[section_title title=”Test Setup”]Test Setup
CPU:Â Intel Core i7-4770K @4.5GHz
CPU Cooler:Â Corsair H80i
Motherboard:Â Gigabyte Z97 SOC-Force
RAM:Â 8GB (2x4GB) TeamGroup Vulcan 2400MHz CL10
PSU:Â BitFenix Fury 750w
OS:Â Windows 7 Premium 64 bit
Methodology:
All benchmarks are done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Premium 64-bit that is fully up-to-date with Windows Updates to ensure that the performance reflects a real-world scenario and not that of a tweaked benchmarking system. Every benchmark runs for a total of three times and then an average is taken of those results.
Benchmarks:
AS SSD – 4K read and write speeds & sequential read and write speeds
ATTO Disk Benchmark – Sequential read and write speeds
Crystal Disk Mark 3.0 – Sequential read and write speeds
