
We knew going into our testing that the M500DC's random read performance wouldn't match most of our comparison drives. Iometer demonstrates exactly that, too. In fact, the only drive Micron beats at high queue depths is the company's P400m, its other enterprise-oriented SATA-attached SSD. The M500DC isn't positioned as a read-focused product though, so this result comes as no surprise.

The M500DC shines more brightly in random write performance. Its 800 GB model consistently exceeds the 24,000 IOPS claimed in Micron's datasheet. Compared to more read-oriented SSDs that hover in the 10,000 IOPS range, the M500DC delivers excellent performance.
We would have liked to test the 480 GB model as well. Micron says it should do 35,000 IOPS, and dropping that on the competition would have put it on equal footing as SanDisk's first-place Optimus Eco at 400 GB.

Average response time measurements put Micron's M500DC in the middle of the pack, which corroborates our IOPS testing.

Maximum response time lands slightly higher than the best enterprise-focused SSDs, though 26.54 ms is still a great result.
- Bridging The Gap Between Consumer And Enterprise Storage
- A Look Inside Micron's M500DC
- How We Test Micron's M500DC
- Results: 4 KB Random Performance And Latency
- Results: Performance Consistency
- Results: Enterprise Workload Performance
- Results: Sequential Performance
- Results: Enterprise Video Streaming Performance
- New: Power Consumption, Detailed
- Results: Power Consumption
- Creating A New Mid-Range Enterprise Market
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Only one _small_ problem. According to the Micron product page (http://www.micron.com/products/solid-state-storage/enterprise-sata-ssd/m500dc-enterprise-sata-ssd) the M500DC is a SATA device, not SAS!
The fact you are claiming this is anything even remotely near lab validation exposes your tremendous lack of knowledge on the subject.
No one refers to 4-corner testing as corner case testing. One link to a reputable site that does so? Instead of arguing an indefensible point you should be attempting to learn exactly what corner case means. Most would have had the good sense to do that before posting.
SAS v SATA is like Formula 1 compared to Go-Karts. Another example of your lack of understanding. SAS is meant for users who require certain features, and the price demands that users are aware of those features. They do not compete against each other, they are two entirely different classes of hardware.
No one refers to 4-corner testing as corner case testing. One link to a reputable site that does so? Instead of arguing an indefensible point you should be attempting to learn exactly what corner case means. Most would have had the good sense to do that before posting.
SAS v SATA is like Formula 1 compared to Go-Karts. Another example of your lack of understanding. SAS is meant for users who require certain features, and the price demands that users are aware of those features. They do not compete against each other, they are two entirely different classes of hardware.