ADATA Premier Pro SP920 512 Gigabyte Review
Category : Storage
Published by Hiwa Pouri on 03.04.14
With the Premier Pro SP920, ADATA have an SSD in their portfolio, which is based on a very well performing and well-known controller from Marvell. Other than that ADATA have optimized the firmware towards maximum performance as well as high endurance. With this drive up their sleeve ADATA wants to steal some market share from their competitors and we're certainly curious how well a job the company did.
Specifications / Delivery
Model |
ADATA SP920 Premier Pro 512 GB |
Capacity |
512 Gigabyte |
Form
Factor |
2.5'', 7mm |
Memory |
20nm Micron ONFi 3.0 MLC-NAND |
Technology |
synchronous |
Throughput |
560 MB/s sequential read
500 MB/s sequential write
98'000 IOPS 4K random read
88'000 IOPS 4K random write |
Cache |
512 MB DDR3 |
Accesstime (read) |
< 0.1 ms |
MTBF |
2'000'000
hours |
Acoustics |
no noise |
Warranty |
3 Years |
Software |
Acronis True Image |
MSRP |
|
Almost two and a half years ago ADATA
launched their last SSDs, which were based on SandForce controllers. Since then
there haven't been any big announcements from the maker at all. This is why the
launch of this drive is quite important for ADATA and they want to push with a
drive that features several improvements regarding performance and also the
bundle has been polished.
With this drive you get a combination of Micron 20nm ONFi 3.0 synchronous MLC NAND flash memory
and a Marvell 88SS9189 controller. Compared to the 88SS9187 controller, the
latest version clocks with 400 MHz, which is 16 MHz more than the older version.
Other than that there is a DDR3 Cache helping to keep read and write performance
on a consistently high level. This drive also supports the "DevSleep"mode, which
makes the drive highly energy efficient when it's in idle, meaning it's
basically a deep sleep mode.
A quick look at the bundle shows, there is a 3.5 inch adapter as well as a
serial number to download a copy of Acronis Disk Image. Furthermore you'll also
find another adapter bracket, which is 2.5 millimeter high. This is a great
addition if you want to put the drive into a slot, which is designed for drives
that measure 9.5 millimeter in height.
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Impressions
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How do we test?
Testenvironment
Models |
|
ADATA S511 60 GB |
|
ADATA S511 SSD 120 GB |
|
ADATA SP920
Premier Pro 512 GB |
|
ADATA XPG mSATA SSD SX300 128 GB |
|
Corsair Force 3 120 GB |
|
Corsair Force GS 240 GB |
|
Corsair Force
GT 120 GB |
|
Corsair Neutron GTX 240 GB |
|
Crucial M500
480 GB |
|
Extrememory
XLR8 Express 120 GB |
|
Intel SSD 335 Series 240 GB |
|
Intel SSD 520 180 GB |
|
Intel SSD 520 240 GB |
|
Intel X25-M 80 GB |
|
Intel X25-M Gen2 34nm 160
GB |
|
Kingmax SMP35 Client 240 GB |
n/A |
Kingston HyperX SSD 120 GB |
|
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120 GB |
|
Kingston HyperX SSD 240 GB |
|
Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 90 GB |
|
OCZ Agility 3 240 GB |
|
OCZ Agility 4 256 GB |
|
OCZ IBIS 240 GB |
|
OCZ Octane 512 GB |
|
OCZ Octane 1 TB |
|
OCZ RevoDrive 3 240 GB |
|
OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 480 GB PCIe-SSD |
|
OCZ RevoDrive X2 480 GB PCIe-SSD |
|
OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD |
|
OCZ Synapse 64 GB |
|
OCZ Deneva 2
200 GB eMLC |
|
OCZ Vector
150 240 GB |
|
OCZ Vector 256 GB |
|
OCZ Vertex 3
240 GB |
|
OCZ Vertex
3.20 120 GB |
|
OCZ Vertex
3.20 240 GB |
|
OCZ Vertex 4
256 GB |
|
OCZ Vertex 4
512 GB |
|
OCZ Vertex
450 256 GB |
|
OCZ Vertex
460 120 GB |
|
OCZ Vertex
460 240 GB |
|
Plextor M5Pro
256 GB |
|
Samsung PM830 SSD 128 GB |
|
Samsung PM830 SSD 256 GB |
|
Samsung
840Evo 120 GB |
|
Samsung
840Evo 250 GB mSATA |
|
Samsung
840Evo 1 TB |
|
Samsung 840
Pro 256 GB |
|
SanDisk Extreme SSD 120 GB |
|
SanDisk Extreme SSD 240 GB |
|
Toshiba THNSNF512GCSS 512 GB |
n/A |
|
Testenvironment |
Motherboard |
ASUS Maximus V Formula |
Chipset |
Intel Z77 |
CPU |
Intel Core i7 2500k |
Memory |
G.Skill Ares 2133 MHz |
Graphics
card |
ASUS GeFroce GTX 680 |
Storage
(system) |
Intel SSD 335 Series |
Operating
systems |
Ubuntu - most recent Kernel version
Windows 7 64 Bit with caching
drives |
Filesystem |
XFS |
iozone
iozone3 is a benchmark suit for storage solutions which natively runs under
Windows/Linux.
