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Plextor M3 256GB (6Gbps) - Marvell MLC

Crucial m4 256GB (6Gbps) - Marvell MLC

Product Ratings & Comparisons

Heavy Workload 2011 - Average Data Rate
Average Data Rate in MB/s - Higher is Better
215
162.6
Heavy Workload 2011 - Average Read Speed
Average Read Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better
106.2
101.4
Heavy Workload 2011 - Average Write Speed
Average Write Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better
329.6
187.9
Heavy Workload 2011 - Disk Busy Time
Total Disk Busy Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
737.8
976
Heavy Workload 2011 - Disk Busy Time (Reads)
Disk Busy Time (Reads) in Seconds - Lower is Better
469.1
490.9
Heavy Workload 2011 - Disk Busy Time (Writes)
Disk Busy Time (Writes) in Seconds - Lower is Better
330.3
579.3
Light Workload 2011 - Average Data Rate
Average Data Rate in MB/s - Higher is Better
295.7
246.8
Light Workload 2011 - Average Read Speed
Average Read Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better
265.1
271.8
Light Workload 2011 - Average Write Speed
Average Write Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better
310.6
217.6
Light Workload 2011 - Disk Busy Time
Total Disk Busy Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
142.8
171
Light Workload 2011 - Disk Busy Time (Reads)
Disk Busy Time (Reads) in Seconds - Lower is Better
69.4
67.7
Light Workload 2011 - Disk Busy Time (Writes)
Disk Busy Time (Writes) in Seconds - Lower is Better
76.7
109.4
Desktop Iometer - 4KB Random Write (4K Aligned) - 8GB LBA Space
MB/s - Higher is Better
166.1
221.6
Desktop Iometer - 4KB Random Write (8GB LBA Space QD=32)
MB/s - Higher is Better
268.4
234
Desktop Iometer - 4KB Random Read (4K Aligned)
MB/s - Higher is Better
86.6
59
Desktop Iometer - 128KB Sequential Read (4K Aligned)
MB/s - Higher is Better
372.5
372.1
Desktop Iometer - 128KB Sequential Write (4K Aligned)
MB/s - Higher is Better
352.8
269.7
Incompressible Sequential Read Performance - AS-SSD
Read Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better
489.7
506.6
Incompressible Sequential Write Performance - AS-SSD
Write Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better
354.9
247
Drive Power Consumption - Idle
Power in W - Lower is Better
0.35
0.66
Drive Power Consumption - Sequential Write
Power in W - Lower is Better
3.32
3.01
Drive Power Consumption - Random Write
Power in W - Lower is Better
2.87
3.32

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