SSD Thread (Benchmarks, Brands, News, and Advice)

No!!!~!!!! Think the wife would mind? In looking at previous CES years, she has commented on how all of the oems like to keep a 'fresh face' at the booths and Samsung especially. She then questioned why most invitation only events that we were invited to all stated "No Spouses". eheheh

Married 25 years and 15 days today...but the AVN thing might be worth a walk through especially since we are accredited press eheh.

 

First SSD news before CES..... Micron RealSSD 25nm Version Released.

 

What is AVN?

 

Do they always happen at the same time as CES ? Well, they are usually the pioneer in using the latest technology for consumer electronics. Just wondering what they have done to blue-ray or iPad or Kinect

 

Google please....

Yes. Last year it's next door event.

BTW back to the topic, anyone know how to check SSD data read/write amount?

 

Not sure about read but there should be a 'host write' SMART attribute. That is what my Intel toolbox is using to check my lifetime write.

 

I'm looking for SF-12XX based SSD (mushkin callisto deluxe)

 

No idea then, the smart attribute is E1, I think there are some third party applications(SSD Live?) that read that. Though I read on OCZ that Sandforce drive had problem with some of these SMART attributes(not showing the right value) but that was a few firmware back.

 

Oh I see. Nevermind.

 

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Nice announcement by Micron. 256GB for 425!

 

I have always wondered how, if it was possible, would I recondition my SSD? You know, like repartitioning and formatting on a spinner used to do. Well, here is a cool link:

http://macperformanceguide.com/Stora...ditioning.html

 

clone the image, SE, restore image

 

Hmmm, I think you mean CREATE the image, or CLONE the drive, but not CLONE THE IMAGE

Have you tried what you mentioned? Does it work and restore the drive to is former SPEED?

 

404. link matches text.

I think you meant: MPG - Solid State Drives (SSD) - Reconditioning a solid state drive (SSD)

 

Corsair Nova(Indilinx) or x25m G2 don't need the harsh SE treatment though. Both response nicely to either manual or automatic TRIM.

SE is needed for SandForce to reset the DuraWrite counter.

 

Hi guyz ....i just installed my new ssd intel 120 x25m and i found my perfs to be low on tests ....




Infos about the firmware ...




compared to tests here my ssd sucks ....

intel x25 m 120gb retail solid state drive Gallery

the intel ssd driver installed

 

have you checked alignment ?

what driver are you running ?

 

I have the Nova. How would I do a manual trim? I forget if this is possible with NOVA. Thanks.

 

I think there is a program you can run, at least that is the case for OCZ branded indilinx drive. But if you are running W7, it should not be an issue as it doesn't need reconditioning at all(TRIM is done by W7).

 

Might be the classic PM55 / HM55 problem. Search function will help in that case.

 

the drivers i used are those provided from dec by intel ...
i also did a trim with the intel utility (ssd tool)
what is that pm55/HM55 issue ?

 

he said use search, you'll find it instantly.

btw, my intel is slow on one system, but it has bitlocker activated. anyone knows how bitlocker affects performance? it doesn't feel snappy and gets very low crystaldiskmarks. it's not the behaviour of "the typical pm55/hm55 issue", i checked for that (found the info thanks to search)

 

I did the JJB tweak and my 4K performance jumped up by 50%

Overall all the CDM results show equal or above results than safe mode test results.

 

I have 2 Samsung PM800 128 GB in Raid0. Doing this restores the performance.

 

Try these tweaks to maximize your SSD performance. It's what I've done. Granted I'm running a RAID 0 setup with two intels, but here is a screen shot of before I tweaked anything, till when I was done tweaking everything.

Tweaks:

Tweak the OS with these tweaks on page one: Installing an SSD? tips/tricks/benchmarks, as well as Les' SSD optimization guide. Then use JBBs tweak How To Improve SSD performance on Intel Series 4, 5, 965 Chipsets (JJB Tweak) .

