SSD Reviews Thread

[onethreehill]

SSDs in the sweet spot: Modern contenders at 120-128GB

Today, 120-128GB SSDs can be had for around $200, putting them right in the sweet spot typically occupied by our favorite CPUs and graphics cards. Since we don't yet have a real favorite among the current class of solid-state drives, we've spent weeks running nine SSDs through an expanded storage test suite on new Sandy Bridge hardware. Over the following pages, we'll take a closer look at Corsair's Performance 3, Force 3, and Force GT; Crucial's m4; Intel's 320 and 510 Series; Kingston's HyperX; and OCZ's Agility 3 and Vertex 3 SSDs to see which ones deserve a spot in your notebook or desktop PC.
http://techreport.com/articles.x/21672

Samsung SSD 830 256GB Review
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/samsung_830_series_256gb_ssd_review,1.html

Samsung SSD 830 512GB Review
http://www.techspot.com/review/443-samsung-830-ssd-series/

ADATA S511 60GB SSD Review
http://www.guru3d.com/article/adata-s511-series-60gb-ssd-review/

 

[onethreehill]

OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB SSD Review
http://www.bjorn3d.com/articles/OCZ_Vertex_3_Max_IOPS_VTX3MI-25SAT3-240G/2129.html

Patriot Wildfire 120GB SSD Review
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1270/pg1/patriot-wildfire-120gb-ssd-review-introduction.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Patriot/Wildfire_120_GB/

Seven SandForce SSDs Roundup: Corsair, Kingston, Patriot and OCZ
http://www.futurelooks.com/futurelo...d-up-kingston-corsair-patriot-memory-and-ocz/

Samsung SSD 830 256GB Review
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2011/09/29/samsung-ssd-830-256gb-review/1

MemoRight FTM Plus 240GB SSD Review
http://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/zardon/memoright-ftm-plus-240gb-ssd-review-sata-iii/

 

[Capt Caveman]

From techreport today - SSDs in the sweet spot: Modern contenders at 120-128GB

Compares ten 120-128gb SSDs

 

[onethreehill]

Corsair Force GT 240GB SSD Review
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4324/corsair_force_gt_240gb_solid_state_drive_review/index.html

 

[VI3L]

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/43...xe_120gb_solid_state_drive_review/index1.html

My Chronos Deluxe came in today from Newegg, it shipped with 3.2.0 firmware. Cant wait to test it out when my case arrives!

 

[onethreehill]

Crucial m4 512GB SSD Review: FW0009
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/43...ate_drive_w_the_0009_update_review/index.html

 

[onethreehill]

OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G Review
http://www.storagereview.com/owc_mercury_aura_pro_express_6g_review

Corsair Force 3 120GB SSD Review
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1723/1/

OCZ Vertex 3 240GB Solid State Drive Review
http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/storage/ocz-vertex-3-240gb-solid-state-drive-review/

OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 1TB HDD/SSD Review
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...ie-100gb-ssd-1tb-hdd-review-introduction.html
http://www.guru3d.com/news/ocz-revodrive-hybrid-review/
http://www.kitguru.net/components/hard-drives/zardon/ocz-revodrive-hybrid-1tb-hddssd-review/

Intel 320 Series SSD 300GB Review
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/320_SSD_300_GB/

Corsair Force Series GT 240GB SSD Review
http://www.storagereview.com/corsair_force_series_gt_review_240gb

Silicon Power Velox Series V30 120GB SSD Review
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/43...v30_120gb_solid_state_drive_review/index.html

SSD scaling outside the sweet spot
http://techreport.com/articles.x/21843

Patriot Pyro SE 120GB SSD Review
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/storage/hdd/13965-patriot-pyro-se-120gb-ssd-review

Plextor PX-256M2P 256GB SSD Review
http://www.cdrlabs.com/Reviews/plextor-px-256m2p-256gb-solid-state-drive.html

 

[onethreehill]

OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 Review Update

Over the summer we reviewed a pre-production version of the 480GB OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 SSD. Even though the hardware and firmware were not final builds, the RevoDrive 3 X2 was still incredibly impressive, given the speedy PCIe interface and four SandForce SF-2281 processors. We've finally been able to log enough time with the production version of the RevoDrive 3 X2 and our excitement over the platform has done nothing but grow. In fact, the performance of the card rose so signficantly that we had to adjust the scale of our benchmark charts to compensate.
http://www.storagereview.com/ocz_revodrive_3_x2_review_update

 

[onethreehill]

Plextor PX-256M2P 256GB SSD Review
http://www.storagereview.com/plextor_pxm2p_ssd_review_256gb

MemoRight FTM Plus 240GB SSD Review
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4397/memoright_ftm_plus_240gb_solid_state_drive_review/index.html

 

[onethreehill]

Solid State Drive Roundup 2011
http://www.rwlabs.com/article.php?id=541

OCZ Synapse Cache SSD Review
http://www.storagereview.com/ocz_synapse_cache_ssd_review

Corsair Force GT 240GB & Crucial M4 256GB SSD Update
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Corsair-Force-GT-240GB--Crucial-M4-Update/?page=1