We are testing
the throughput with different block sizes using the following commands:
KByte/s
- iozone -Rb test4k.xls -i0 -i1 -i2 -+n -r 4k -s4g -t32
- iozone -Rb test256k.xls -i0 -i1 -i2 -+n -r 256k -s4g -t32
iops
- iozone -Rb test4ko.xls -i0 -i1 -i2 -+n -r 4k -s4g -t32 -O
[pagebreak]
KByte/s, Sequential
write |
Sequential
write |
Bewertung |
Throughput 256 KByte
Block Size |
OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 480 GB
PCIe-SSD |
|
1'291'486 |
OCZ RevoDrive 3 240 GB |
No Review |
771'043 |
OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 120GB
SSD, 1TB HDD |
|
750'096 |
OCZ RevoDrive X2 480 GB
PCIe-SSD |
|
694'586 |
OCZ IBIS 240 GB |
|
680'372 |
ADATA SP920 Premier Pro 512
GB |
|
508'572 |
Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB |
|
536'082 |
OCZ Vector 150 240 GB |
|
534'262 |
OCZ Vector 256 GB |
|
534'058 |
OCZ Deneva 2
200 GB eMLC |
|
533'969 |
Intel SSD 335 Series 240 GB |
No Review |
533'672 |
OCZ Vertex 450 256 GB |
|
522'897 |
Corsair Force GS 240 GB |
|
522'613 |
OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB |
|
522'212 |
Kingmax SMP35 Client 240 GB |
|
519'430 |
Kingston HyperX SSD 240 GB |
|
519'190 |
Corsair Neutron GTX 240 GB |
|
519'104 |
OCZ Vertex
3.20 240 GB |
|
517'290 |
Intel SSD 520 240 GB |
|
516'603 |
Kingston HyperX SSD 120 GB |
|
515'218 |
OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB |
|
513'309 |
Corsair Force GT 120 GB |
|
512'676 |
Intel SSD 520 180 GB |
No Review |
512'628 |
SanDisk Extreme SSD 240 GB |
No Review |
511'805 |
OCZ Vertex 3.20 120 GB |
|
510'245 |
SanDisk Extreme SSD 120 GB |
|
507'743 |
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120
GB |
|
505'669 |
Toshiba THNSNF512GCSS 512 GB |
No Review |
504'589 |
Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 90 GB |
|
502'272 |
ADATA XPG mSATA SSD SX300 128 GB |
|
499'239 |
Extrememory XLR8 Express 120
GB |
|
491'205 |
OCZ Synapse 64 GB |
|
469'784 |
Samsung 840 Evo 1 TB |
|
462'097 |
ADATA S511 60 GB |
|
457'001 |
Plextor M5 Pro 256 GB |
No Review |
444'122 |
Crucial M500
480 GB |
No Review |
439'829 |
OCZ Vertex 4 512 GB |
|
434'466 |
OCZ Vertex 460 120 GB |
|
421'139 |
OCZ Agility 4 256 GB |
|
405'911 |
ADATA S511 SSD 120 GB |
|
343'488 |
Corsair Force 3 120 GB |
|
328'922 |
Samsung 840 Evo 250 GB mSATA |
No Review |
324'238 |
Samsung PM830 SSD 256 GB |
|
321'474 |
OCZ Octane 1 TB |
|
314'144 |
OCZ Octane 512 GB |
|
307'781 |
Samsung PM830 SSD 128 GB |
|
271'696 |
OCZ Agility 3 240 GB |
|
266'401 |
Samsung 840Evo 120 GB |
No Review |
219'159 |
Intel X25-M Gen2 34nm 160 GB |
|
80'719 |
Intel X25-M 80 GB |
|
77'257 |
[pagebreak]
KByte/s, Sequential
Read |
Sequential
Read |
Bewertung |
Throughput 256 KByte
Block Size |
OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 480 GB PCIe-SSD |
|
1'460'560 |
OCZ RevoDrive 3 240 GB |
No Review |
857'972 |
OCZ IBIS 240 GB |
|
806'858 |
OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD |
|
729'929 |
OCZ RevoDrive X2 480 GB PCIe-SSD |
|
716'357 |
OCZ Vector 256 GB |
|
553'400 |
OCZ Vector 150 240 GB |
|
547'188 |
Intel SSD 520 240 GB |
|
545'843 |
Intel SSD 520 180 GB |
No Review |
