Show us your SSD performance

whs · 12 Feb 2011

sygnus21 said:

Especially if they are going to play with performance numbers. I'll also add that I'm not impressed with their forums tech support. Too much attitude.

Yeah, some of those people on the OCZ forum are very high strung. I go there only for some of the good tutorials, but the discussion threads are not worth it. Also too many "fumblers" who twist and tweak for no apparent reason - sometimes even the wrong reasons.

Techymike · 13 Feb 2011

I hope I made the right pick as I just bought the Newegg.com - OCZ RevoDrive X2 OCZSSDPX-1RVDX0240 PCI-E 240GB PCI-Express x4 MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) at a discounted price of $610 total with $115 discount and an extra $2.99 discount for preferred account and free shipping and interest free for 6 months. It is my tax return gift to myself. When I get it and install it I will let you know how good it is and how much faster it is. I know it is a high cost and I really did not need it but this is something I wanted and had to try. The speeds looked unreal!

profdlp · 13 Feb 2011

Techymike said:

I hope I made the right pick as I just bought the Newegg.com - OCZ RevoDrive X2 OCZSSDPX-1RVDX0240 PCI-E 240GB PCI-Express x4 MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ...

From everything I've read about those I think you did indeed make the right pick. Unbelievable numbers.

Techymike · 13 Feb 2011

Thanks. I believe it will boost the times for my applications and what I use the PC for.

sygnus21 · 13 Feb 2011

In the end they're still SSD drives over spinners. Anyway by the time it's time to replace the SSD drives of today OCZ's issues will be a thing of the past.

whs · 13 Feb 2011

Techymike said:

Thanks. I believe it will boost the times for my applications and what I use the PC for.

It will be interesting to get your real life report. I suspect it will not make a big difference for the OS (versus e.g. a Vertex 2) because the access times are the same and data rates do not matter a lot. But for pumping large amounts of data it should really make a difference.

ian986 · 13 Feb 2011

I just did the test on mine a brand new drive got 285 best 265 worst which is read I think it should go much faster than that how can i check if i have plugged it into the right port and getting 6GB,s ?

whs · 13 Feb 2011

ian986 said:

I just did the test on mine a brand new drive got 285 best 265 worst which is read I think it should go much faster than that how can i check if i have plugged it into the right port and getting 6GB,s ?

What drive ar we talking about and what is the setup. What makes you think that you should get 6Gb/sec?

sygnus21 · 13 Feb 2011

essenbe said:

Thanks, I just thought you were aware of something that was not in that Vertex forum thread.

PS. It sounds strange that they are buying their nand from intel and intel has not come out with the new nand. Maybe somebody got snookered.

sygnus21 said:

With revision numbers and all the other info on these drives I'm sure someone will figure out a way to distinguish between 34 & 25 nm nand drives. I can guarantee OCZ has a record; it would be poor business and technical practice not to.

Looks like there is a way to tell the difference..... OCZ Forum - New update on the 25nm OCZ SSD drives - See the first two comments.

Not saying that's the gospel but....

society misfit · 13 Feb 2011

ian986 said:

I just did the test on mine a brand new drive got 285 best 265 worst which is read I think it should go much faster than that how can i check if i have plugged it into the right port and getting 6GB,s ?

Those are very good speeds for an SSD regardless if you are plugged into a SATA II or III port. There are only a small handful of SATA III SSD's on the market and THEY ARE EXPENSIVE!!