I am very surprised about this SSD. It is one of the fastest SSD, I managed to test so far.
Exceptional access times
What really amazed the data rate with small files. Here, the SSD really trumped up. Even the smallest file sizes (4K) it can be noisy test yet read about 28MB / sec and even 60MB / sec write, su
According to the data, it has up to 68,000 IOPS (read) and 69,000 IOPS (write). At these values, I can not quite, but the 42,775 IOPS (read) and 37 353 IOPS (write) are nevertheless impressive.
Working software
The Transcend Software (SSD Scope v1.9) is simple but works well on Windows 8 64bit problemslos. Here can be firmware updates to perform, perform various tests, Secure Erase start, configure TRIM or cloning a disk. Only Over Provisioning settings missing, otherwise everything works very well
(Important: Secure Erase, DriveScan etc not for me with the Nvidia SATA drivers are possible, but only with the Windows own standard drivers!)
Benchmarks:
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 x64 (C) 2007-2013 hiyohiyo
Sequential Read: 272 925 MB / s
Sequential Write: 221 429 MB / s
Random Read 512KB: 227 197 MB / s
512KB Random Write: 208 016 MB / s
4KB Random Read (QD = 1): 27,920 MB / s [6816.4 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD = 1): 59 943 MB / s [14634.5 IOPS]
4KB Random Read (QD = 32): 175 206 MB / s [42774.9 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD = 32): 152 996 MB / s [37352.5 IOPS]
Test: 1000 MB [M: 42.7% (101.8 / 238.5 GB)] (x5)
Date: 01/03/2014 15:32:57
OS: Windows 8 [6.2 Build 9200] (x64)
Size:
Very small (7mm), also suitable for very thin notebooks. In addition, the SSD supports special power-saving modes.
Conclusion:
A recommended SSD, just as the OS disk.
