clean version of Windows Pro RS4.
5. Once the image is applied, type exit, and click Enter.
6. Follow the instructions to complete the Windows setup.
7. Immediately following the Windows setup, navigate to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10.
8. To download the Windows Update Assistant, click Update Now.
9. Open the Windows 10 Update Assistant.
10. Click Update Now.
11. Click Next.
12. Once the update is finished, simultaneously start the timer and click Restart Now.
13. Stop the timer when the updates are installed and the Windows desktop appears.
14. Restart they system, and repeat steps 1-13 two more times.
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Running the Iometer test
1. Launch Iometer.
2. In the Topology section, expand the Desktop to see the listed Workers.
3. Disconnect all but one Worker.
4. On the Disk Targets tab, click C: Local Disk to select it as the test disk.
5. Under Maximum Disk Size, for the number of Sectors, type 39,062,500.
6. For the # of Outstanding I/Os per target, type 8.
7. Navigate to the Access Specifications tab.
8. Under Global Access Specifications, select 4KiB; 100% Read; 0% random, and click Add.
9. Under Global Access Specifications, select 4KiB, 0% Read; 0% random, and click Add.
10. Navigate to the Results Display tab.
11. Change the Update Frequency to 5 seconds.
12. Navigate to the Test Setup tab.
13. Under Run Time, input 8 in the Minutes section, while leaving Hours and Seconds set to 0.
14. Under Ramp Up Time, type 60.
15. To start the tests, click the green flag.
16. Select a destination and file name for the results document, and click Save.
17. Restart the system, and repeat steps 1-16 two more time.
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