- Oct 9, 1999
- 5,170
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- 136
I don't want to get into a discussion of the validity of AS SSD as a benchmark. It's free and quick. So let's see how our drives are stacking up. Just post the scores as follows. If you're running SATA III ACHI then don't even bother to note that with your results, it'll be assumed.
As least we can tell if our drives are operating correctly compared to other people.
Intel 320/120GB - SATA II IDE on a Dell 640m laptop - Read 38, Write 64, Total 126
Intel 330/240GB - Read 267, Write 269, Total 665
Kingston SSDNow! V100/128GB - SATA II IDE - Read 46, Write 36, Total 100
WDC Green 5400rpm/1TB - Read 8, Write 9, Total 22
Despite the large discrepancy in AS SSD performance between my Intel 320 on the laptop and Intel 330 on desktop (coupled with the fact that one is SATA II vs. SATA III) the difference in opening large applications like CorelDraw, Sony Vegas, Microsoft Expression, Photoshop Elements, and Presonus Studio One 2 is only about 2 seconds as determined by stopwatch timing. On the laptop these apps open in about 4-5 seconds whereas on the desktop 330 they'll open in just under 3 seconds.
2 seconds doesn't seem like a lot of time but I do notice the difference and when you're opening 30 or 40 applications per day (or more) it starts to add up. So on one hand my laptop with the relatively "slow" Intel 320 on SATA II is so much faster than my old mechanical 5400rpm drive it's not even funny. But on the other hand I've been completely spoiled by the Intel 330 on my desktop and now that's my "baseline" for drive performance.
Hopefully we'll get to the point where all of my apps will open as fast as Word and Excel, which is pretty much instant.
As least we can tell if our drives are operating correctly compared to other people.
Intel 320/120GB - SATA II IDE on a Dell 640m laptop - Read 38, Write 64, Total 126
Intel 330/240GB - Read 267, Write 269, Total 665
Kingston SSDNow! V100/128GB - SATA II IDE - Read 46, Write 36, Total 100
WDC Green 5400rpm/1TB - Read 8, Write 9, Total 22
Despite the large discrepancy in AS SSD performance between my Intel 320 on the laptop and Intel 330 on desktop (coupled with the fact that one is SATA II vs. SATA III) the difference in opening large applications like CorelDraw, Sony Vegas, Microsoft Expression, Photoshop Elements, and Presonus Studio One 2 is only about 2 seconds as determined by stopwatch timing. On the laptop these apps open in about 4-5 seconds whereas on the desktop 330 they'll open in just under 3 seconds.
2 seconds doesn't seem like a lot of time but I do notice the difference and when you're opening 30 or 40 applications per day (or more) it starts to add up. So on one hand my laptop with the relatively "slow" Intel 320 on SATA II is so much faster than my old mechanical 5400rpm drive it's not even funny. But on the other hand I've been completely spoiled by the Intel 330 on my desktop and now that's my "baseline" for drive performance.
Hopefully we'll get to the point where all of my apps will open as fast as Word and Excel, which is pretty much instant.
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