This is The SSD Review Test Bench and a quick click on the photo will bring it up full size for closer inspection. TEST PROTOCOL Our main goal in testing is to ensure that all test results are as accurate as they can be and no anomalies slip through. We conduct all tests three times and, if necessary, we may …
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The OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 120GB SATA 3 SSD Review – Initial Testing
ATTO DISK BENCHMARK V2.46 We can always predict that testing will go well when our first tests exceed the manufacturers specifications as seen here. ATTO is one of the most popular benchmarks programs for SSDs as it is the test method used by manufacturers to arrive at their listed specifications. 554MB/s high sequential read and 478MB/s high sequential write transfer …
Read More »The OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 120GB SATA 3 SSD Review – HDTune Pro Benchmarks
HDTUNE PRO V.4.6 – BENCHMARK HDTune Pro confirms what we have seen but also shows us that the access time of this drive is 0.051ms which is becoming commonplace in newer solid state drives. In comparison to a hard drive which is roughly 9ms, the access time of the SSD in this case is some 176 times faster in disk …
Read More »The OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 120GB SATA 3 SSD Review – PCMark Vantage Comparison and Conclusions
PCMARK VANTAGE HDD SUITE The SSD Review uses benchmark software called PCMark Vantage x64 HDD Suite to create testing scenarios that might be used in the typical user experience. There are eight tests in all and the tests performed record the speed of data movement in MB/s to which they are then given a numerical score after all of the …
Read More »Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 External USB 3 128GB SSD Review – Like a Rock!
With USB 3.0 now becoming standard in many new laptops and computers alike, we thought it might be an ideal time to review an external USB 3 solid state drive and were fortunate to be offered the opportunity by Kingston Technology. Our review today will take a close look at the Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 USB 3 SSD and the …
Read More »Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 External USB 3 128GB SSD Review – Benchmark Protocol and Initial Testing
This is The SSD Review Test Bench and a quick click on the photo will bring it up full size for closer inspection. TEST PROTOCOL Our main goal in testing is to ensure that all test results are as accurate as they can be and no anomalies slip through. We conduct all tests three times and, if necessary, we may …
Read More »Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 External USB 3 128GB SSD Review – AS SSD and PCMark Vantage
AS SSD Benchmark V 1.6 AS SSD is a software program that was created specifically for testing solid state drives. It does an excellent job of confirming other such benchmarks, but also shows us the incredible access times of .154ms and .272ms which are significantly lower than that of a hard drive. The disk access time of a hard drive …
Read More »Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 External USB 3 128GB SSD Review – HDTune Pro Tests
HDTune Pro Ver. 4.60 – Benchmark HDTune Pro Ver. 4.60 -File Benchmark HDTune Pro Ver. 4.60 – Random Testing HDTune Pro Ver. 4.60 – Extras Although the lion-share of the above results have been shown through other tests, we always find it valuable to include all in order to establish that the benchmark results we reach are consistent throughout. Pg1 …
Read More »Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 External USB 3 128GB SSD Review – Conclusions
The Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 128GB USB 3 SSD is the first of its kind that we have tested and we are thoroughly impressed. Its internal PCB is based on that of Kingstons own SSDNow V+100 SSD which has had a great deal of success and its specs fall just below the V+100 which is a given as we have …
Read More »Intel 320 Series 300GB SATA II SSD Review – Intel Maintains Focus On SATA II SSD Consumer Need
Every so often a subject presents itself that, on the surface, leaves people wondering what the heck the company had in mind when they started the production line rolling. The 320 Series SSD seems to be just that as word of this SSD was leaked a few weeks back and the technology community seems to think Intel would be crazy …
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