Another Guide I think related to the JBB Tweak: Guide

Then install Intel® Rapid Storage Technology I downloaded the top one on the list. Then opened it up after it installed, and clicked enable for "write-back cache:



These are the tweaks I followed and my speeds went from this:



To this, my current SSD RAID 0 setup designed for everyday use

 

ah, you are correct. RAID also needs the SE as there is no way to TRIM a RAIDed SSD

 

Hey Les, are you having fun at the show? Looks like some very interesting SSD are there!

 

I wish the 1200 Series SandForce drives delivered this kind of write performance:

See:
OCZ'z Vertex Pro 3 Demo: World's First SandForce SF-2000 - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News


Too bad we have to wait for another 6 months or so to see this tech...

 

Did the tweaks , still sukcs ...

 

Can you elaborate? What all did you do? What are your benches? Kinda need something to go on. I'm assuming this is the HP 8540w? Did you tryin running Crystal Disk Mark while iTunes ran playing a song in the back ground? Or something to put a light load on the CPU? Maybe try the bench running wPrime with a single thread at the same time. Seems to show a boost in performance for me when I load the CPU by running wPrime 1024 single thread for me.

 

i understand about wprime but having to do this is crazy because basically it shows that when needed , the full cpu perf is not availlable on regular ssd use ....
for the tweaks i was on it 2 dayz ....

didi all teh maintance tweaks , installed the intel drivers and utilitys 'ssd tools , maintance center ) preftech ....disbaled, defrag disable , max perf power scheme ......i mean the list is long .....the only bost i have on 4k is when i do the jdd tweaks....

one more things ,i'm trying now to manage partitions and since theyweaks i have a error message wxhen i try to use resize parttions on windows disk manager ....is anybody is the defrag disbaling in services is the cause ?

 

oh yeah my score windows was 7.7 ...now after 2 dayz of tweaks , re isntall , clean install ....it's 7.6 !!

 

better is the enemy of good ..

 

the system is supa clean , no antivirus , firewall updates ...wprime is 16.8 for my i5 560m wicth is on the low low !!

 

Time for Security Erase!

 

What do you mean ?

 

He means secure erase.

https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/ATA_Secure_Erase

 

why ?

And why in safe mode it fully works : Drivers and power management !!

 

You won't need to secure erase, just commenting on what maximinimaus said.

Secure erase basically wipes the drive to put it back in "like new" state. SSD's degrade in performance over time, nature of the beast. But I wouldn't worry much about WEI score of 0.1 difference. It could have been borderline 7.6 before, and I don't give much weight to that bench anyhow.

 

I can assure you, a difference of 0.2 points makes a 20 secs increase for a complex winbuilder run.

 

Ok thks .....my score after 2 run went back at 7.7 ...m mmmm Windows so impredictable ...

So the thing is that with all the tweak i made , it's supposed to keep the ssd perf safe right ? or i done this for nothing ?

This ssd thing is getting on my nerve , i have stayed away until it's really good and it seems that integration of this babay is so wak .....for people like us it's ok cause we pationnate by computer but imagine a regular guy .....

Or sometime i think ingnorance is the key for being cool , not stressing .....why do we have to run tests and all ....

 

you've done this for nothing. an ssd just works. most don't get this.

and about the integration: plug in, install os, use it. that works for the regular guy. it's actually the pationnate ones who often fail at actually going the simple way and enjoy their products.

 

Pragmatisme suisse !!

Thks i think your 80% right ....those 20% are still making me want the best of my 200 Euros investement ...

by the way what are your perf just to know ?

 

don't know. pc's fast, laptop's fast, mediacenter's fast. i really don't care about the perf. it's more than good enough. last i checked, it fit the numbers.

 

Plus not a great idea to bench all the time. For one you can obsess over it when it usually doesn't make much of a difference for day to day tasks, not to mention unneeded wear on your SSD.

 

pro audio here .....realtime streaming IS an obssession here ....my WD is performing just half of what i got in read ....and the burst is better on my WD and the writes is about the same except on the 4K where the ssd smokes it ...

I expected much ...maybe i should listen to my heart and go vertex 2 but my reason told me stick with Intel and its experiences in high quality stuff ...

Anyway tanks to all for those greats infos !

 

oh yeah so should i do secure earse ?

 

Not much can be gained from SE for x25m G2 as it supports TRIM.

 

no don't. just use it.