In the following tests, we subjected our enterprise SSDs to 25 hours of continuous random 4 KB writes across each drive. We recorded the IOPS every second, giving us 90,000 data points. We then zoomed in to the last 60 minutes to more coherently visualize the results.

As you can see from the graph above, the P420m, while delivering high overall average IOPS, also produces some noisy results. Depending on your take, the P420m actually performs better than the P320h at a queue depth of 32. In terms of consistency, though, the P320h is still a far superior drive. At a queue depth of 256, the P320h takes a clear and commanding lead.

The consistency graph doesn't always tell the whole story because outliers show up more prominently than clusters of points. When looking at the histogram, you can see that roughly 70% of the data-points meet Micron's specification. Compare that to the P320h at a queue depth of 256, where 87% of the data points are at or above the specification, and 99% fall within 97.5% of its spec. Looking at the results differently, the P420m has a standard deviation of 16,000 IOPS, while the P320h's is only 4,000 IOPS.
- Micron P420m: A Read Focused, PCIe-Attached SSD
- Going Piece By Piece Through The Micron P420m
- Test Setup, Benchmarks, And Methodology
- Results: 4 KB Random Performance And Latency
- Results: Performance Consistency
- Results: Enterprise Workload Performance
- Results: Sequential Performance
- Results: Enterprise Video Streaming Performance
- Micron P420m: A PCIe-Based SSD Built For Read-Heavy Workloads
http://www.thessdreview.com/our-reviews/romex-fancycache-review-ssd-performance-at-13gbs-and-765000-iops-in-60-seconds-flat/
Considering that the cost/GB of RAM is about $7/GB, it may not be such a bad idea to use RAM storage + backup generators instead of traditional non-volatile flash nand.
Same here. I love the concept but price/gb isn't where it should be. But i do have some extra pci express slots that need filled!