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ManufacturerIntelIntelMtronMtron
FamilyX25-EX25-MSSD MOBISSD MOBI
Model NumberSSDSA2SH032G1GNSSDSA2MH080G1MSD-SATA3525-032MSD-SATA3525-064
Capacity32 GB80 GB32 GB64 GB
Other Capacities64 GB160 GB16, 64, 128 GB16, 32, 128 GB
Flash Memory TypeFlash SLCFlash MLCFlash SLCFlash SLC
Form Factor2.5"2.5"2.5"2.5"
InterfaceSATA/300SATA/300SATA/150SATA/150
Cache ( MB)16 MB16 MBN/AN/A
NCQYesYesNoNo
Height6.5 mm6.5 mm9.5 mm9.5 mm
Weight78 g80 g60 g84 g
MTBF2 Million Hours1.2 Million Hours1 Million Hours1 Million Hours
Operating Temperature0-70°C0-70°C0-70°C0-70°C
Specified Idle Power ( Low Power)0.06 W0.06 WN/AN/A
Measured Idle Power ( Low Power)0.5 W0.5 W1.1 W1.1 W
Operating Shock ( 2 ms, read)1000 G1000 G1500 G1500 G
Web siteIntelIntelMtronMtron
WarrantyRow 17 - Cell 1 Row 17 - Cell 2 3 years3 years
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ManufacturerSamsungSamsungSolidataSolidataSuper Talent
FamilySSD SATA 3.0Gbps 2.5"PB22-JX SeriesX SeriesMasterDrive OX
Model NumberMCCOE64G5MPPMMDOE56G5MXP-0VBX1-64X2-128FTM64GL25H
Capacity64 GB256 GB64 GB128 GB64 GB
Other Capacities32 GB128 GB128, 256 GB256 , 512 GB16, 32, 128 GB
Flash Memory TypeFlash MLCFlash MLCFlash MLCFlash MLCFlash MLC
Form Factor2.5"2.5"2.5"2.5"2.5"
InterfaceSATA/300SATA/300SATA/300SATA/300SATA/300
Cache (MB)No128 MBN/AN/AN/A
NCQNoYesNoNoNo
Height9.5 mm9.5 mm9.5 mm9.5 mm9.5 mm
Weight74 g82 g98 g98 g66 g
MTBF2 Million Hours1 Million Hours2 Million Hours2 Million Hours1 Million Hours
Operating Temperature0-70°C0-70°C0-70°C0-70°C0-70°C
Specified Idle Power ( Low Power)0.24 W0.19 W3 W3 WN/A
Measured Idle Power (Low Power)0.21 W0.15 W4.6 W4.7 W1.4 W
Operating Shock ( 2 ms, read)1500 G1500 GN/AN/A1500 G
Web siteSamsungSamsungSolidatasolidataSuper Talent
WarrantyRow 17 - Cell 1 Row 17 - Cell 2 2 years1 yearRow 17 - Cell 5
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ManufacturerMtronMtronPhotoFastPhotoFast
FamilySSD PROSSD PROG-MonsterG-Monster-V2
Model NumberMSD-SATA3525-032MSD-SATA3525-032Row 1 - Cell 3 Row 1 - Cell 4
Capacity32 GB32 GB32 GB128 GB
Other Capacities16, 64, 128 GB16, 64, 128 GB64, 128 GBRow 3 - Cell 4
Flash Memory TypeFlash SLCFlash SLCFlash SLCFlash MLC
Form Factor2.5"2.5"2.5"2.5"
InterfaceSATA/150SATA/150SATA/300SATA/300
Cache (MB)N/AN/AN/AN/A
NCQNNN/AN/A
Height9.5 mm14.8 mm9.5 mm9.5 mm
Weight82 g196 g92 g82 g
MTBF1 Million Hours1 Million Hours1.75 Million Hours1.75 Million Hours
Operating Temperature0-70°C0-70°C-10-70°C-10-70°C
Specified Idle Power ( Low Power)N/AN/AN/AN/A
Measured Idle Power (Low Power)1.1 W1.5 W0.8 W2.4 W
Operating Shock ( 2 ms, read)2000 G2000 G1500 G1500 G
WebsiteMtronMtronPhotoFastPhotoFast
Warranty5 years5 years1 year1 year
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System Hardware
HardwareDetails
CPUIntel Core i7 920 (45 nm, 2.66 GHz, 8 MB L3 Cache)
MotherboardSupermicro X8SAX (Socket LGA1366) Revision: 1.0 Cipsatz: Intel X58 + ICH10R BIOS: 1.0B
RAM2 GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX
System Hard DriveSeagate NL35 400 GB ST3400832NS 7,200 RPM, SATA/150, 8 MB cache
Power SupplyOCZ EliteXstream 800W OCZ800EXS-EU
Benchmarks
Performance Measurementsh2benchw 3.12PCMark Vantage 1.0
I/O PerformanceIOMeter 2006.07.27Fileserver-Benchmark; Webserver-Benchmark; Database-Benchmark; Workstation-Benchmark
Throughput TestingStreaming Read Test; Streaming Write Test
System Software and Drivers
DriversDetails
Intel Chipset Drivers9.1.0.1007
AMD Graphics DriversRadeon 8.12
Intel Matrix Storage Drivers8.7.0.1007
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