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
Mach Xtreme DS 120GB Turbo
Mainboard
P67 MSI Marshal Big Bang - Intel SATA 6G controller in AHCI mode
Processor
Core i7 2600K at default configuration
Graphics Cards
GeForce GTX 580
Memory
4 GB (2x 2048 MB) DDR3 1600 MHZ C7
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 7 Storage test 1 through 7
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
