How to make sure SSD is running at correct speeds?

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I've just installed a Crucial M4 256GB SSD and did a fresh format.

I've only bothered to install the graphics driver as Windows 8 seems to have found everything else.

What application can I use to make sure my SSD is running at the rated speed?

Cheers
 
wazza300 said:
download atto benchmark

be sure to install the ssd on the first intel sata3 speed port
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Thanks for this, not to sure how to use Atto though however here is a screenshot of CrystalDisk.

I think it's in a Sata3 port although I'm using a rather old sata cable, not sure if it matters? Transfer mode says SATA/600 is this correct?

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Cheers
 
yh that's right,sata cables wont matter

atto is easy just run as it is,dont alter anything,read/write should show the specs of the drive

crytaldisc just shows the health/smart data of the drive,000f is early firmware also so might be worth flashing it to latest fw
 
wazza300 said:
yh that's right,sata cables wont matter

atto is easy just run as it is,dont alter anything,read/write should show the specs of the drive
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How do you set it up to run though? Put total length on 256MB and let it run all the way through? Does it take long?

Cheers
 
no like this,about a minute tops

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EDIT yh 256 sorry,i didn't alter anything in it
 
yeah,it shows the read/write figures for each amount of data

272mb write and 525mb read

it would show higher writes if you flashed the ssd to later firmware,think they upped it to around 300/400mb
 
wazza300 said:
yeah,it shows the read/write figures for each amount of data

272mb write and 525mb read

it would show higher writes if you flashed the ssd to later firmware,think they upped it to around 300/400mb
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I did flash the SSD before I ran that benchmark. Hmm
 
Firmware updates aren't a fix for every problem, or a guarantee of improved performance.

Yes, it's not a bad idea to keep firmware up to date, but the benefit of doing so often goes unoticed.
 
Having said that, I seem to remember Crucial issuing a firmware upgrade for their M4 SSDs which improved write speed.

Are your Sata drivers up to date ? Might be worth installing the latest Intel RST driver. This might improve performance a little.
 
Is RST rapid storage or rapid start?

Cheers

EDIT - Just installed the rapid storage drivers and it's benched pretty much the same as before do not much difference really.
 
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Rapid Storage Technology.


There usually is not much performance to be gained by updating to the newest RST drivers, but it's probably worth doing anyway. Using the Intel drivers does give a performance improvement over the default Microsoft drivers that are installed with Windows.
 
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