Crucial m4 And Intel SSD 320: The Other SSD Competitors
Test Setup And Benchmarks
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| Test Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processors | Intel Core i5-2500K (Sandy Bridge), 3.3 GHz, LGA 1155, 6 MB Shared L3, Power-savings enabled |
| Motherboard | Asus P8P67 Deluxe (LGA 1155) Intel P67/ICH10R, BIOS 1502 |
| Memory | Kingston 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) DDR3-1600, KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX |
| Hard Drive | Intel X25-M 160 GB SSDSA2M160G2GC, SATA 3Gb/s (System Drive) |
| Row 4 - Cell 0 | Intel SSD 510 250 GB SSDSC2MH250A2K5, SATA 6Gb/s |
| Row 5 - Cell 0 | OCZ Vertex 3 Pro 200 GB Beta Sample, SATA 6Gb/s |
| Row 6 - Cell 0 | OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB Beta Sample, SATA 6Gb/s |
| Row 7 - Cell 0 | Crucial C300 256 GB CTFDDAC256MAG, SATA 6Gb/s |
| Row 8 - Cell 0 | OCZ Vertex 2 120 GB OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G, SATA 3Gb/s, Firmware 1.32 |
| Row 9 - Cell 0 | OCZ Agility 2 120 GB OCZSSD2-2AGTE120G, SATA 3GB/s, Firmware 1.32 |
| Row 10 - Cell 0 | Crucial m4 256 GB MTFDDAC256MAM-1K1, SATA 6GB/s |
| Row 11 - Cell 0 | Intel SSD 320 300 GB SSDSA2CW300G3 |
| Row 12 - Cell 0 | Intel X25-M G2 160 GB SSDSA2M160G2GC, SATA 3Gb/s |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 4850 |
| Power Supply | Sparkle 1250 W, 80 PLUS |
| System Software And Drivers | |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 |
| Graphics Driver | AMD Catalyst 11.2 |
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| Benchmarks | |
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| 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 |
SSDs are secure erased prior to testing, and attached to the 6 Gb/s ports on our Asus P8P67 Deluxe motherboard. At the request of several readers, results from testing the 3 Gb/s ports have been added for comparison.
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Could you expand on the Full Disk Encryption capabilities of the Intel 320?Reply
If you can actually use hardware FDE on that drive (rather than just secure erase), that's a winner for me. -
bto Why does the Intel 510 250GB appear to have two scores in crystalmark? (469.4 and 259.7) on the top benchmark on page: "Benchmark Results: CrystalDiskMark Streaming Performance" the specs are identical for both.Reply -
poppasmurf Great lil tidbit, wonder what the difference will be between other SSD's with different interface connections other than physical appearance and the interface connection. More on the lines of pro's and con's between the SSD interface connections I'm referring to the OCZ PCI-e drives vs. SATA 6GB just a thought to stir up the hoop la of ssd's :PReply -
JohnnyLucky I am beginning to wonder if we haven't reached the point where the human eye and brain are finding it harder to differentiate performance among ssd's. Some mainstream benchmarks seem to suggest that. Some of the benchmarks in this review seem to indicate the same. There are some very tight groupings.Reply -
henryvalz At the speed points that SSDs are functioning, I'm beginning to think that durability and reliability might be the best basis for decision. I would also really like to see some boot times from Windows 7, or loading time for games.Reply -
kev_stev Does anyone know when the vertex 3 and M4 are going to actually be available? I have heard rumors that the vertex 3 will be released "any day now" since mid march...Reply -
iamtheking123 I'll go SSD in my next build, probably in a year and a half. Right now I'm satisfied with Raid 0-ed 1TB Caviar Blacks.Reply