Is RAID 5 as fast as RAID 0?

NeonBlackJack · 19-12-2006, 04:20 PM

I plan on having a RAID 5 array of three 250GB hard-drives in my new build for extra reliability, so I was just wondering what the speed difference is between that and RAID 0?

Big B · 19-12-2006, 03:47 PM

It's roughly the same.

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NeonBlackJack Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11 Status: Offline	Is RAID 5 as fast as RAID 0? I plan on having a RAID 5 array of three 250GB hard-drives in my new build for extra reliability, so I was just wondering what the speed difference is between that and RAID 0?

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