Hi,
> A more realistic test is e.g. realignment, writing normalised images,
> smoothing or running a fMRI first level stats estimation, where you have
> lots of data to read, less data to write (and to different files than the
> originals).
Yes, goot point. We did some benchmarks a long time ago - for SPM99.
At the time, the results suggested that NFS file transfer was not a
major bottleneck for SPM speed - but I am sure that your mileage may
vary...
http://imaging.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/imaging/SpmBenchmarks
Best,
Matthew
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