Storage/SSD by stefan @ 2011-11-08
The Crucial 256GB m4 SSD comes now with an improved firmware and we now get read speeds up to 500MB/s sequential. Compared to the SandForce offerings, the m4 comes with a good price/performance ratio, so we could afford getting higher capacity SSDs. The tested model also comes with a Data Transfer Kit composed of hardware (USB to SATA adapter) and software (EZ GIG IV Cloning Software).
CPU : Intel I5 2500K Retail @ 4.8GHz , 1.3V
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12P
Motherboard : ASRock P67 Extreme6
RAM : G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM
Video : Sparkle X460 Calibre 1GB
Power Supply : Cooler Master 850W
HDD : Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200.10
Case: Cooler Master ATCS 840
As the previously tested SSD, the Crucial m4 256GB SSD has arrived unformatted:
After the SSD has been formated NTFS, here is the total free space as reported by Windows 7:
With the help of AIDA64, we can extract more information regarding the drive:
HDTach Short Test
HDTach Long Test
CrystalMark HDD Test Suite
AIDA64 Disk Test Suite
PCMark05 HDD Test Suite
Copyright © 2001-2011 Madshrimps, All rights reserved.
Graphic Design by Dennis Kestelle, Programming by Maarten Menten,
Overall Site design by John Meys
All information and graphics contained in Madshrimps are sole property of the Madshrimps crew and may not be reproduced or copied in any manner without written permission from us.
Follow us on Twitter
Follow us on Facebook