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    My SSD too slow ? Intel 510 120GB Sata 3 6Gbit/s

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by zakazak, Nov 11, 2011.

  1. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    Hi, I did a few crystaldiskmark tests for my Intel Series 510 120GB and I think it is too slow? In some benchmarks I see the read speed being at 400+ and writing at 300+ ?

    Trim is enabled, Intel SSD Toolbox 3 is installed and configured my win7. Any ideas?

    Thanks

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    zakazak, Nov 11, 2011
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  2. Xonar

    Xonar Notebook Deity

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    300MB/s+ write speeds are only attainable in the 250GB model, for the 120GB it is 210MB/s max. Your speeds look to be pretty much spot on (only the read speeds are low) and it looks like you have the OS installed on it: Intel SSD 510 Series 120GB Review > Benchmarks: CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - TechSpot Reviews

    The real question is, does it feel like an SSD? Also don't run 5 trials @ 1,000MB, that's wearing the NAND for no reason.
     
    Xonar, Nov 11, 2011
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  3. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    Ofcourse it feels like a SSD :)
    Ye the OS is installed on the SSD.

    Did already two benchmark tests with 5 trials :S

    So ~30-40MB/s are missing at reading
     
    zakazak, Nov 11, 2011
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  4. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Did you install the latest version of IRST? I had to do that when my Vertex 2 was badly under-performing.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Nov 11, 2011
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  5. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    Its 10.6.2.1001 which is the latest :S
     
    zakazak, Nov 11, 2011
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    I wouldn't worry about benchmark results. You probably won't notice the difference in real-world scenarios anyways. Even the SATA2 drive in my desktop has loaded Windows before the loading animation even finishes.
     
    Syberia, Nov 11, 2011
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