545'656 |
Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB |
|
545'353 |
ADATA SP920 Premier Pro
512 GB |
|
543'967 |
ADATA XPG mSATA SSD SX300 128 GB |
|
543'650 |
ADATA S511 SSD 120 GB |
|
542'606 |
Corsair Neutron GTX 240 GB |
|
542'442 |
OCZ Vertex 4 512 |
|
542'075 |
Kingston HyperX SSD 120 GB |
|
541'613 |
Intel SSD 335 Series 240 GB |
No Review |
541'542 |
Corsair Force GS 240 GB |
|
541'086 |
OCZ Deneva 2
200 GB eMLC |
|
540'973 |
Toshiba THNSNF512GCSS 512 GB |
No Review |
539'056 |
Samsung PM830 SSD 128 GB |
|
539'754 |
Corsair Force GT 120 GB |
|
539'648 |
Kingston HyperX SSD 240 GB |
|
537'745 |
ADATA S511 60 GB |
|
537'560 |
OCZ Vertex 4 256 |
|
536'605 |
Samsung 840 Evo 1 TB |
|
536'542 |
OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB |
|
534'988 |
OCZ Vertex
3.20 240 GB |
|
534'392 |
OCZ Vertex 450 256 GB |
|
534'241 |
Samsung PM830 SSD 256 GB |
|
534'154 |
Samsung 840 Evo 250 GB mSATA |
No Review |
532'816 |
Plextor M5 Pro 256 GB |
No Review |
530'606 |
OCZ Vertex 3.20 120 GB |
|
530'584 |
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120 GB |
|
529'995 |
SanDisk Extreme SSD 240 GB |
No Review |
529'520 |
OCZ Vertex 460 120 GB |
|
529'462 |
Crucial M500
480 GB |
No Review |
525'278 |
Extrememory XLR8 Express 120 GB |
|
521'930 |
OCZ Agility 3 240 GB |
|
516'479 |
Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 90 GB |
|
510'372 |
SanDisk Extreme SSD 120 GB |
|
507'743 |
Samsung 840Evo 120 GB |
No Review |
504'587 |
Kingmax SMP35 Client 240 GB |
|
498'223 |
Corsair Force 3 120 GB |
|
490'777 |
OCZ Synapse 64 GB |
|
441'396 |
OCZ Octane 1 TB |
|
440'052 |
OCZ Octane 512 GB |
|
438'465 |
Intel X25-M Gen2 34nm 160 GB |
|
247'759 |
Intel X25-M 80 GB |
|
240'404 |
OCZ Agility 4 256 GB |
|
209'723 |
[pagebreak]
KByte/s, Random
write |
Random
write |
Bewertung |
Throughput 4 KByte
Block Size |
OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 480 GB PCIe-SSD |
|
756'658 |
Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB |
|
412'837 |
OCZ RevoDrive 3 240 GB |
No Review |
382'970 |
OCZ Vertex 4 512 GB |
|
362'053 |
OCZ Vector 150 240 GB |
|
356'006 |
OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB |
|
354'573 |
OCZ Vector 256 GB |
|
354'246 |
ADATA SP920 Premier Pro
512 GB |
|
351'881 |
Crucial M500
480 GB |
No Review |
346'003 |
Samsung 840 Evo 1 TB |
|
344'730 |
OCZ Agility 4 256 GB |
|
341'478 |
OCZ Octane 1 TB |
|
325'007 |
OCZ Octane 512 GB |
|
324'023 |
Corsair Force GS 240 GB |
|
301'486 |
Samsung 840 Evo 250 GB mSATA |
No Review |
299'848 |
OCZ Vertex 450 256 GB |
|
292'401 |
SanDisk Extreme SSD 240 GB |
No Review |
287'255 |
OCZ Vertex
3.20 240 GB |
|
286'949 |
Corsair Neutron GTX 240 GB |
|
285'558 |
OCZ Vertex 460 120 GB |
|
285'407 |
Intel SSD 520 180 GB |
No Review |
284'858 |
Intel SSD 520 240 GB |
|
283'794 |
OCZ Deneva 2
200 GB eMLC |
|
283'409 |
OCZ Vertex 3.20 120 GB |
|
282'578 |
Kingston HyperX SSD 240 GB |
|
280'556 |
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120 GB |
|
279'967 |
Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 90 GB |
|
276'859 |
OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB |
|
