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Comparison Table And Test Setup

Manufacturer
A-Data
Corsair
Kingston
FamilyNobilityForce SeriesSSDNow V+
Model NumberN002CSSD-F160GBP2-BRKTSNVP325-S2/128GB
Capacity128 GB160 GB128 GB
Flash TypeMLCMLCMLC
ControllerIndilinx Barefoot
SandForce SF-1200Toshiba T6UG1XBG
Form Factor2.5"2.5"2.5"
InterfaceSATA 3Gb/sSATA 3Gb/sSATA 3Gb/s
Cache (MB)64 MBN/A128 MB
NCQYes
YesYes
Height9.5 mm9.5 mm9.5 mm
MTBFN/A
1,000,000 h1,000,000 h
Operating Temperature0-70° C0-70° C0-70° C
Specified Idle Power (low-power)N/A
0.50 W0.15 W
Measured Idle Power (low-power)0.51 W0.52 W0.06 W
Price$267$396$275
ManufacturerKingstonPatriotSamsung
FamilySSDNow VInferno470-Series
Model NumberSNV425-S2/128GB 
PI120GS25SSDRPM810
Capacity128 GB120 GB256 GB
Flash TypeMLCMLCMLC
ControllerToshiba TC58NCF618GBTSandForce SF-1200Samsung MAX
Form Factor2.5"2.5"2.5"
InterfaceSATA 3Gb/sSATA 3Gb/sSATA 3Gb/s
Cache (MB)64 MBN/A
128 MB
NCQYes
YesYes
Height9.5 mm9.5 mm9.5 mm
MTBF
1,000,000 h1,500,000 h1,500,000 h
Operating Temperature0-70° C0-70° C0-70° C
Specified Idle Power (low-power)N/A
N/A
N/A
Measured Idle Power (low-power)1.36 W0.69 W0.16 W
Price
$230$271$600


Test Setup

System Hardware
HardwareDetails
CPUIntel Core i7-920 (45 nm, 2.66 GHz, 4 x 512 KB L2 Cache, 8 MB Shared L3 Cache)
Motherboard (LGA 1366)Supermicro X8SAX, Revision: 1.0, Chipset Intel X58 + ICH10R, BIOS: 1.0B
SATA controller
Highpoint Rocket 620, SATA 6 Gb/s
Memory3 x 1 GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX
HDDSeagate NL35 400 GB, ST3400832NS, 7200 RPM, SATA 1.5Gb/s, 8 MB Cache
Power SupplyOCZ EliteXstream 800 W, OCZ800EXS-EU
Benchmarks
Performance Measurementsh2benchw 3.13
PCMark Vantage 1.0.2.0
I/O PerformanceIOMeter 2008.08.18
Fileserver-Benchmark
Webserver-Benchmark
Database-Benchmark
Workstation-Benchmark
Streaming Reads
Streaming Writes
4k Random Reads
4k Random Writes
System Software & Drivers
Operating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate x64
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Summary
  1. Can Samsung’s 470-Series Shake Up the SSD Market?
  2. Benchmarking Issues And Trends
  3. A-Data Nobility N002 (Indilinx, 128 GB)
  4. Corsair Force F160 (160 GB, SandForce)
  5. Kingston SSDNow V (128 GB, Toshiba)
  6. Kingston SSDNow V+ (128 GB, Toshiba)
  7. Patriot Inferno (120 GB, SandForce)
  8. Samsung 470-Series (Also Known As PM810 [256 GB])
  9. Comparison Table And Test Setup
  10. Benchmark Results: Access Time And I/O Performance
  11. Benchmark Results: h2benchw Throughput And Iometer Streaming
  12. Benchmark Results: CrystalDiskMark Sequential Reads/Writes
  13. Benchmark Results: 4 KB Random Reads/Writes
  14. Benchmark Results: 512 KB Random Reads/Writes
  15. Benchmark Results: PCMark Vantage Storage
  16. Benchmark Results: Power Consumption
  17. Benchmark Results: Power Efficiency
  18. Conclusion And Recommendations
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