GHOST speed competition

Overall, different versions of Ghost can be roughly divided into two levels according to the cloning speed. Ghost 5.1c, Ghost 6.0 is a level, Ghost 7.5, Ghost 2000, Ghost 2003 is another level, the difference between the two levels is very large. Let's look at the performance of Ghost under different conditions.

1. Test Record

1) Impact of Software Version

Test Machine: Dell G260 Original Machine, configured as: I845G Motherboard, P4 2.66GHz  533MHz FSB  CPU, 80GB (7200 rpm, 2MB Cache) hard disk, 256MB DDR266 memory.

Test version: Ghost 6.0 and Ghost 7.5.

Test Method: Clone the C disk 1974MB data to the E disk.

Test results: Ghost6.0 takes 7 minutes and 40 seconds, the stable speed is 250MB/Min; Ghost2003 takes 1 minute and 6 seconds, and the stable speed is 800MB/Min.

It can be seen that different versions of Ghost vary greatly in speed.

2) The impact of the motherboard BIOS

Test machine: compatible machine, configured as: Abit IS7-E i865PE motherboard, P4 2.4GHz  533MHz FSB  CPU, Maxtor 40GB (7200 rpm, 2MB Cache) hard disk, 256MB DDR 266 memory.

Test version: Ghost 2003, motherboard BIOS version is 10, 11 and 13.

Test Method: Clone 2204MB data of C drive to E drive

Test result: When the BIOS version is 10, it takes 6 minutes and 11 seconds, the stable speed is 350MB/Min; the BIOS version is 11 When it takes 5 minutes and 36 seconds, the stable speed is 385MB/Min; when the BIOS version is 13, it takes 2 minutes and 50 seconds, and the stable speed is 800MB/Min.

It can be seen that the BIOS has a greater impact on cloning performance.

3) Impact of file system format

Test machine: compatible machine, configured as: Epox 7KXA motherboard, AMD Slot1 K7 550MHz CPU, 40GB (7200 rpm, 2MB Cache) hard disk, 256MB SDRAM PC133 memory.

Test Software: Ghost 7.5

Test Method: First format the C drive to FAT32 format, install Windows 2000 Server, and install all drivers, office software, application software, etc. Use Ghost to clone the C drive 1785MB data to the E drive; then reformat the C drive to NTFS format, reinstall Windows 2000 Server, install all the drivers, office software, and applications, and then put the C drive 1768MB data. Clone to the E drive.

Test results: 9 minutes and 23 seconds in FAT32 format, 175MB/Min in stable speed; 5 minutes and 7 seconds in NTFS format, 350MB/Min in stable speed.

It can be seen that Ghost works more efficiently under the NTFS file system than under the FAT32 file system.

2. Use the experience

1) Ghost7.0 and subsequent versions have greatly improved performance compared to previous versions, it is recommended that friends try to use the latest version.

2) Before the backup, sort the disk, delete the temporary files and useless files, it is best to defragment the disk.

3) For those who install Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, it is recommended to convert the system disk to NTFS format to improve efficiency.

4) From my personal experience, the motherboard plays a very important role in the cloning speed. I recommend using the motherboard of the first-tier manufacturers and try to use the new BIOS.