 

[onethreehill]

Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD Review
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Kingston-HyperX-240-GB-SSD-Review/1428

ADATA S511 240GB SSD Review
http://www.storagereview.com/adata_s511_review_240gb

 

[onethreehill]

OCZ Octane 512GB SSD Review
http://www.storagereview.com/ocz_octane_ssd_review
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5147/the-ocz-octane-review-512gb
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...e-512gb-sata-iii-ssd-review-introduction.html
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/OCZ-Octane-Series-SATA-III-Solid-State-Drive-Review/
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/OCZ-Octane-512GB-SSD-Full-Review-Indilinx-Has-Returned-Everest

 

[onethreehill]

Patriot Pyro SE 120GB SSD Review
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/storage/32702-patriot-pyro-se-120gb-ssd/

Patriot Pyro SE 240GB & Wildfire 240GB SSD Review
http://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/zardon/patriot-pyro-se-240gb-wildfire-240gb-ssd-review/

 

[onethreehill]

Exploring SSD Performance In Battlefield 3, F1 2011, And Rift
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/battlefield-rift-ssd,3062.html

 

[onethreehill]

Corsair Performance Pro 256GB SSD Review
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...rmance-pro-256gb-ssd-review-introduction.html

Samsung 830 Series 512GB SSD Review
http://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/zardon/samsung-830-series-512gb-ssd-review/

OCZ Octane 512GB SSD Review
http://techreport.com/articles.x/22078

Patriot Pyro SE 120GB SSD Review
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4454/patriot_pyro_se_120gb_solid_state_drive_review/index1.html

Plextor PX-512M3 512GB SSD Review
http://en.expreview.com/2011/11/29/exclusive-review-of-plextor-m3-series-true-speed-ssd/19066.html/2

Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD Review
http://www.storagereview.com/kingston_hyperx_ssd_review_240gb

 

[onethreehill]

Plextor PX-M3S 256GB SSD Review
http://www.storagereview.com/plextor_pxm3s_ssd_review

Samsung 830 Series 256GB SSD Review
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/storage/samsung_830_sata3_ssd_256gb_review/1

Crucial m4 256GB SSD Review
http://techgage.com/article/crucial_m4_256gb_sata_6gbits_ssd_review/

Corsair Force GT Series 240 GB and Corsair Force 3 Series 240 GB SSD Review
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/corsair-force-gt.html

OCZ Octane 512GB SSD Review
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1793/4/

ADATA S510 120GB SSD Review
http://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/zardon/adata-s510-120gb-solid-state-drive-review/

Patriot Pyro SE 240GB SSD Review
http://www.cowcotland.com/articles/948/ssd-pyro-se-240-go-240-go-de-feu-deuxieme.html

OCZ Octane 512GB SSD Review
http://www.guru3d.com/article/ocz-octane-512gb-ssd-review/

 

[onethreehill]

Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD Review
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2011/12/08/kingston-hyper-x-240gb-review/1

Patriot Pyro SE 240GB SSD Review
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=840&Itemid=60

Corsair Performance Pro 256GB SSD Review
http://www.guru3d.com/article/corsair-performance-pro-256gb-ssd-review/

Silicon Power Velox V30 60GB SSD Review
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Silicon_Power/Velox_V30_60_GB/

Patriot Pyro SE 120GB & 240GB SSD Review
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/patriot_pyro_se/8.htm

Corsair Performance Pro 256GB Review
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/storage/32900-corsair-performance-pro-ssd-256gb/
http://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/zardon/corsair-performance-pro-256gb-ssd-review/

Samsung 830 Series 256GB SSD Review
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1795/1/

Patriot Pyro SE 240GB SSD Review
http://www.guru3d.com/article/patriot-pyro-se-240gb-ssd-review/

Mushkin Chronos 60GB SSD Review
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/mushkin_chronos/

 

[onethreehill]

Corsair Performance Pro 256GB SSD Review
http://www.storagereview.com/corsair_performance_pro_ssd_256gb_review

Crucial M4 128GB SSD Review
http://www.guru3d.com/news/crucial-m4-128gb-ssd-review/

Crucial M4 256GB SSD Review
http://www.bjorn3d.com/articles/Crucial_RealSSD_C400_256GB/2156.html

Patriot Pyro SE 240GB SSD Review
http://www.bjorn3d.com/articles/Patriot_Pyro_SE_SSD_Review/2158.html

ADATA S511 240 GB SSD Review
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/adata-s511.html

Patriot Pyro SE 120GB RAID0 SSD Review
http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/patriot_pyro_se_120gb_raid0,1.html

 

[onethreehill]

Patriot Pyro SE 240GB SSD Review
http://www.storagereview.com/patriot_pyro_se_review_240gb

OCZ Octane 128GB SSD Review
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5272/ocz-octane-128gb-ssd-review

OCZ Octane 512GB SSD Review
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/octane-sata-indilinx-benchmark-performance,3081.html

 

[onethreehill]

Corsair Force Series 3 120GB and 240GB SSD Reviews
http://www.storagereview.com/corsair_force_series_3_review

