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 P2 500GB |
 Lexar NM610 1TB |
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 P2 500GB |
 Lexar NM610 1TB |
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 P2's random read and write speeds, random access times and the number of operations per second.
 Crucial P2 500GB - Read Benchmark |
 Lexar NM610 1TB - Read Benchmark |
 Crucial P2 500GB - Write Benchmark |
 Lexar NM610 1TB - Write Benchmark |
The P2 performed relatively well when benchmarked with HD Tune. The drive had average read and write speeds of 2160.6 MB/s and 2008.6 MB/s, respectively.
 Crucial P2 500GB - Random Access Read |
 Lexar NM610 1TB - Random Access Read |
 Crucial P2 500GB - Random Access Write |
 Lexar NM610 1TB - Random Access Write |
When reading 4KB blocks, the P2 reached 44,718 IOPS and had an average speed of 174.682 MB/s. The drive was even faster when writing, reaching 48,355 IOPS with an average speed of 188.890 MB/s.
