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.
 PNY CS1311 480GB |
 OCZ Trion 150 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.
 PNY CS1311 480GB |
 OCZ Trion 150 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 CS1311's random read and write speeds, random access times and the number of operations per second.
 PNY CS1311 480GB - Read Benchmark |
 OCZ Trion 150 480GB - Read Benchmark |
 PNY CS1311 480GB - Write Benchmark |
 OCZ Trion 150 480GB - Write Benchmark |
The CS1311 performed relatively well when benchmarked with HD Tune. The drive had average read and write speeds of 499.9 MB/s and 201.1 MB/s, respectively, and a burst rate of 111.2 MB/s when reading.
 PNY CS1311 480GB - Random Access Read |
 OCZ Trion 150 480GB - Random Access Read |
 PNY CS1311 480GB - Random Access Write |
 OCZ Trion 150 480GB - Random Access Write |
When reading 4KB blocks, the CS1311 reached 12,203 IOPS and had an average speed of 47.671 MB/s. The drive was a bit faster when reading, reaching 13,465 IOPS with an average speed of 52.598 MB/s.
