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ADATA XPG SX900 128GB SSD Full Review - Low Cost SandForce
HDTune 5
HDTune tests a similar level of features as compared with HDTach, but with a different access pattern. Thus provides us with an additional set of benchmark numbers to compare between storage configurations. Here we can get the minimum, maximum and average transfer rates as well as the burst rates and access times. CPU utilization has proven negligible with modern processing horsepower, and is no longer included.
HDTune's burst test gives inconsistent results. Posted here for information only.
This serves as a decent reminder that nearly all modern SSDs saturate SATA 6Gb/sec on bulk transfers, meaning no one gets a big leg-up when it comes to sequential read speeds.
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Firmware 5.0.2a still has issues and they were resolved in 5.0.3. The newest SandForce firmware is 5.0.5 and it's very good. Too bad ADATA can't get their firmware act together.
I have tested my SSD with newest SandForce firmware 5.0.5
Having troube on that one as well. B-S-O-D :(
You guys can download IOMeter 2010 from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/iometer/files/iometer-devel/1.1.0-rc1/
Play around with it and tested 4K random write via IOMeter 2010
See if you have same test result
32G SSD => BSOD, 0xF4
64G SSD => BSOD, 0xF4
bty, can someone tell me where we can download 5.0 B?
One of my friend said 5.0 B will be available shortly.
Is this truth?
I think I'm going to get this SSD for my next build, looks promising and good for the price! I'm a casual PC gamer!
ADATA just releases updated firmware for SX900 SSD drive. It is now at Firmware 5.0.7a
http://www.adata-group.com/index.php?action=ss_main&page=ss_content_driv...
Adata Firmware 5.0.7a release notes do not metion anything about TRIM being fixed... WTF?
"ADATA first with SandForce 5.0.7a firmware, TRIM enabled for ADATA SSDs"
This is the headline I've been seeing, I assume that TRIM issue have been addressed and that this update has fixes found in previous firmware except the one that was pulled from breaking TRIM.
Purchased 2 drives in January 3013. Went online to get info on how to properly setup the OS (enable TRIM etc). Also used the wipe free space feature of ccleaner. CrystalMark always gave me good results except for write speed which is around 250 instead of 500 like the read speed.
Bottom line, I had the expected performance even without this firmware. I'll install it tonight but cant see myself getting much of a boost (write speed).
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