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

Intel 530 Series SSD 240GB

Mainboard

X79 MSI - 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
 

Software benchmark suite

PCMark Vantage HDD test 1 through 8
Anvil's Storage Utilities
ATTO Disk benchmark v2.4
CrystalMark
SiSoft Sandra Storage Benchmark
HDTach 3.0.4.0
HDTune Pro
IOMeter
AS SSD Benchmark
File Copy Compressed test
File Copy Uncompressed test
Alien versus Predator game

The test bench that is responisble for our SSD tests