Comparison Table And Test Setup
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| Manufacturer | A-Data | Asax | Asax | Cavalry Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family | SSD S592 | Leopard-Hunt II | Leopard-Hunt II | SSD Pelican |
| Model Number | Row 1 - Cell 1 | ASAX-SATA1.8 T2-SSD | ASAX-SATA2.5 T2-SSD | CASD00032MIS |
| Tested Capacities | 128GB | 64GB | 256GB | 32GB |
| Other Capacities | 32, 64GB | 16, 32, 128, 256GB | 16, 32, 64, 128GB | 64, 128GB |
| Rotational Speed (RPM) | Flash MLC | Flash MLC | Flash MLC | Flash MLC |
| Controller | Indilinx | Indilinx | Indilinx | JMF602 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | 1.8" | 2.5" | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 |
| Cache | 64MB | 64MB | 64MB | n/a |
| NCQ | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Height | 9.5 mm | n/a | 9.5 mm | 9.5 mm |
| Weight | 54 g | 26 g | Row 11 - Cell 3 | Row 11 - Cell 4 |
| MTBF | 1,000,000 h | n/a | n/a | 1,300,000 h |
| Operating Temperature | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0-70°C |
| Specified Idle Power (Low Power) | 0.44W | 0.57W | 0.62W | 1.04W |
| Measured Idle Power (Low Power) | 0.50W | 0.35W | 0.35W | 1.00W |
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| Manufacturer | Corsair | Crucial | Crucial | Intel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family | P256 | M225 | M225 | X25-M 34nm |
| Model Number | CMFSSD-256GBG2D | CT128M225 | CT256M225 | SSDSA2M160G2G2 |
| Tested Capacities | 256GB | 128GB | 256GB | 160GB |
| Other Capacities | 64, 128GB | 64, 256GB | 64, 256GB | 80GB |
| Rotational Speed (RPM) | Flash MLC | Flash MLC | Flash MLC | Flash MLC |
| Controller | Samsung | Indilinx | Indilinx | PC29AS21BA0 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | 2.5" | 2.5" | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 |
| Cache (MB) | 128MB | 64MB | 64MB | 32MB |
| NCQ | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Height | 9.5 mm | 9.5 mm | 9.5 mm | 9.5 mm |
| Weight | 88 g | 70 g | 94 g | 80 g |
| MTBF | 1,000,000 h | 1,000,000 h | 1,000,000 h | 1,200,000 h |
| Operating Temperature | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0-70°C |
| Specified Idle Power (Low Power) | 0.19W | 0.44W | 0.48W | 0.06W |
| Measured Idle Power (Low Power) | 0.50W | 0.4W | 0.5W | 0.08W |
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| Manufacturer | OCZ | OCZ | OCZ | Super Talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family | Summit | Vertex | Vertex Turbo | UltraDrive ME |
| Model Number | OCZSSD2-1SUM120G | OCZSSD2-1VTX120G | OCZSSD2-1VTXT120G | FTM28GX25H |
| Tested Capacities | 120GB | 120GB | 120GB | 128GB |
| Other Capacities | 60, 250GB | 30, 60, 250GB | 30, 60, 250GB | 32, 64, 256GB |
| Rotational Speed (RPM) | Flash MLC | Flash MLC | Flash MLC | Flash MLC |
| Controller | Samsung | Indilinx | Indilinx | Indilinx |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | 2.5" | 2.5" | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 |
| Cache (MB) | 128MB | 64MB | 64MB (180 MHz) | 64MB |
| NCQ | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Height | 9.5 mm | 9.5 mm | 9.5 mm | 9.5 mm |
| Weight | 98 g | 92 g | 94 g | 68 g |
| MTBF | 1,500,000 h | 1,500,000 h | 1,500,000 h | 1,000,000 h |
| Operating Temperature | 0-70°C | 0-70°C | 0-70°C | 0-70°C |
| Specified Idle Power (Low Power) | 0.17W | 0.47W | 0.45W | 0.44W |
| Measured Idle Power (Low Power) | 0.50W | 0.50W | 0.50W | 0.40W |
Test Setup
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (45nm, 2.66 GHz, 8 MB L2 Cache) |
| Motherboard (Socket 1366) | Supermicro X8SAX Revision: 1.0, Chipset Intel X58 + ICH10R, BIOS: 1.0B |
| RAM | 3 x 1GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX |
| HDD | Seagate NL35 400GB ST3400832NS, 7,200 RPM, SATA/150, 8 MB Cache |
| Power Supply | OCZ EliteXstream 800W OCZ800EXS-EU |
| Benchmarks | |
| Performance Measurements | h2benchw 3.12PCMark Vantage 1.0 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2006.07.27Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-benchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkWorkstation-BenchmarkStreaming ReadsStreaming Writes |
| System Software and Drivers | |
| Driver | Details |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 |
| Intel Chipset | 9.1.0.1007 |
| AMD Graphics | Radeon 8.12 |
| Intel Matrix Storage | 8.7.0.1007 |
