Kal-EL
06-01-2009, 08:46 AM
ASUS launches P6X58 Premium with SATA 6 Gb/s Support (http://www.overclockaholics.com/95779/ASUS_launches_P6X58_Premium_with_SATA_6_Gb_s_Suppo rt.html)
At the booth of ASUS we found a motherboard (http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/#) that supports the brand-new SATA 6 Gbit/s standard that was released just a few days ago. ASUShttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif (http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/#) prepared a running demo that showcases the performance differences between SATA-II and SATA-III. Unfortunately we were too far away to really take a look at the performance numbers.
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-06-01/p6x58_premium_thm.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-06-01/p6x58_premium.jpg)
The main improvement of SATA III is that it doubles the available bandwidth again, to reach 6 Gbit/s. While no current mechanical harddrives can reach such speeds, there are several SSDs out there that can saturate a 3 Gb/s link. Other improvements include an optional smaller connector for 1.8" devices and improvements to Native Command Queuing (NCQ). By the way, the official name is "SATA 6 Gbit/s", not "SATA III" or "SATA 3.0", yes I know I got it wrong in this post. Linky: http://www.techpowerup.com/95779/ASUS_launches_P6X58_Premium_with_SATA_6_Gb_s_Suppo rt.html
At the booth of ASUS we found a motherboard (http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/#) that supports the brand-new SATA 6 Gbit/s standard that was released just a few days ago. ASUShttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif (http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/#) prepared a running demo that showcases the performance differences between SATA-II and SATA-III. Unfortunately we were too far away to really take a look at the performance numbers.
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-06-01/p6x58_premium_thm.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-06-01/p6x58_premium.jpg)
The main improvement of SATA III is that it doubles the available bandwidth again, to reach 6 Gbit/s. While no current mechanical harddrives can reach such speeds, there are several SSDs out there that can saturate a 3 Gb/s link. Other improvements include an optional smaller connector for 1.8" devices and improvements to Native Command Queuing (NCQ). By the way, the official name is "SATA 6 Gbit/s", not "SATA III" or "SATA 3.0", yes I know I got it wrong in this post. Linky: http://www.techpowerup.com/95779/ASUS_launches_P6X58_Premium_with_SATA_6_Gb_s_Suppo rt.html