HDTach 3.0.4.0
HD Tach will test the sequential read, random access and interface burst speeds of your attached storage device (hard drive, flash drive, removable drive, etc). All drive technologies such as SCSI, IDE/ATA, 1394, USB, SATA and RAID are supported. Test results from HD Tach can be used to confirm manufacturer specs, analyze your system for proper performance, and compare your performance with others. HD Tach is very easy to use, quick, and presents data in easy to read graphs, including the ability to compare two storage devices on screen at the same time for easy analysis.
HDTach burst hang in there with the rest of the field, though burst testing of an SSD yields mostly inaccurate results.
This particular test hits drives with a string of sequential (QD=1) IO, a notorious weakness of SandForce controllers. Despite this, the Pyro and Wildfire fared well, turning in scores roughly equal to the OCZ Agility.
Random access times are presented for your persual, but this metric is more accurately evaluated by our IOMeter Transaction Time tests (later in this review).
Hi Allyn & crew,
Nice review,
Hi Allyn & crew,
Nice review, but have you ever tested any IDE (PATA) SSDs? I bought a RunCore SSD (Model 0900027140 32GB)and have tried almost everything (I get a BSOD) and can only get into the Safe Mode. I know IDE is old, but I was trying use one in an old SONY PCG-V505DC1 laptop and have never been able to boot into Windows XP. Whether I start with a fresh install or using Norton Ghost, Casper 6 or Acronis True Image, the results are the same (BSOD).
It seems to me that either the drivers are wrong or a firmware update is need. I’ve contacted RunCore, but so far no good answer. The funny thing is, I tried this SSD (via and IDE/USB cable) on my MacBook Pro (using Super Duper) and it works just fine.
Have you any suggestions?
Thanks,
Bernie
It’s likely that your aging
It’s likely that your aging Sony lacks the necessary compatibility to handle the RunCore SSD – or vice versa.
@Bernie
IDE SSDs are rare,
@Bernie
IDE SSDs are rare, slow, and expensive for the size/performance you get. Adding an IDE SSD to an old laptop is not a good idea because Windows XP does not support SSDs as well as Windows 7 and new operating systesms, and the value of the SSD is likely to be higher than the old IDE device you are installing it in. If you have a system that only takes IDE drives, then your first priority should be to update to a SATA based laptop or new motherboard/CPU for a desktop. You can then later add a SATA based SSD to the system to increase performance.
Even if your SONY PCG-V505DC1 could take a SATA SSD, it will suffer from other bottle necks that would diminish the value and advantage that an SSD would provide.
It would be nice if you could
It would be nice if you could remind us which of these tests use random data, so we can tell how much of the difference is due to compression by the Sandforce controller that won’t apply to previously compressed files.
Any reason server operators shouldn’t expect expect longer life (more write cycles) from 32nm than 25nm? Performance is not the only criterion.
Doesn’t the Pyro only get 60k
Doesn’t the Pyro only get 60k iops, and it’s the Pyro SE that gets 85k iops isn’t it? Great review, been looking at the different Pyro’s for my first SSD, might bite the bullet one day!