Test Environment & Equipment
Hardware & 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
Plextor M6V 256GB model
Mainboard
Z97 - Intel SATA 6G controller at AHCI mode
Processor
Core i7 4970K at default configuration
Graphics Cards
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Memory
8 GB (2x 4096 MB) DDR3 2133 MHz
Power Supply Unit
1200 Watt
Monitor
Dell 3007WFP - up to 2560x1600
OS related Software
Windows 7 64-bit
Software benchmark suite
PCMark Vantage HDD test 1 through 8
PCMark 8
Anvil's Storage Utilities
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
