Six New SSDs: Can Intel Be Dethroned?

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Comparison Table, Test Setups

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ManufacturerWalton ChaintechMemory CorpMemory CorpSilicon PowerSoliwareSuper Talent
FamilyAPOGEEF4 MLCF4 MLCSLC SSDS100 MLC SSDMasterDrive OX
Capacity64 GB32 GB32 GB64 GB32 GB64 GB
Available Capacities32,128 GB8-128 GB8-128 GB8, 16, 32 GB64, 128 GB16, 32, 128 GB
InterfaceSATA / 300 - USBSATA / 300SATA / 300SATA / 300SATA /150SATA/300
Form Factor2.5"2.5"2.5"2.5"2.5"2.5"
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Low Level Benchmarks - System Hardware
Processor (s)2x Intel Xeon Processor (Nocona core)3.6 GHz, FSB800, 1 MB L2 Cache
PlatformAsus NCL-DS (Socket 604)Intel E7520 Chipset, BIOS 1005
RAMCorsair CM72DD512AR-400 (DDR2-400 ECC, reg.)2x 512 MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings
System Hard DriveWestern Digital Caviar WD1200JB120 GB, 7,200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, UltraATA/100
Mass Storage Controller (s)Intel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5)Promise SATA 300TX4Promise FastTrak TX4310 Driver 2.06.1.310
NetworkingBroadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Graphics SubsystemOn-Board GraphicsATI RageXL, 8 MB
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System Hardware
Performance Measurementsc't h2benchw 3.6PCMark05 V1.01
I/O PerformanceIOMeter 2003.05.10Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-BenchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkWorkstation-Benchmark
Performance and Power MeasurementsIOMeter 2006.07.27Workstation-BenchmarkStreaming-Benchmark
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System Software and Drivers
OSMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition,Service Pack1
Platform DriverIntel Chipset Installation Utility 7.0.0.1025
Graphics DriverDefault Windows Graphics Driver

Test Notebook and Settings

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Platform
NotebookDell Latitude D630Mobile Intel GM965 Express Chipset
CPUIntel Core 2 Duo T9500 (45 nm; 2600 MHz, 6 MB L2 Cache)
RAMCorsair ValueRAM 2x 2048 MB DDR2-667 SDRAM 5-5-5-15
DVD-ROM8x DVD+/-RW
WirelessIntel 4965 WLAN (802.11a/g/n) mini Card
Screen14.1 inch WideScreen WXGA+ LCD (1400x900)
Graphics CardIntel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Sound CardIntegrated
Power Supply9-Cell/85WHr Primary Battery
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System Software and Drivers
OSWindows Vista Ultimate 6.0 Build 6000 SP1
DirectX Version10
Platform Drivers IntelVersion 8.2.0.1014
Graphics Driversigdumd32.dll (7.14.00.10.1253)
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Benchmarks and Settings
VLCVersion 0.8.6hPlaying VOB file