On 05/14/2015 07:19 AM, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:
> On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 8:56 PM, ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Pat,
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Would it be faster, slower, or about the same as a dedicated
>> LSI (or similar) controller when used in a high end workstation?
>
> It is the same as any other software RAID. If you do a search for
> "software RAID vs hardware RAID", you will find as many opinions as
> you could possibly want.
>
> My own view: For a workstation with a few drives in a RAID0, RAID1, or
> RAID10 configuration, I highly doubt you could notice any difference.
> Where hardware RAID shines is on large disk arrays at more
> sophisticated RAID levels.
>
>   - Pat
>

Thank you!