SSD Thread (Benchmarks, Brands, News, and Advice)

[Jeezo]

Hi guyz ....i just installed my new ssd intel 120 x25m and i found my perfs to be low on tests ....




Infos about the firmware ...




compared to tests here my ssd sucks ....

intel x25 m 120gb retail solid state drive Gallery

the intel ssd driver installed

[chimpanzee]

have you checked alignment ?

what driver are you running ?

[Cape Consultant]

I have the Nova. How would I do a manual trim? I forget if this is possible with NOVA. Thanks.

[chimpanzee]

I have the Nova. How would I do a manual trim? I forget if this is possible with NOVA. Thanks.

I think there is a program you can run, at least that is the case for OCZ branded indilinx drive. But if you are running W7, it should not be an issue as it doesn't need reconditioning at all(TRIM is done by W7).

[Phil]

Hi guyz ....i just installed my new ssd intel 120 x25m and i found my perfs to be low on tests ....

Might be the classic PM55 / HM55 problem. Search function will help in that case.

[Jeezo]

the drivers i used are those provided from dec by intel ...
i also did a trim with the intel utility (ssd tool)
what is that pm55/HM55 issue ?

[davepermen]

he said use search, you'll find it instantly.

btw, my intel is slow on one system, but it has bitlocker activated. anyone knows how bitlocker affects performance? it doesn't feel snappy and gets very low crystaldiskmarks. it's not the behaviour of "the typical pm55/hm55 issue", i checked for that (found the info thanks to search)

[bigspin]

I did the JJB tweak and my 4K performance jumped up by 50%

Overall all the CDM results show equal or above results than safe mode test results.

[maximinimaus]

Hmmm, I think you mean CREATE the image, or CLONE the drive, but not CLONE THE IMAGE

Have you tried what you mentioned? Does it work and restore the drive to is former SPEED?

I have 2 Samsung PM800 128 GB in Raid0. Doing this restores the performance.

[DR650SE]

Hi guyz ....i just installed my new ssd intel 120 x25m and i found my perfs to be low on tests ....

Try these tweaks to maximize your SSD performance. It's what I've done. Granted I'm running a RAID 0 setup with two intels, but here is a screen shot of before I tweaked anything, till when I was done tweaking everything.

Tweaks:

Tweak the OS with these tweaks on page one: Installing an SSD? tips/tricks/benchmarks, as well as Les' SSD optimization guide. Then use JBBs tweak How To Improve SSD performance on Intel Series 4, 5, 965 Chipsets (JJB Tweak) .

Another Guide I think related to the JBB Tweak: Guide

Then install Intel® Rapid Storage Technology I downloaded the top one on the list. Then opened it up after it installed, and clicked enable for "write-back cache:



These are the tweaks I followed and my speeds went from this:



To this, my current SSD RAID 0 setup designed for everyday use