64GB SSD on the Desktop: Samsung and OCZ go mainstream

HD Tune Pro 3.00

In our read tests, the Samsung/OCZ drive is within striking range of the lightning quick drive from Memoright. The average read rate of 87.2 MB/s is about 27% slower than the Memoright drive, but is around 45% faster than the previous drive from Samsung. On a side note, the WD VelociRaptor has an average read rate of 101.6 MB/s.

In our write speed tests, the Memoright drive offers a maximum write speed that is 41% faster, average write speed is 63% quicker, and burst rates are about 49% lower, something we are still investigating. As a comparison, average write speeds on the WD VelociRaptor are 101.4 MB/s with maximum speed at 122.1 MB/s and access time of 7.0ms. However, for the most part, the new Samsung/OCZ drives have write speeds that are now comparable with the majority of the latest 7200RPM mechanical drives. This is a significant improvement over the previous 64GB SSD drive from Samsung that featured average write rates near 36 MB/s.

We have included a selection of results from our HD Tune benchmarks in image galleries for those that are interested in comparing the Samsung/OCZ 64GB SSD against the latest 32GB SSD from Memoright. Our test results are at 32kb, 512kb, 8MB, and 128MB file sizes. Of note, in the 32kb test, the Samsung/OCZ drive performs exceptionally well in the 64/128 range and like most SSD drives, we see a significant decrease in write throughput at the 64 range on the Memoright drive.