Legit Storage Reviews

Intel X25-M 160GB 34nm MLC G2 SSD Benchmark Review

Manufacturer: Intel
Product: SSDSA1MH160G2
Date: Thu, Jul 23, 2009 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3

SiSoftware Sandra (the System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant) is an information & diagnostic utility. Sandra provides most of the information (including undocumented) you need to know about your hardware, software and other devices whether hardware or software. In order to test the hard drive, SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 was used as part of the test suite. The graphical results that Sandra gives you after the test is completed nicely shows how drives perform over time and where on the drive the performance is seen.

READ Performance Testing:

SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 File Benchmark

WRITE Performance Testing:

SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 File Benchmark

Benchmark Results: The Intel X25-M 'G2' 34nm 160GB MLC SSD did amazing in Sandra 2009 SP3 and was found to have an average read score of 247MB/s with a write score of 96MB/s. The read and write access times were just 1ms.

Sandra Benchmark Results

Comparison Chart: Just looking at the write access times in the chart above you can tell that the Super Talent MasterDrive OC 64GB and the Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB MLC SSD both use JMicron 602 controllers. The Intel X25-M 'G2' 34nm 160GB MLC SSD once again pulls out in the lead when it comes to average read performance, but was in the middle of the pack when it comes to write performance.  

Next Page - CrystalDiskMark v2.2


Review Index
Page 1 - 34nm Flash Meets Intel X25-M 2nd Gen SSDs
Page 2 - Inside The 2nd Generation Intel SSDs
Page 3 - The Test System
Page 4 - HD Tach v3.0.4.0
Page 5 - HD Tune v3.50
Page 6 - HD Tune v3.50 - Random Accesss
Page 7 - SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3
Page 8 - CrystalDiskMark v2.2
Page 9 - ATTO Disk Benchmark v2.34
Page 10 - PCMark Vantage
Page 11 - AS SSD Benchmark
Page 12 - Performance Degradation Testing
Page 13 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions