Yapt v0.3
Yapt (yet another performance test) is a benchmark recommended by a pair of drive manufacturers and was incredibly difficult to locate as it hasn’t been updated or used in quite some time. That doesn’t make it irrelevant by any means though, as the benchmark is quite useful. It creates a test file of about 100 MB in size and runs both random and sequential read and write tests with it while changing the data I/O size in the process. The results are a good look at overall drive performance.
All SandForce drives do well in this (compressible) data test, regardless of firmware.
I installed the 120 gb as my
I installed the 120 gb as my boot disk and am very happy with the speed. It really helps me with 3d models in Autodesk Inventor and Revit. I would recommend going for a higher capacity than I did. I’ve installed windows 7, autodesk factory design and autodesk building design suites and i only have about 6 – 7 gigs left. WIsh I went for the 240.
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It is highly recommended to
It is highly recommended to Install the latest firmware especially if you’re planning to run the drives in RAID.
Corsair Force 3/GT 3 1.3.3 Firmware
Allyn, I have the choice
Allyn, I have the choice between the 120gb Patriot Pyro for $182AUD or the 120gb Corsair Force 3 for $195AUD. What would you get at these price points?
Corsairs specs indicate
Corsairs specs indicate IOMeter 2008 was used for this test, and it’s important to note that 2008’s writes were a repeating pattern that is easily and fully compressible by the SandForce controller, meaning those specs were derived using fully compressible data.
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