AS SSD:
AS SSD is a relatively new benchmark designed specifically for solid state drives. The application contains five synthetic tests used to determine the sequential and random read and write performance of a drive.
 Crucial MX200 500GB |
 OCZ Vector 180 240GB |
AS SSD also includes a copy benchmark. This test copies an ISO (two large files), program (many small files) and game (small and large files), returning the speed and duration of each.
 Crucial MX200 500GB |
 OCZ Vector 180 240GB |
HD Tune Pro 5.00:
Next, I ran a series of tests using HD Tune Pro. This hard disk utility measures a drive's performance by testing its sequential read and write speeds as well as its access time, burst rate and CPU usage. For this review, I'm also going to use it to benchmark the MX200's random read and write speeds, random access times and the number of operations per second.
 Crucial MX200 500GB - Read Benchmark |
 OCZ Vector 180 240GB - Read Benchmark |
 Crucial MX200 500GB - Write Benchmark |
 OCZ Vector 180 240GB - Write Benchmark |
The MX200 performed fairly well when benchmarked with HD Tune. The drive had average read and write speeds of 500.5 MB/s and 458.3 MB/s, respectively, and a burst rate of 268.9 MB/s when writing.
 Crucial MX200 500GB - Random Access Read |
 OCZ Vector 180 240GB - Random Access Read |
 Crucial MX200 500GB - Random Access Write |
 OCZ Vector 180 240GB - Random Access Write |
The MX200 didn't disappoint when doing random reads and writes. When writing 4KB blocks, the drive reached 18,661 IOPS and had an average speed of 72.895 MB/s. The MX200 was slightly faster when reading, reaching 22,190 IOPS with an average speed of 86.682 MB/s.
