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Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue 256GB SSD Review

Manufacturer: Western Digital
Product: SSC-D0256SC-2100
Date: Wed, Mar 03, 2010 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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SiSoftware Sandra 2010

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 2010c 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 2010 File Benchmark

WRITE Performance Testing:

SiSoftware Sandra 2010 File Benchmark

Benchmark Results: The WD SiliconEdge Blue 256GB SSD scored how we think a mainstream SSD should in Sandra 2010 when it comes to read performance as it flew through the benchmark at 238MB/s. The write scores suffered from the same performance drop off towards the end of the benchmark and was found to have an average write score of 76MB/s.

Sandra Benchmark Results

Comparison Chart: The WD SiliconEdge Blue 256GB SSD had the slowest average write time of the group, but the read speeds were not too far off. The random access times for read and write were what look to be average according to Sandra.

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Review Index
Page 1 - WD Introduces SiliconEdge Blue SSDs
Page 2 - Inside The 256GB SiliconEdge Blue
Page 3 - The Test System
Page 4 - HD Tach v3.0.4.0
Page 5 - HD Tune v4.01
Page 6 - HD Tune v4.01 - Random Access
Page 7 - SiSoftware Sandra 2010
Page 8 - CrystalDiskMark v3.0
Page 9 - ATTO Disk Benchmark v2.41
Page 10 - PCMark Vantage
Page 11 - IOMeter
Page 12 - AS SSD Benchmark
Page 13 - Free Space and Conclusion