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    Samsung SSD vs Seagate momentus XT

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by bigun08, Jun 15, 2011.

  1. bigun08

    bigun08 Notebook Consultant

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    Ok here is a test I just did between my samsung SSD and a new seagate moments XT.. Just and FYI
    and the seagate is the one on the right
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    Just for reference, here is a M11x r3 with SATA III Crucial C300 256gb drive.

    Your 4K QD32 score seems very low... do you have AHIC enabled in the BIOS? Is this a stock Samsung drive from dell?
     

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    bigun08 Notebook Consultant

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    Oh great now I have to geta sata 3 ssd. I have to figure out to explain this one to the wife. ;0p I will run the test on my ssd again today and see what gives with the lower score. I noticed the 3 in the top right corner on yours and mine was 5 so I will run with the same settings as you and see what I get.
     
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    that number shouldn't matter really, its just the number of times the test is repeated... if its set to 5 it will test each section five times. I only had mine to 3 to save some time :)
     
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    That 4KB QD32 looks ok to me.

    The Samsung drive is from the same generation as Barefoot Indilinx drives. And SSD controllers from that generation did not scale as effectively to high NCQ queue depths as more modern SSD drive controllers.

    You're not going to notice any real-world performance benefit by going from your current Samsung SSD to a SATA3-based SSD.

    Unless you are running databases off of your SSD, the only benchmark measurement that really matters to real-world performance is 4KB read speeds.

    You see a significant boost in real-world performance going from a mechanical HDD (or hybrid HDD) --> SSD because your 4KB read speeds are going from 0.3MBps --> 15MBps. That is a 5000% increase for that one benchmark.

    Going from your Samsung SSD --> Crucial C300 SSD would bring your 4KB read speeds from 15MBps --> 21MBps. That is only a 40% increase for that one benchmark.

    If you have money to burn, then sure, get the fastest SSD you can get. But if budget matters, then I think you should pass. You're not going to get a real-world performance boost by upgrading your SSD.
     
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    bigun08 Notebook Consultant

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    I can't understand why his 4K is so much higher than mine.. I am going to test my wifes R1 with an Intel G2 160GB SSD
     
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    Because he's using a Crucial C300 drive, which has a much better controller chip in it than the Samsung that came with your machine. It's a newer (and more expensive) drive.

    I really wouldn't worry about it. There is absolutely zero real-world performance difference. The only difference you see is in theoretical benchmarks, which do nothing except possibly make you feel a little better inside.
     
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    xtravbx Notebook Evangelist

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    I get even higher on my crucial M4.

    I'm too lazy to post.

    It feels just as fast as my Phoenix Pro SATA2 drive.

    Fast is fast.
     
    xtravbx, Jun 15, 2011
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    DivineAura, Jun 30, 2011
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