Not sure if these numbers are good bad or average...
Running GEM Bench and HDD tester on Mega 4
Running GEM Bench and HDD tester on Mega 4
Delvis
Atari Mega 4 ST / 1040ST
Atari Mega 4 ST / 1040ST
Re: Running GEM Bench and HDD tester on Mega 4
You are comparing your machine to a STE (has blitter) to your machine which with the blitter disabled. So of course you will get strange results. As I keep saying, read how to use GB6.
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viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1585 Have you done the Mandatory Fixes ?
Just because a lot of people agree on something, doesn't make it a fact. ~exxos ~
People should find solutions to problems, not find problems with solutions.
Re: Running GEM Bench and HDD tester on Mega 4
Although you have TOS206 installed, your machine should be compared to a stock STFM which the Mega is based on.
The test file is STFM1048 - STFM TOS 104 @ 8mhz (stock machine)
This will show you how improved from stock your system is running.
As @exxos mentions you are comparing with the default test file which is a stock STE DEFAULT - STE TOS 206 8mhz stock
If your Mega has a Blitter turn it on and then can see how it compares agains STFM stock and / or and STE stock.
Lastly a tip is that even if you have run the tests by loading a new test file the values will all be recalculated to show the difference you don't have to re-run the tests. This is handy if you want to quickly compare how your system compares to others.
The test file is STFM1048 - STFM TOS 104 @ 8mhz (stock machine)
This will show you how improved from stock your system is running.
As @exxos mentions you are comparing with the default test file which is a stock STE DEFAULT - STE TOS 206 8mhz stock
If your Mega has a Blitter turn it on and then can see how it compares agains STFM stock and / or and STE stock.
Lastly a tip is that even if you have run the tests by loading a new test file the values will all be recalculated to show the difference you don't have to re-run the tests. This is handy if you want to quickly compare how your system compares to others.
Re: Running GEM Bench and HDD tester on Mega 4
You ACSI transfer speed is quite good. Is that a hard drive or modern SD card drive?
Re: Running GEM Bench and HDD tester on Mega 4
Yes I turned it on and reran the tests. Also did the HDD test with Blitter instead of PIO.
Delvis
Atari Mega 4 ST / 1040ST
Atari Mega 4 ST / 1040ST
Re: Running GEM Bench and HDD tester on Mega 4
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viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1585 Have you done the Mandatory Fixes ?
Just because a lot of people agree on something, doesn't make it a fact. ~exxos ~
People should find solutions to problems, not find problems with solutions.
https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/store2/ - All my hardware mods for sale - Please help support by making a purchase.
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1585 Have you done the Mandatory Fixes ?
Just because a lot of people agree on something, doesn't make it a fact. ~exxos ~
People should find solutions to problems, not find problems with solutions.
Re: Running GEM Bench and HDD tester on Mega 4
For the HDD I am using Alan H IDE interface and an 8GB card.
Delvis
Atari Mega 4 ST / 1040ST
Atari Mega 4 ST / 1040ST
Re: Running GEM Bench and HDD tester on Mega 4
Looks like one of the original IDE interfaces which he produced. I have also got one of those and it works very well. I never got the later "Monster" variants to work despite having two or three of them
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https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/store2/ - All my hardware mods for sale - Please help support by making a purchase.
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1585 Have you done the Mandatory Fixes ?
Just because a lot of people agree on something, doesn't make it a fact. ~exxos ~
People should find solutions to problems, not find problems with solutions.
https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/store2/ - All my hardware mods for sale - Please help support by making a purchase.
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1585 Have you done the Mandatory Fixes ?
Just because a lot of people agree on something, doesn't make it a fact. ~exxos ~
People should find solutions to problems, not find problems with solutions.
Re: Running GEM Bench and HDD tester on Mega 4
After those photos I know I changed out the Marpet 8MB board for his board. I need to open it up and take a new photo. I was very active 2013-2016 with my ST then silent until a few months ago when I could set it back up. Also built that special Mega case with my toys in it.
Delvis
Atari Mega 4 ST / 1040ST
Atari Mega 4 ST / 1040ST