Intel 520 120gb ssd poor write speeds

roachyuk · 2 May 2012 at 20:01

Still cant get any better performance if anything they have got worse after a reinstall of OS

wazza300 · 2 May 2012 at 20:06

leave them a while,log off user account and let it sit idle for a few hours for garbage collection to clean up the drive,and dont run loads of ssd benchmarks as it can degrade performance

roachyuk · 2 May 2012 at 20:12

ok nps....ill check trim is enabled as its a intel drive..

roachyuk · 2 May 2012 at 20:44

Just installed ssd toolbox and i am geting this message now
The Intel SSD Toolbox cannot communicate with the selected Intel SSD.
Consider changing to another storage driver compatible with your system and try the tool again.
ive found this info can anyone shed any light on this thanks
http://communities.intel.com/thread...tible+with+your+system+and+try+the+tool+again.
Well i worked it out i unistalled the proper drivers for the board ...not intel ssd toolbox picks the intel ssd up now....but surely that isnt right

ZXSpectrum · 3 May 2012 at 10:27

Are you using the Intel Controller or the Marvell controller?

roachyuk · 4 May 2012 at 12:20

Using the intel controller. 6gbs port

roachyuk · 5 May 2012 at 00:09

ok i feel i am getting better performance out of the 510 than the 520...ive had for a few days...do i get a policy were i can send this drive back in any way ...thanks

olivier renault · 5 May 2012 at 00:19

DSR has a 7 days return policy, no matter where you buy online. If you bought it here, 14 days satisfaction guaranteed?

roachyuk · 5 May 2012 at 06:49

great....ill give them a ring tuesday ...thanks

Destination · 5 May 2012 at 07:42

Ring them this morning, they are open

Why do you 'feel' your 520 is slower than your 510?
Is it actually slower, or did you feel it should have become more blisteringly fast than it already was?
Most reviews seem to suggest imperceptable differences in all good modern ssds in normal usage nowadays anyway.

Did you do a full reinstall when moving to the 520? Is it possible that you haven't gave things a few days to settle into the superfetch and preload business?

roachyuk · 5 May 2012 at 08:35

Yes ive done a full install as ive said the other 2 drives work and bench mark ol
The 520 is slower especialy on write also on use its not as responsive as the other 2....
Ive used ssd for around 2 years now and this bu far the slowest in my experience.

Cant phone on the way to wembley to watch the fa cup rathe do it when im
At home... Ill use it and have anothet play with it over sunday monday thanks

silversurfer · 5 May 2012 at 15:19

Might help to zero the SSD several times. Im about to use a program that does this, as this setup is XP and it definitely needs it

Bane · 5 May 2012 at 22:59

You might just be experiencing the Duraclass effect on the Intel 520 SandForce controller (if it has this feature).

When too much data is written to a SandForce SSD in a fairly short time scale, e.g. Installing Windows, drivers, programs, running a benchmark or two. And you have since re-installed Windows adding to the GB being written to drive.

Link to topic on it at OCZ forums. Looks like you've "hammered" the SSD according to guide.

roachyuk · 6 May 2012 at 01:50

Bane said:
You might just be experiencing the Duraclass effect on the Intel 520 SandForce controller (if it has this feature).

When too much data is written to a SandForce SSD in a fairly short time scale, e.g. Installing Windows, drivers, programs, running a benchmark or two. And you have since re-installed Windows adding to the GB being written to drive.

Link to topic on it at OCZ forums. Looks like you've "hammered" the SSD according to guide.

Disagree mate was like this from first install...of windows...and ran benchmark...done the exact same with my old intel 510 and the m4 and there performance are fine....if the performance was up there on the first test i would not have tried my other 2 and compare.