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A Great little SSD

Intel X25-V SSDSA2MP040G2R5 2.5" 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

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Capacity 40GB
Interface Type SATA II
Features Random 4 KB reads up to 25 K IOPS, random 4 KB writes up to 2.5 K IOPS
Read Latency: 65 microseconds, write Latency: 110 microseconds

Sequential Access - Read up to 170MB/s
Sequential Access - Write up to 35MB/s

The random read/write and I/O rates make this an excellent performer.
This SSD can get a 7.6 on WEI

kurahk7 said:

35MB/s write? That's kinda disappointing.

For a storage drive...yes that would be.

For an operating system drive where random read's and small writes are the overwhelming majority of operations it's no big deal. And of course, the real benefit of the SSD is nearly instant random access time. Thus, even with this one stat...I'm sure most would be thrilled with this drive in real world usage.

Intel X25-M Mainstream SATA II 160GB Internal SSD

Read: 250MB/s (sequential access)
Write: 100MB/s (sequential access)

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pparks1 said:

kurahk7 said:

35MB/s write? That's kinda disappointing.

For a storage drive...yes that would be.

For an operating system drive where random read's and small writes are the overwhelming majority of operations it's no big deal. And of course, the real benefit of the SSD is nearly instant random access time. Thus, even with this one stat...I'm sure most would be thrilled with this drive in real world usage.

Your right.

It's a speedy little SSD and performs very well.

Although not the fastest by specs, it rates well on most reviews and boasts some pretty impressive numbers when stacked up against some other SSDs with higher specs.

AnandTech SSD Bench

Intel's I/O rates are, or probably were, better that most and this gives them an edge.

OCZ Agility Series OCZSSD2-1AGT60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

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Sequential Access - Read Up to 230 MB/s
Sequential Access - Write Up to 135 MB/s


OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model

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Capacity 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Speed DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Cas Latency 9
Timing 9-9-9-24
Voltage 1.65V
Buffered/Registered Unbuffered
Multi-channel Kit Dual Channel Kit
Heat Spreader Yes

kurahk7 said:

Dave76 said:

A Great little SSD

Intel X25-V SSDSA2MP040G2R5 2.5" 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Original Price: $124.99
You Save: $25.00
$99.99
Free Shipping*

Capacity 40GB
Interface Type SATA II
Features Random 4 KB reads up to 25 K IOPS, random 4 KB writes up to 2.5 K IOPS
Read Latency: 65 microseconds, write Latency: 110 microseconds

Sequential Access - Read up to 170MB/s
Sequential Access - Write up to 35MB/s

The random read/write and I/O rates make this an excellent performer.
This SSD can get a 7.6 on WEI

35MB/s write? That's kinda disappointing.

Yes, but for the OS the Seq. Write means very little.
Random read & writes are whats important and thats where this lil drive excels.

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