OCZ Summit Series 250GB SSD Preview – New Samsung MLC Posted by Ryan Shrout | Feb 16, 2009 | Storage | 0 Manufacturer: OCZ Technology ContentsIntel gets some competitionThe OCZ Summit line of solid state drives uses a new controller from Samsung as well as 64MB of cache to speed up performance, in particular write speeds. Does this new 250GB SSD have what it takes to compete against the Intel X25-M?Testing Methodology and System SetupPCPer File Copy TestHDTach 3.0.4.0HDTune 3.50PCMark05PCMark VantageIOMeter v2006.07.27 – IOpsIOMeter – Average Transaction TimeYapt v0.3Performance over timeConclusionsIOMeter – Average Transaction Time Our results look pretty much the same with the the average transaction time as they did when viewed as IOs / second – the OCZ Summit drive is very competitive though is only besting the Intel X25-M drive reliably on one full test. « Previous1. Intel gets some competition2. Testing Methodology and System Setup3. PCPer File Copy Test4. HDTach 3.0.4.05. HDTune 3.506. PCMark057. PCMark Vantage8. IOMeter v2006.07.27 – IOps9. IOMeter – Average Transaction Time10. Yapt v0.311. Performance over time12. ConclusionsNext » Video News