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.
 Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB |
 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.
 Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB |
 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 HyperX Savage's random read and write speeds, random access times and the number of operations per second.
 Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB - Read Benchmark |
 OCZ Vector 180 240GB - Read Benchmark |
 Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB - Write Benchmark |
 OCZ Vector 180 240GB - Write Benchmark |
The HyperX Savage performed very well when benchmarked with HD Tune. The drive had average read and write speeds of 493.6 MB/s and 480.2 MB/s, respectively, and a burst rate of 155.1 MB/s when reading.
 Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB - Random Access Read |
 OCZ Vector 180 240GB - Random Access Read |
 Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB - Random Access Write |
 OCZ Vector 180 240GB - Random Access Write |
The HyperX Savage didn't disappoint when doing random reads and writes. When writing 4KB blocks, the drive reached 15,532 IOPS and had an average speed of 60.675 MB/s. The HyperX Savage was even faster when reading, reaching 17,624 IOPS with an average speed of 68.845 MB/s.
