Test Setup
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| Test Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2500K (Sandy Bridge), 3.3 GHz, LGA 1155, 8 MB Shared L3, Power-savings enabled |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-H67MA-UD2H |
| Memory | Kingston Hyper-X 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1333 @ DDR3-1333/1066, 1.5 V |
| Hard Drive | Intel X25-M 160 GB SSDSA2M160G2GC, SATA 3Gb/s (System Drive) |
| Row 4 - Cell 0 | Kingston SSDNow 100 V+ 120 GB SVP100S2/128G, SATA 3Gb/s |
| Row 5 - Cell 0 | OCZ Agility 2 120 GB OCZSSD2-2AGTE120G, SATA 3Gb/s |
| Row 6 - Cell 0 | Seagate Momentus 5400.6 500 GB ST9500325AS, SATA 3Gb/s |
| Row 7 - Cell 0 | OCZ Vertex 2 120 GB OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G, SATA 3Gb/s |
| Row 8 - Cell 0 | Intel SSD 310 80 GB SSDMAEMC080G2, SATA 3Gb/s |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| Power Supply | Sparkle 1250 W, 80 PLUS |
| System Software And Drivers | |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 |
| Graphics Driver | Intel Display Driver 8.15.10.2266 |
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| Benchmarks | |
|---|---|
| Performance Measurements | CrystalDiskMark 3.0 x64, set to read and write random data to drivePCMark Vantage 1.0.2.0 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2008.08.18, default configuration, not reading/writing random dataFile server Benchmark, Web server Benchmark, Database Benchmark, Workstation BenchmarkStreaming Reads, Streaming Writes4 KB Random Reads, 4 KB Random Writes |
While the mSATA can't be natively plugged into a SATA port, we have a interposer card that converts the mSATA interface to the standard seven-pin SATA connector. This does not create any sort of bottleneck, as mSATA still utilizes native SATA signaling.
Update: If you have been paying attention to the news, you already know about the SATA degradation problem in the H67 and P67 chipsets. We want to remind everyone that the problem only affects the 3 Gb/s ports. We're only testing on the 6 Gb/s ports here, so our results are unaffected.