Intel SSD 750 Series 1.2 TiB Review
How We Tested
Contents
During our testing procedures, we used the configuration listed below. The only variable component between each benchmarking session was the SSD being tested.
Both SSDs were installed in a PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot controlled by the CPU. In order to identify a possible performance drop if the correct slot is not used, we also performed the tests with the Intel SSD 750 Series installed at a PCI Express 2.0 x4 slot controlled by the motherboard chipset.
Hardware configuration
- Processor: Core i7-5960X @ 3.5 GHz
- Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99M Killer
- Memory: 16 GiB DDR4-2400/PC4-19200, four G.Skill F4-2400C15Q-16GRR 4 GiB modules
- Boot drive: Kingston M.2 SM2280S3 120 GiB
- Video display: Samsung U28D590D
- Power Supply: Corsair CX750
- Case: NZXT Phantom 530
Software Configuration
- Operating System: Windows 7 Home Basic 64-bit using NTFS File System
Benchmarking Software
Error Margin
We adopted a 3% error margin in our tests, meaning performance differences of less than 3% cannot be considered meaningful. Therefore, when the performance difference between two products is less than 3%, we consider them to have similar performance.