240 GB SATA-600 Solid State Drive Round-Up

CrystalDiskMark

We used CrystalDiskMark’s default configuration for our tests, which benchmarked each SSD using a file size of 1,000 MB with five test runs. Please continue reading to see the results.

The OCZ Vertex 3 (MI) held the performance lead in the sequential read test, performing about 7% better on average than the Intel 510 Series, Mushkin Chronos, and OWC Mercury 6G, which all exhibited a similar level of performance. The Crucial M4 was the clear loser in this test, as the OCZ Vertex 3 (MI) outperformed it by about 30 percent.

In the sequential write test, the Intel 510 Series drive performed best, beating the OWC Mercury 6G by 5%, the OCZ Vertex 3 (MI) by 11%, the Mushkin Chronos by 14%, and the Crucial M4 by 35 percent.

Once again, the OCZ Vertex 3 performed best in the read test, outperforming the Mushkin Chronos by 4% and the OWC Mercury 6G by 10 percent. The OCZ Vertex 3 also beat the Intel 510 Series by 48% and the Crucial M4 by 53 percent.

In the random write test using 512 KB blocks, the OCZ Vertex 3 (MI) exhibited similar performance to the Crucial M4. On average, these outperformed the Intel 510 Series by 7%, the Mushkin Chronos by 9%, and the OWC Mercury 6G by 17 percent.

In the random read test using 4 KB blocks, the OWC Mercury 6G achieved the best performance, beating the Mushkin Chronos by 4%, the OCZ Vertex 3 (MI) by 8%, the Crucial M4 C400 by 47%, and the Intel 510 Series by 58 percent. In the random write test, however, the OCZ Vertex 3 (MI) came out on top, beating both the OWC Mercury 6G and Mushkin Chronos by 10 percent. It also beat the Crucial M4 by 17% and the Intel 510 Series by 55 percent.