Testing (continued):

CrystalDiskMark 2.2:

CrystalMark's CrystalDiskMark 2.2 is up next. This simple set of tests allows you to analyze a variety of read and write speed characteristics of a drive, with all results provided in terms of MB/s (higher is better). The results shown below were all achieved using "Test 5" set to 100MB.



Here we see the 40GB Kingston drive performing at about its rated levels, while the Super Talent drive is once again under-performing.

SiSoft Sandra Professional 2009.9.15.122:

SiSoft Sandra was the next test suite executed on the drives on hand. From the large selection of tests available in Sandra, results for Drive Index (MB/s) and Random Access Time (ms) for reading and writing were compared. Higher values are better for Drive Index, while lower values are better for Random Access Time.



Taking a look at the drive index values for each drive continues the trend we have seen so far. One thing to note is that access times in this test are in microseconds and not milliseconds, so the double and triple digit values shown are actually quite small.