OCZ Summit Series 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive

There is an article on the review web site The Tech Report that analysis the performance between the Intel X25-M 80GB, OCZ Summit 120GB and the OCZ Vertex 120GB solid state drives.

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Here is the conclusion from that article.

The Tech Report said:
If you absolutely must go out and buy an SSD today, I'd recommend the X25-M if you know you're going to be dealing with the sort of random access patterns seen in multi-user or even heavy multitasking environments: servers, high-end workstations, and the like. Otherwise, the Summit looks like your best bet for desktops and notebooks; it delivers strong performance with typical desktop applications and real-world file operations, and it's cheaper than the X25-M on a cost-per-gigabyte basis. The Samsung controller's poor performance in our 4KB random write test is worrying, though. I'll be putting a Samsung-based drive into my primary desktop to see whether the comparatively slow random writes affect real-world usage; look for an update in a week or two. That leaves us with the Vertex, which is an intriguing option if you're willing to deal with the wiper utility's spotty compatibility, but the sort of product I'd only recommend to seasoned enthusiasts who are looking to tinker.

Honestly, though, I wouldn't recommend picking up any SSD until we have a clearer picture of which drives will support the TRIM command and how they'll perform in Windows 7.
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Though, if you're looking at purchasing a solid state drive now, I would personally get neither. Instead, look at getting the Intel X25-M G2 (Second Generation) Solid State Drive.

Here are a couple of reviews of the drive:

Intel X25-M G2: Dissected and Performance Preview - Anandtech

Intel X25-M 'G2' 34nm 160GB SSD Review - PC Perspective
 
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Isn't the G.Skill Falcon meant to be better than the Summit?

I'm trying to decent between the Falcon and Summit at the min.

What size you ordered Duke?
 
Azza said:
Isn't the G.Skill Falcon meant to be better than the Summit?

I'm trying to decent between the Falcon and Summit at the min.
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I personally wouldn't look at getting either the G.Skill Falcon or the OCZ Summit solid state drive when Intel have just released their second generation X25-M drives which is better in terms of overall performance, the life span of the drive and performance degradation. Intel seem to have got it just about right with regards to the controller that these drives are using. Which is really reflected by how well the first generation X25-M series perform.

Here are a couple of reviews of the Intel X25-M G2 Solid State Drive if you missed them before:

Intel X25-M G2: Dissected and Performance Preview - Anandtech

Intel X25-M 'G2' 34nm 160GB SSD Review - PC Perspective
 
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Results below -

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Let me know any other benchmarks or tests to try.
 
Thanks for posting the results up of the OCZ Summit solid state drive Duke. You could also run the Summit through the CrystalDiskMark and the ATTO benchmark programs.

If you wanted to try and clear up those fragmented areas, you could take an image of the drive and then re-image it back on which cleared those areas up for me as you can see in this thread here.
 
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