Testing:

The tests to be executed on the three drives include benchmarks from four pre-packaged applications and some power consumption testing.

» HD Tune Pro 3.50
» CrystalDiskMark 2.2
» SiSoft Sandra Professional 2009.9.15.122
» Everest Ultimate Edition 5.02.1756
» Power Consumption Testing

HD Tune Pro 3.50:

HD Tune Pro was the first test to be executed. This program lets you conduct a quick assessment of the performance of just about any hard drive or SSD. Higher results are better for average, minimum, maximum, and burst speeds, while lower scores are better for access time.

The first chart takes a look at the results from the "Read" portion of the test. What we see is that the Super Talent drive is a bit below its rated specifications, the 128GB Kingston drive is right at its rated specifications, and the 40GB Kingston drive exceeds its rated read speed. With a published value of 170MB/s for sequential read, even the minimum value achieved during the test is over 10% higher.



The next chart takes a look at the results from the "Write" portion of HD Tune Pro 3.50. This time around the 40GB Kingston drive puts up numbers in-line with the published data of 40MB/s. Of interest is that the Super Talent drive again fails to get close to maintaining its rated speed.