Validated storage
The storage subsystems in the table below have been tested to help you determine whether they will meet your throughput needs when used with Matrox-based editing systems.
Note that these are general guidelines only because many variables influence throughput including the number of video layers (files) on the timeline, driver versions, heat, simultaneous programs running in the background such as anti-virus and network monitors, and many other factors. If you are working with compressed video, often the storage subsystem is not the gating item, but rather the CPU itself will reach its limit decompressing multiple layers simultaneously.
Read more about the test procedures.
View data rates for various video formats.
Click on the storage unit or host adapter link to view setup details.
| Manufacturer and Model | Host adapter | Maximum throughput (MBytes/ sec) |
Burst throughput (MBytes/ sec) |
Offset burst throughput (MBytes/ sec) |
Aggressive throughput (MBytes/ sec) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 generic 250 GB serial ATA drives. Setup Details | HighPoint RocketRAID 2310 | 80 | 80 | 80 | Not tested |
| 8 generic 250 GB serial ATA II drives. Setup Details | HighPoint RocketRAID 2320 | 170 | 160 | 190 | 100 |
| G-Tech G-SPEED eS Setup Details | HighPoint RocketRAID 2314 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80 |
| CalDigit S2VR HD Setup Details | CalDigit FASTA-4e 4 port PCI-e SATA 3G | 160 | 120 | 120 | 100 |
| CalDigit S2VR Duo Setup Details | CalDigit FASTA-4x | 80 | 60 | 80 | Not tested |
| Enhance Technology EnhanceRAID R14 HDS Setup Details | ATTO Express UL5D | 360 | 270 | 360 | 360 |
| Enhance Technology UltraStor HDS8 Setup Details | ATTO Express UL5D | 340 | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested |
| Enhance Technology UltraStor RS8 Setup Details | ATTO Express PCI UL4D | 180 | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested |
| Rorke Data Galaxy HDX2 Setup Details | QLogic SANblade QLE2462 | 450 | 320 | 450 | 450 |
| G-Tech G-SPEED XL16 Setup Details | QLogic SANblade QLA2462 | 420 | 320 | 420 | 360 |
| G-Tech G-SPEED FC Setup Details | QLogic SANblade QLA2462 | 140 | 140 | Not tested | 100 |
| G-Tech G-SPEED FC Setup Details | QLogic SANblade QLA2462 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 100 |
