12-19-2018, 06:45 AM
Thanks for the info, definitely it's worth considering, though I don't have one currently.
Now I've found out that (user configurable) offloading features are all on by default (by looking at the config header file specified in README) for Aquantia drivers.
I changed the card to Intel X550-T2 based card, installed ixgbe driver and performed the same test to confirm that it can serve at more decent speed that is 4.76Gbps, and CPU usage was about 77%, not 100% that was observed on the Aquantia one.
Nominal performance (namely CryltalDiskMark scores) also improved by about 10% (except 4KB Q1T1 random R/W), though perceived performance was almost the same (Windows file transfer says actual speed is 330MB/s).
Now I've found out that (user configurable) offloading features are all on by default (by looking at the config header file specified in README) for Aquantia drivers.
I changed the card to Intel X550-T2 based card, installed ixgbe driver and performed the same test to confirm that it can serve at more decent speed that is 4.76Gbps, and CPU usage was about 77%, not 100% that was observed on the Aquantia one.
Nominal performance (namely CryltalDiskMark scores) also improved by about 10% (except 4KB Q1T1 random R/W), though perceived performance was almost the same (Windows file transfer says actual speed is 330MB/s).
