Configurazione di prova

La piattaforma di test è basata su una motherboard Z77 con una CPU Intel Core i5-2400. I chipset delle serie 6 e 7 sono virtualmente identici sotto il profilo dell'archiviazione. Usiamo il driver RST 10.6.1002, abbastanza datato, solo per mantenere equi i confronti con SSD testati in precedenza.

Hardware
Processore	Intel Core i5-2400 (Sandy Bridge), 32 nm, 3.1 GHz, LGA 1155, 6 MB Shared L3, Turbo Boost Enabled
Motherboard	Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3
Memoria	G.Skill Ripjaws 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1866 @ DDR3-1333, 1.5 V
Unità di sistema	Kingston HyperX 3K 240 GB, Firmware 5.02
Unità sotto test	SanDisk X210 256 GB, Firmware X210400
	SanDisk X210 512 GB, Firmware X210400
Unità di confronto	Intel SSD 530 180 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: DC12
	Intel SSD 520 180 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 400i
	Intel SSD 525 180 GB mSATA, Firmware: LLKi
	SanDisk A110 256 GB M.2 PCIe x2, Firmware: A200100
	Silicon Motion SM226EN 128 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: M0709A
	Crucial M500 120 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: MU02
	Crucial M500 240 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: MU02
	Crucial M500 480 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: MU02
	Crucial M500 960 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: MU02
	Samsung 840 EVO 120 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: EXT0AB0Q
	Samsung 840 EVO 240 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: EXT0AB0Q
	Samsung 840 EVO 480 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: EXT0AB0Q
	Samsung 840 EVO 1 TB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: EXT0AB0Q
	SanDisk Ultra Plus 64 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: X211200
	SanDisk Ultra Plus 128 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware X211200
	SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware X211200
	Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware DXM04B0Q
	Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware DXM04B0Q
	SanDisk Extreme II 120 GB, Firmware: R1311
	SanDisk Extreme II 240 GB, Firmware: R1311
	SanDisk Extreme II 480 GB, Firmware: R1311
	Seagate 600 SSD 240 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: B660
	Intel SSD 525 30 GB mSATA 6Gb/s, Firmware LLKi
	Intel SSD 525 60 GB mSATA 6Gb/s, Firmware LLKi
	Intel SSD 525 120 GB mSATA 6Gb/s, Firmware LLKi
	Intel SSD 525 180 GB mSATA 6Gb/s, Firmware LLKi
	Intel SSD 525 240 GB mSATA 6Gb/s, Firmware LLKi
	Intel SSD 335 240 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 335s
	Intel SSD 510 250 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: PWG2
	OCZ Vertex 3.20 240 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 2.25
	OCZ Vector 256 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: 2.0
	Samsung 830 512 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: CXMO3B1Q
	Crucial m4 256 GB SATA 6Gb/s Firmware: 000F
	Plextor M5 Pro 256 GB SATA 6Gb/s Firmware: 1.02
	Corsair Neutron GTX 240 GB SATA 6Gb/s, Firmware: M206
Scheda video	MSI Cyclone GTX 460 1 GB
Alimentatore	Seasonic X-650, 650 W 80 PLUS Gold
Case	Lian Li Pitstop
RAID	LSI 9266-8i PCIe x8, FastPath and CacheCade AFK
Software e Driver
Sistema operativo	Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
DirectX	DirectX 11
Driver	Graphics: Nvidia 314.07 RST: 10.6.1002 IMEI: 7.1.21.1124 Generic AHCI: MSAHCI.SYS

Benchmark
Tom's HardwareStorage Bench v1.0	Trace-Based
Iometer 1.1.0	# Workers = 1, 4 KB Random: LBA=16 GB, varying QDs, 128 KB Sequential, 8 GB LBA Precondition, Exponential QD Scaling
PCMark 7	Secondary Storage Suite
PCM Vantage	Storage Suite