Running `bonnie++ -n 256 -u bonnie -d /home/bonnie/` on Dell R210, 2 GB DDR3, 250 GB SATA II - CentOS 5.4 x86_32, kernel 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5. First table is for AHCI mode, second is for ATA mode:
Version 1.96Sequential OutputSequential InputRandom
Seeks
Sequential CreateRandom Create
SizePer CharBlockRewritePer CharBlockNum FilesCreateReadDeleteCreateReadDelete
K/sec% CPUK/sec% CPUK/sec% CPUK/sec% CPUK/sec% CPU/sec% CPU/sec% CPU/sec% CPU/sec% CPU/sec% CPU/sec% CPU/sec% CPU
tech-2.sta4G45098669622033517788699711315329.122563284376198077981768229365968327290399569510
Latency42592us1922ms1560ms32495us102ms413msLatency423ms1553us844ms359ms134us2270ms

Version 1.96Sequential OutputSequential InputRandom
Seeks
Sequential CreateRandom Create
SizePer CharBlockRewritePer CharBlockNum FilesCreateReadDeleteCreateReadDelete
K/sec% CPUK/sec% CPUK/sec% CPUK/sec% CPUK/sec% CPU/sec% CPU/sec% CPU/sec% CPU/sec% CPU/sec% CPU/sec% CPU/sec% CPU
tech-2.sta4G421997302521379417113198983675222.172563274375202509100187443136407822736149953099
Latency36808us2124ms225ms37676us35648us539msLatency456ms1655us768ms369ms136us2173ms