I/O performance results are most relevant for server and similar applications. Think of apps that trigger many small read or write operations, such as checking for viruses or P2P downloads. Heavy multitaskers should also look at these results. Western Digital and Toshiba flunk I/O-heavy workload tests. Indilinx drives perform well, but you’ll get the best results on SSDs with SandForce controllers.



The Web server test is different from the three other workloads in that it doesn’t require any write operation. Therefore, the results and ranking are different.
The workstation profile is most relevant for enthusiasts and heavy multitaskers.
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Summary
- Tom’s Hardware Mainstream SSD Shootout
- The SSD Landscape
- Asax Leopard Hunt II (TS25M64, 128 GB)
- Asax Server One 120 (200 GB)
- Crucial RealSSD C300 (64 GB)
- G.Skill Phoenix FM25S2S (100 GB)
- G.Skill Phoenix Pro (120 GB)
- Intel X25-V (40 GB)
- OCZ Vertex 2 (VTX100G, 100 GB)
- OCZ Vertex 2 (E series, VTX2E120G, 120 GB)
- OWC Mercury Extreme SSD (100 GB)
- RunCore Kylin II SSD (100 GB)
- Test Setup
- Benchmark Results: Access Time
- Benchmark Results: I/O Performance
- Benchmark Results: Read/Write Throughput
- Benchmark Results: 4K Random Reads/Writes And Interface Bandwidth
- Benchmark Results: PCMark Vantage
- Benchmark Results: Power Consumption
- Benchmark Results: Power Efficiency
- Performance Indexes
- Conclusion
- Comparison Table