Test Environment & Equipment
Hardware and Software Used
We now begin the benchmark portion of this article, but first let me show you our test system and the software we used:
Storage
OCZ Vertex 4 512GB SSD with Firmware 1.4 RC
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SSD with Firmware 1.4 RC
Mainboard
X79 MSI GD65 - Intel SATA 6G controller in AHCI mode
Processor
Core i7 3960X at default configuration
Graphics Cards
GeForce GTX 580
Memory
16 GB (4x 4096 MB) DDR3 1600 MHZ
Power Supply Unit
1200 Watt
Monitor
Dell 3007WFP - up to 2560x1600
OS related Software
Windows 7 64-bit SP1
Software benchmark suite
PCMark Vantage HDD test 1 through 8
ATTO Disk benchmark v2.4
SiSoft Sandra Storage Benchmark
HDTach 3.0.4.0
HDTune Pro
IOMeter
AS SSD Benchmark
File Copy Compressed test
File Copy Uncompressed test
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