Intel X-25M Gen2 benchmarks

Chad H · Jul 24, 2009, 08:41 PM

Hey guys,
I finally got everything in. Now, the only thing that has been added to truly improve performance is the Intel X-25M Gen 2 SSD 80GB. I also added an extra superdrive, extra monitor, and put the Nvidia GT120 back in(to drive the 3rd monitor) but I don't think those helped my benchmarks that much

. Anyway, any questions ask away. I can different do tests if you would like. But, I ran Xbench after a fresh time machine install. Lastly, this drive has only 20GB used on it.

Chad H · Jul 24, 2009, 09:08 PM

Also, here is a comparison with the stock HDD .

VirtualRain · 03:12 AM

Awesome... your small 4K reads with a single drive beat my RAID0 array of Gen1 drives.

Everything else is about par.

EDIT: On second thought, I doubt my RAID0 array would help 4k reads at all given I'm using a 128K stripe. Never the less, your 4K read performance is some 30 times better than a magnetic disk!

Dual RAID0 array of 1st Gen X25-M 80GB drives...

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Results	438.45	
	System Info		
		Xbench Version		1.3
		System Version		10.5.7 (9J61)
		Physical RAM		6144 MB
		Model		MacPro4,1
		Drive Type		Intel SSD RAID0
	Disk Test	438.45	
		Sequential	286.82	
			Uncached Write	276.71	169.90 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	253.02	143.16 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	189.87	55.57 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	898.12	451.39 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Random	930.26	
			Uncached Write	1095.54	115.98 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	417.89	133.78 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	2346.21	16.63 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	1760.86	326.74 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Andrew Henry · Jul 25, 2009, 02:58 AM

Thanks for sharing, looks pretty nice, I still love my first gen ones!

Jul 24, 2009, 08:41 PM	#1
Chad H macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Auburn, AL	Intel X-25M Gen2 benchmarks Hey guys, I finally got everything in. Now, the only thing that has been added to truly improve performance is the Intel X-25M Gen 2 SSD 80GB. I also added an extra superdrive, extra monitor, and put the Nvidia GT120 back in(to drive the 3rd monitor) but I don't think those helped my benchmarks that much . Anyway, any questions ask away. I can different do tests if you would like. But, I ran Xbench after a fresh time machine install. Lastly, this drive has only 20GB used on it. Attached Thumbnails __________________ '10 Mac Pro 3.2 Ghz Quad Core "Nehalem"\|16GB RAM\|120GB OWC SSD\|iPhone 5 White 32GB\|MacBook Air\|iPad Mini White 32GB
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Jul 24, 2009, 09:08 PM	#2
Chad H Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Auburn, AL	Also, here is a comparison with the stock HDD . Attached Thumbnails __________________ '10 Mac Pro 3.2 Ghz Quad Core "Nehalem"\|16GB RAM\|120GB OWC SSD\|iPhone 5 White 32GB\|MacBook Air\|iPad Mini White 32GB
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Jul 25, 2009, 02:50 AM	#3
VirtualRain macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC	Awesome... your small 4K reads with a single drive beat my RAID0 array of Gen1 drives. Everything else is about par. EDIT: On second thought, I doubt my RAID0 array would help 4k reads at all given I'm using a 128K stripe. Never the less, your 4K read performance is some 30 times better than a magnetic disk! Dual RAID0 array of 1st Gen X25-M 80GB drives... Code: Results 438.45 System Info Xbench Version 1.3 System Version 10.5.7 (9J61) Physical RAM 6144 MB Model MacPro4,1 Drive Type Intel SSD RAID0 Disk Test 438.45 Sequential 286.82 Uncached Write 276.71 169.90 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 253.02 143.16 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 189.87 55.57 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 898.12 451.39 MB/sec [256K blocks] Random 930.26 Uncached Write 1095.54 115.98 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 417.89 133.78 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 2346.21 16.63 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 1760.86 326.74 MB/sec [256K blocks] __________________ tools: Mac Pro for creating, MBA for working, iPad for surfing, iPhone for communicating, Apple TV for entertaining Canon tools: 5D Mark III 24-105L/70-300L/35L/85L for capturing Last edited by VirtualRain; Jul 25, 2009 at 03:12 AM.
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Jul 25, 2009, 02:58 AM	#4
Andrew Henry macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2008	Thanks for sharing, looks pretty nice, I still love my first gen ones! __________________ MacBook Air 1.86GHZ/2GB/128SSD iPhone 4 32GB iPad 16GB WiFi
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