Corsair Performance Pro 128GB SSD Review
http://www.pureoverclock.com/article1415.html

RunCore Pro V 120GB SATA III SSD Review
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/45...sata_iii_solid_state_drive_review/index1.html

Crucial M4 256GB SSD Review
http://www.funkykit.com/component/content/article/55-storage/8631-review-crucial-m4-256gb-ssd.html

Patriot Pyro 120GB SSD Review
http://www.funkykit.com/component/content/article/55-storage/8630-review-patriot-pyro-120gb-ssd.html

 

[onethreehill]

Corsair Performance Pro 256GB SSD Review
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...corsair-performance-pro-256gb-ssd-review.html
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/Corsair_Performance_Pro/
OCZ Octane 128GB SSD Review
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/storage/33369-ocz-octane-ssd-128gb/

Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD Review
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Kingston/HyperX_240_GB/

Patriot Pyro SE 120GB & 240GB SSD Review
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/Patriot_Pryo_SE_Review/

60/64 GB SSD Shootout: Crucial, Samsung, And SandForce
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/tests-ssd-review-solid-state,3103.html

Corsair Performance Series Pro 256GB Solid State Drive Review
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/45...pro_256gb_solid_state_drive_review/index.html

Corsair Force GT & Performance Pro SATA III SSD Roundup
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1804/1/

Corsair Performance Pro 128GB SSD Review
http://www.pureoverclock.com/article1415.html

Patriot Pyro SE 120GB RAID0 SSD Review
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Patriot-Pyro-SE-SATA-III-Solid-State-Drive-Review/

 

[onethreehill]

Corsair Performance Pro 256GB SSD Review
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/Performance_Pro_256_GB_SSD/

RAID 0 of SSDs: Two Kingston HyperX 120 GB SSDs vs. Kingston HyperX 240 GB SSD
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/kigston-hyperx-ssd-raid0.html

Zalman SSD-F1 Series 240GB SSD Review
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc...ssd-f1-series-240gb-ssd0240f1--1056048/review

Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Review
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4520/samsung_830_series_128gb_solid_state_drive_review/index.html

OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB SSD Review
http://vr-zone.com/articles/ocz-vertex-3-max-iops-240gb-ssd-review/14603.html

Patriot Pyro SE 240GB SSD Review
http://www.funkykit.com/component/c...ge/8775-review-patriot-pyro-se-240gb-ssd.html

 

[flamenko]

Intel 520 Series 240GB SSD Review - Part 1
http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews...-intel-releases-amazing-sandforce-driven-ssd/

 

[onethreehill]

Intel SSD 520 240GB SSD Review
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5508/...cherryville-brings-reliability-to-sandforce/1
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=850&Itemid=60
http://bjorn3d.com/articles/Intel_SSD_520_240GB/2170.html
http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/storage/intel-520-series-240gb-solid-state-drive-review/
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...0-intel-520-240gb-cherryville-ssd-review.html
http://www.hardware.fr/focus/60/intel-ssd-520-series-1ers-tests.html
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1399/pg1/intel-520-series-240gb-ssd-review-introduction.html
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Intel-SSD-520-Series-240-GB-Solid-State-Drive-Review/1484
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/storage/34729-intel-520-series-ssd-240gb/
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Intel-SSD-520-Series-SandforceBased-Solid-State-Drive-Review/?page=1
http://www.guru3d.com/article/intel-series-520-240gb-ssd-review/
http://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/zardon/intel-520-series-240gb-solid-state-drive-review/
http://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/zardon/intel-520-series-240gb-raid-0-update-ssd-review/
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1815/1/
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/intel_520_240gb/
http://www.pureoverclock.com/article1435.html
http://techgage.com/article/meet_intels_cherryville_520_series_240gb_ssd_review/
http://techreport.com/articles.x/22415
http://www.techspot.com/review/495-intel-ssd-520-series/
http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews...-intel-releases-amazing-sandforce-driven-ssd/
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-520-sandforce-review-benchmark,3124.html
http://www.storagereview.com/intel_ssd_520_review
http://www.storagereview.com/intel_ssd_520_raid_review

 

[onethreehill]

Zalman F1 120GB SSD Review
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/zalman-f1.html

OCZ Octane 128GB SSD Review
http://techreport.com/articles.x/22470

Kingston SSDNow V+200 120GB SSD Review
http://www.storagereview.com/kingston_ssdnow_v200_review
http://www.bjorn3d.com/articles/Kingston_SSDNow_200V_120GB/2184.html

OCZ Octane 512GB SSD Review
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/ocz_octane_512gb_indilinx/

Intel 520 240GB SSD RAID 0 Performance Review
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...-520-240gb-ssd-raid-0-performance-review.html

OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD Review
http://www.hardcoreware.net/ocz-vertex-3-240gb-ssd-review/

Intel SSD 520 240GB Review
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/intel-ssd-520.html
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18042&Itemid=23

OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB SSD Review
http://www.thinkcomputers.org/owc-mercury-extreme-pro-6g-240gb-solid-state-drive-review/

RunCore Pro V Max 120GB SSD Review
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1855/1/