275'499 |
ADATA XPG mSATA SSD SX300 128 GB |
|
264'870 |
OCZ IBIS 240 GB |
|
262'687 |
Intel SSD 335 Series 240 GB |
No Review |
262'005 |
Kingston HyperX SSD 120 GB |
|
255'988 |
Plextor M5 Pro 256 GB |
No Review |
254'918 |
Corsair Force GT 120 GB |
|
253'269 |
SanDisk Extreme SSD 120 GB |
|
252'045 |
ADATA S511 SSD 120 GB |
|
244'150 |
ADATA S511 60 GB |
|
226'394 |
OCZ Agility 3 240 GB |
|
242'683 |
Extrememory XLR8 Express 120 GB |
|
237'082 |
Corsair Force 3 120 GB |
|
225'092 |
OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD |
|
213'027 |
OCZ Synapse 64 GB |
|
200'308 |
Samsung PM830 SSD 256 GB |
|
156'814 |
OCZ RevoDrive X2 480 GB PCIe-SSD |
|
156'644 |
Samsung 840Evo 120 GB |
No Review |
148'166 |
Samsung PM830 SSD 128 GB |
|
132'997 |
Toshiba THNSNF512GCSS 512 GB |
No Review |
95'808 |
Kingmax SMP35 Client 240 GB |
|
94'447 |
Intel X25-M Gen2 34nm 160 GB |
|
62'388 |
Intel X25-M 80 GB |
|
48'194 |
[pagebreak]
KByte/s, Random
read |
Random
read |
Bewertung |
Throughput 4 KByte
Block Size |
OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 480 GB PCIe-SSD |
|
640'327 |
Samsung 840 Evo 250 GB mSATA |
No Review |
400'192 |
ADATA SP920 Premier Pro 512
GB |
|
394'040 |
Plextor M5 Pro 256 GB |
No Review |
392'851 |
Samsung 840 Evo 1 TB |
|
384'527 |
OCZ Vector 256 GB |
|
381'510 |
Toshiba THNSNF512GCSS 512 GB |
No Review |
373'590 |
OCZ Vertex 4 512 GB |
|
368'728 |
OCZ RevoDrive 3 240 GB |
No Review |
364'987 |
Corsair Neutron GTX 240 GB |
|
359'009 |
OCZ IBIS 240 GB |
|
357'112 |
Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB |
|
353'123 |
OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB |
|
348'881 |
Samsung 840Evo 120 GB |
No Review |
348'724 |
Crucial M500
480 GB |
No Review |
346'164 |
OCZ Vertex 450 256 GB |
|
337'922 |
OCZ Vector 150 240 GB |
|
328'627 |
Samsung PM830 SSD 256 GB |
|
310'109 |
OCZ Vertex 460 120 GB |
|
309'467 |
Intel SSD 520 240 GB |
|
283'794 |
OCZ Agility 4 256 GB |
|
255'743 |
Kingmax SMP35 Client 240 GB |
|
231'999 |
OCZ Deneva 2
200 GB eMLC |
|
226'958 |
Intel SSD 520 180 GB |
No Review |
212'409 |
OCZ Vertex
3.20 240 GB |
|
171'179 |
Intel SSD 335 Series 240 GB |
No Review |
171'684 |
Kingston HyperX SSD 240 GB |
|
168'648 |
OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB |
|
167'922 |
Corsair Force GS 240 GB |
|
163'408 |
Samsung PM830 SSD 128 GB |
|
151'097 |
Extrememory XLR8 Express 120 GB |
|
149'622 |
OCZ Agility 3 240 GB |
|
142'942 |
SanDisk Extreme SSD 240 GB |
No Review |
141'910 |
OCZ Octane 1 TB |
|
126'603 |
OCZ Octane 512 GB |
|
123'553 |
ADATA XPG mSATA SSD SX300 128 GB |
|
102'038 |
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120 GB |
|
102'031 |
Corsair Force GT 120 GB |
|
98'387 |
Kingston HyperX SSD 120 GB |
|
96'042 |
ADATA S511 SSD 120 GB |
|
95'928 |
SanDisk Extreme SSD 120 GB |
|
93'316 |
Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 90 GB |
|
89'121 |
OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD |
|
87'188 |
Corsair Force 3 120 GB |
|
84'113 |
OCZ Vertex 3.20 120 GB |
|
81'160 |
Intel X25-M Gen2 34nm 160 GB |
|
58'647 |
ADATA S511 60 GB |
|
51'187 |
OCZ Synapse 64 GB |
|
47'918 |
