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.
 OCZ Trion 150 480GB |
 Crucial BX200 480GB |
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.
 OCZ Trion 150 480GB |
 Crucial BX200 480GB |
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 Trion 150's random read and write speeds, random access times and the number of operations per second.
 OCZ Trion 150 480GB - Read Benchmark |
 Crucial BX200 480GB - Read Benchmark |
 OCZ Trion 150 480GB - Write Benchmark |
 Crucial BX200 480GB - Write Benchmark |
The Trion 150 performed relatively well when benchmarked with HD Tune. The drive had average read and write speeds of 514.0 MB/s and 297.7 MB/s, respectively, and a burst rate of 158.5 MB/s when reading.
 OCZ Trion 150 480GB - Random Access Read |
 Crucial BX200 480GB - Random Access Read |
 OCZ Trion 150 480GB - Random Access Write |
 Crucial BX200 480GB - Random Access Write |
When writing 4KB blocks, the Trion 150 reached 12,454 IOPS and had an average speed of 48.651 MB/s. The drive was a bit faster when reading, reaching 13,410 IOPS with an average speed of 52.386 MB/s.
