Although we are putting the final touches on our new and upgraded System test Benches, we felt this picture would be of benefit. A simple click will enlarge it to assist. 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 …
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OWC Mercury Electra 6G SATA 3 SSD 240GB Review – Interior Components and Test Protocol
A look inside the exterior casing of the OWC Electra was a bit unexpected as many believe that asynchronous NAND flash memory is new to the SSD scene. I knew I recognized this specific ‘strain’ of memory but couldn’t recall it being in any recent SSDs which eventually led to my giving in to a Google search. Back in late …
Read More »Areca ARC-4036 6Gb/s SAS/SATA JBOD Enclosure Review – Connecting Drives
Now, we have the ARC-4036 enclosure connected to the computer via the host adapter and it is time to connect our drives and get down to work! The drives are easy to install but first we must remove one of the trays in its entirety in order to install the devices. Inspecting the trays themselves is going to highlight again …
Read More »ASRock Z68 Extreme 4 Series Motherboard Review – Storage Benchmarks
STORAGE AND PERIPHERAL BENCHMARKS CrystalDiskMark CrystalDiskMark is a small benchmark utility for hard drives (as well as flash drives) that enables rapid measurements of sequential and random read/write speeds. The USB 2.0 test was performed using the 64GB Patriot SuperSpeed USB 3.0 flash drive: The USB 3.0 test was performed using the 64GB Patriot SuperSpeed USB 3.0 flash drive: XFast …
Read More »Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SATA 3 SSD Review – Interior Components and Test Protocol
The front of the Force Series GT PCB displays the SandForce SF-2281 processor which is proving to be the hottest thing in solid state drives these days. There is not a company around that has moved to SATA 3 and not shaken hands with SandForce in some way, shape or form. In fact, I only know of one SSD manufacturing …
Read More »Corsair Force Series 3 120 GB SSD SATA 3 Review – Interior Components and The Test Bench
FORCE SERIES 3 INTERIOR The SandForce SF-2281 processor is on the front of the Corsair Force Series 3 SSD printed circuit board (PCB) along with the SATA 3 interface which allows connecting the drive to your laptop or desktop computer. Eight modules of Micron 25nm asynchronous NAND flash memory are located on each side of the PCB, each with a …
Read More »Patriot Wildfire 120GB SATA 3 SSD Review – Test Protocol and the AnvilPro Beta Bench
We have to apologize up front because our Test Bench is going through a bit of a transition but we thought it beneficial to throw in a picture in any case. A simple click will enlarge it to assist. Our main goal in testing is to ensure that all test results are as accurate as they can be and no …
Read More »Patriot Wildfire 120GB SATA 3 SSD Review – ATTO, Crystal DiskMark and AS SSD
ATTO DISK BENCHMARK VER. 2.46 ATTO Disk Benchmark is perhaps one of the oldest benchmarks going and is definitely the main staple for manufacturer performance specifications. For our testing, we use a set length of 256mb and test both the read and write performance of various transfer sizes ranging from 0.5 to 8192kb. Manufacturers prefer this method of testing as …
Read More »OCZ RevoDrive 3 x2 480 GB PCIe SSD Review – IOMeter Benchmark Testing
SSD COMPRESSION AND TESTING FLUCTUATIONS All SSDs are not created equal and many new SSD enthusiasts realize that when they test their new drive to confirm specifications and ensure all is in order. SandForce controlled SSDs, as in the RevoDrive 3 x2 480GB PCIe SSD we are testing today, use compression techniques in storage whereas many others do not. This …
Read More »Crucial m4 128GB SATA 6G Solid State Drive Review @ Tweak Town
At this point we’ve seen all of the larger, 256GB based SSDs and it’s now time to start looking at the 128GB range. The 120GB – 128GB capacity size is important for manufacturers and consumers since this is the size that most of you are looking to purchase. The 128GB drives are very affordable this year, quite a bit less …
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