OCZ RevoDrive X2 480 GB PCIe-SSD |
|
43'003 |
Intel X25-M 80 GB |
|
30'287 |
[pagebreak]
IOPS, Random write
|
Random
write |
Bewertung |
IOPS 4 KByte Block Size |
OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 480 GB PCIe-SSD |
|
189'164 |
OCZ RevoDrive 3 240 GB |
No Review |
95'782 |
OCZ Vertex 4 512 GB |
|
90'519 |
ADATA SP920 Premier Pro 512
GB |
|
89'925 |
Samsung 840 Evo 250 GB |
No Review |
76'721 |
Samsung 840 Evo 1 TB |
|
85'792 |
Crucial M500
480 GB |
No Review |
88'642 |
OCZ Vector 256 GB |
|
88'537 |
OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB |
|
88'460 |
OCZ Vector 150 240 GB |
|
81'175 |
OCZ Agility 4 256 GB |
|
85'373 |
Corsair Force GS 240 GB |
|
75'577 |
OCZ Vertex 450 256 GB |
|
74'983 |
OCZ Deneva 2
200 GB eMLC |
|
74'389 |
Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB |
|
72'000 |
OCZ Vertex
3.20 240 GB |
|
71'470 |
Intel SSD 520 240 GB |
|
71'338 |
OCZ Vertex 460 120 GB |
|
71'323 |
OCZ Vertex 3.20 120 GB |
|
71'227 |
Corsair Neutron GTX 240 GB |
|
71'180 |
Intel SSD 520 180 GB |
No Review |
70'944 |
OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB |
|
70'031 |
Kingston HyperX SSD 240 GB |
|
70'016 |
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120 GB |
|
69'760 |
Corsair Force GT 120 GB |
|
69'108 |
OCZ IBIS 240 GB |
|
67'339 |
ADATA XPG mSATA SSD SX300 128 GB |
|
66'107 |
SanDisk Extreme SSD 240 GB |
No Review |
65'817 |
Intel SSD 335 Series 240 GB |
No Review |
65'714 |
Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 90 GB |
|
64'446 |
Plextor M5 Pro 256 GB |
No Review |
63'620 |
Kingston HyperX SSD 120 GB |
|
63'553 |
ADATA S511 SSD 120 GB |
|
61'302 |
OCZ Agility 3 240 GB |
|
60'579 |
Extrememory XLR8 Express 120 GB |
|
58'604 |
ADATA S511 60 GB |
|
56'749 |
Corsair Force 3 120 GB |
|
56'017 |
SanDisk Extreme SSD 120 GB |
|
53'719 |
OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD |
|
53'618 |
OCZ Synapse 64 GB |
|
52'126 |
OCZ RevoDrive X2 480 GB PCIe-SSD |
|
39'744 |
Samsung PM830 SSD 256 GB |
|
39'192 |
Samsung 840Evo 120 GB |
No Review |
38'077 |
Samsung PM830 SSD 128 GB |
|
32'772 |
Toshiba THNSNF512GCSS 512 GB |
No Review |
23'799 |
Kingmax SMP35 Client 240 GB |
|
23'640 |
OCZ Octane 1 TB |
|
22'192 |
OCZ Octane 512 GB |
|
20'492 |
Intel X25-M Gen2 34nm 160 GB |
|
15'434 |
Intel X25-M 80 GB |
|
6'297 |
[pagebreak]
IOPS, Random read
|
Random
read |
Bewertung |
IOPS 4 KByte Block Size |
OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 480 GB PCIe-SSD |
|
160'832 |
Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB |
|
100'198 |
Samsung 840 Evo 250 GB mSATA |
No Review |
99'476 |
ADATA SP920 Premier Pro 512
GB |
|
98'606 |
Plextor M5 Pro 256 GB |
No Review |
98'600 |
Samsung 840 Evo 1 TB |
|
96'308 |
OCZ Vector 256 GB |
|
95'614 |
Toshiba THNSNF512GCSS 512 GB |
No Review |
93'251 |
OCZ RevoDrive 3 240 GB |
No Review |
91'642 |
OCZ Vertex 4 512 GB |
|
92'288 |
Samsung 840Evo 120 GB |
No Review |
91'598 |
OCZ Vector 150 240 GB |
|
89'692 |
OCZ IBIS 240 GB |
|
89'630 |
Corsair Neutron GTX 240 GB |
|
89'585 |
OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB |
|
87'654 |
Crucial M500
480 GB |
