Kingston SSDNow V+200 vs Zalman F-Series 60 GB SSD 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 solid state drive being tested.
Hardware Configuration
- CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K
- Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme6
- Memory: Two 2 GB Kingston HyperX Genesis (DDR3-2133, CL9, 1.5V, 9-9-9-27)
- Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 6950
- Video Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Video Monitor: Viewsonic VX2260WM
- Power Supply: Corsair HX850W
- CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2
- Boot Drive: Intel 520 Series 240 GB
Software Configuration
- Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit using NTFS file system
- Intel INF Driver Version 9.2.0.1016
- AMD Driver Version: AMD Catalyst 12.3
Benchmarking Software
Error Margin
We adopted a 3% error margin in our tests, meaning performance differences of less than 3% can’t be considered meaningful. Therefore, when the performance difference between two products is less than 3%, we consider them to have similar performance.