PCMark Vantage and 7
For trace based testing, we are replacing the outdated PCMark 05 results with a pair of newer versions of the same. PCMark Vantage and PCMark 7 results will be included moving forward. We are also running PCMark 8 on samples as we receive them, however we do not yet have sufficient comparative data to make a useful chart. Vantage results tend to be higher as they show more of a raw / peak type of result measured during the trace, while 7 shows more of an averaged value over the time duration of the trace. Translation: Vantage shows max throughput while 7 shows how that throughput impacts overall system performance. You can easily tell the difference by looking at the results of the HDD (VelociRaptor), which scores higher under 7 since the overall system is usually doing other things in addition to accessing storage.
PCMark Vantage and 7 both consider overall system performance (in addition to the storage device), which explains why the majority of SSDs come in very closely on these tests. Variations mostly come down to workload tuning of each SSD. PCMark 7's 'importing pictures' test shows the write speed falloff on the 256 and 128GB models, while many of the PCMark Vantage tests show a slight performance advantage in the 256GB model. Write speeds aside, it appears the 256GB capacity is the sweet spot for IOPS performance on this controller.
Dem charts.
Dem charts.
Like ’em?
Like 'em?
They are pretty, but I think
They are pretty, but I think once you get beyond three colors, you might consider shading them in to help differentiate between them.
The colour scheme and glow
The colour scheme and glow work really well together. Though some of the darker colours are harder to see in such a busy chart. Maybe slightly wider bars? Nice work Allyn _b
Thanks! The issue with the
Thanks! The issue with the darker colors boils down to there simply not being enough 'good' differentiating colors to choose from, especially when trying to span 10 (or more in the future) entries. Still working on these moving forward.
I do understand there just
I do understand there just aren’t enough colors to offer clear differentiation.
But, since you ensured the drives were listed in both the chart and the legend in the same order, I was able to easily figure out which drive was which when I couldn’t tell easily by the color.
Good attention to detail that other sites often mess up.
Sharp write speed limits at
The charts for the PCP file
The charts for the PCP file creation tests need to have their x-axis label updated. They are labeled “MB/s” but I suspect they should be “seconds”.
I’m not even sure why Random
I’m not even sure why Random Access Time is mentioned with SSDs anymore- they all look the same. At this point,they pwn HDs.
Nice product, but 5 year warranty would have been more appealing.
good to see lower prices
good to see lower prices
Thanks for doing the review.
Thanks for doing the review. I know you must be very tired of SSD right now, but it’s good to see you do them so we the consumer can see the price point and accessories that come with drive, keep it up Allyn 🙂