No Review |
86'622 |
OCZ Vertex 450 256 GB |
|
84'561 |
Samsung PM830 SSD 256 GB |
|
77'637 |
OCZ Vertex 460 120 GB |
|
77'119 |
OCZ Agility 4 256 GB |
|
63'925 |
Kingmax SMP35 Client 240 GB |
|
57'856 |
OCZ Deneva 2
200 GB eMLC |
|
55'090 |
Intel SSD 520 180 GB |
No Review |
53'477 |
Intel SSD 520 240 GB |
|
51'835 |
Corsair Force GS 240 GB |
|
51'373 |
Intel SSD 335 Series 240 GB |
No Review |
46'647 |
OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB |
|
42'308 |
Kingston HyperX SSD 240 GB |
|
41'917 |
OCZ Vertex
3.20 240 GB |
|
41'813 |
Samsung PM830 SSD 128 GB |
|
37'813 |
Extrememory XLR8 Express 120 GB |
|
37'403 |
SanDisk Extreme SSD 240 GB |
No Review |
36'550 |
OCZ Agility 3 240 GB |
|
35'295 |
OCZ Octane 1 TB |
|
32'403 |
OCZ Octane 512 GB |
|
31'442 |
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120 GB |
|
25'822 |
ADATA XPG mSATA SSD SX300 128 GB |
|
25'036 |
Corsair Force GT 120 GB |
|
24'807 |
Kingston HyperX SSD 120 GB |
|
24'473 |
ADATA S511 SSD 120 GB |
|
24'338 |
SanDisk Extreme SSD 120 GB |
|
22'278 |
Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 90 GB |
|
21'443 |
OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD |
|
21'853 |
Corsair Force 3 120 GB |
|
20'718 |
OCZ Vertex 3.20 120 GB |
|
20'438 |
Intel X25-M Gen2 34nm 160 GB |
|
14'606 |
ADATA S511 60 GB |
|
12'963 |
OCZ Synapse 64 GB |
|
11'980 |
OCZ RevoDrive X2 480 GB PCIe-SSD |
|
10'833 |
Intel X25-M 80 GB |
|
5'349 |
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Conclusion
Announcement:
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objective facts as possible there are factors which can have an influence on a
rating after publication. Every autor may perceive data differently over time
whereas one possible reason for example is a deeper background knowledge or
understanding of certain processes. Certain unforseen market conditions as well
as changes have the potential to render a descision made at a certain point in
time obsolete.
Checking the the performance numbers we measured up to 544 Megabyte per second
for sequential reads and 508 Megabyte per second for sequential writes.
Regarding random throughput the SP920 from ADATA has been able to achieve 90'000 IOPS
while performing random write operations and 98'600 IOPS performing random
reads. Overall the SP920 is a fast drive, actually one of the fastest we've had
for testing so far. We're seriously impressed by the random read as well as
write performance where the drive almost managed to break through the 100k
barriert. Apart from that also sequential reads are excellent.
Now it's time to head to Geizhals.at to check the price of this drive. It
turns out there are not prices listed for the 512 Gigabyte version of this
drive, just yet. Nevertheless we found prices for the 128 Gigabyte as well as
the 256 Gigabyte model. These models are being listed at Geizhals at 64 Euro and
113 Euro. Comparing with the competition this a really aggressive price tag and
therefore the SP920 is not just one of the most powerful SSDs out there right
now it's also one of the cheapest.
Authors: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch