We recently reviewed both the latest Western Digital VelociRaptor and the Intel 520 Series Solid State Drive, and it got us thinking about a direct comparison. Both drives may be fundamentally different in the way they work but they actually target the same market - the hardware performance enthusiast! With graphics cards and processors so powerful these days and DDR3 SDRAM so cheap, the only thing holding back a system is often the storage subsystem. Hence, there is an increase emphasis on the performance of the hard disk drive, or its rival, the solid state drive. Many have said that the days of the hard disk drive is waning, and the age of the solid state drive has begun. But is the hard disk drive really on the way out? That is what this small comparison is about. Link : Western Digital VelociRaptors Vs. Solid State Drives
We all know that SSD trashes HDD, but by how much? And what is the price/GB? That is another important factor.
Heh.. The results not enough? I discussed price / GB in the conclusion. Interestingly, the 1 TB VelociRaptor costs about the same as the 240 GB Intel 520 Series SSD.
Western Digital VelociRaptors Vs. Solid State Drives Rev. 2.0 We recently reviewed both the latest Western Digital VelociRaptor and the Intel 520 Series Solid State Drive, and it got us thinking about a direct comparison. Both drives may be fundamentally different in the way they work but they actually target the same market - the hardware performance enthusiast! With graphics cards and processors so powerful these days and DDR3 SDRAM so cheap, the only thing holding back a system is often the storage subsystem. Hence, there is an increase emphasis on the performance of the hard disk drive, or its rival, the solid state drive. Many have said that the days of the hard disk drive is waning, and the age of the solid state drive has begun. But is the hard disk drive really on the way out? That is what this small comparison is about. In this major update, we examined the drives' price-performance ratios, and see how the results changed if we took storage capacity and cost into account. Take a look! Link : Western Digital VelociRaptors Vs. Solid State Drives Rev. 2.0
Do you think I should substitute it for another SandForce-based SSD with similar specs? Of course, I only have the Intel 520 to actually benchmark with.
Since 520 is also based on SandForce, so it won't make that much differences. It is a good benchmark for high end SSDs. If you can get 330 series, that is a good comparison too.
