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Intel X-25M SSD real life results
So, i took ownership of my Intel X-25M 80GB Generation 2 SSD drive yesterday. I installed it into a computer at my office where I could benchmark between 2 identically configured systems and just switch back and forth between the 7,200RPM hard drive and the new Intel SSD.
Test System
Dell GX755. Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53ghz, with 2GB of RAM, running Windows 7 64-bit
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10, 7200 RPM, 160GB hard drive for baseline.
Boot Time (from power on to logon screen)
Seagate Sata: 29 seconds
Intel SSD: 17 seconds
Time to launch MS Word
Seagate sata: 4.85 seconds
Intel SSD: 1.14 seconds
Time to install OpenOffice 3.1.1
Seagate sata: 1:48
Intel SSD: 51 seconds
Time to Install Avira Free Personal Antivirus
Seagate sata: 1:19
Intel sata: 37 seconds
Time to scan entire system for Viruses with Avira
Seagate sata: 10:04
Intel SSD: 5:47
Time from power on, through logon, to launch Word, Excel, Powerpoint, then close the apps, then shutdown machine until physical poweroff
Seagate sata : 1:28
Intel SSD: 38 seconds
Boot time for Windows XP SP3 running on Sun VirtualBox 3.0.6
Seagate sata: 27 seconds
Intel SSD: 14 seconds