Patriot Inferno 100GB SandForce SF-1200 SSD Review
Patriot Inferno – Test System
TEST SYSTEM
All tests were performed on a fresh and up-to-date install of Windows
7 x64 with no
other applications running and using AHCI mode set through the BIOS. Synthetic Benchmarks were run off of a 30GB Vertex SSD. The
ASUS P6T motherboard uses an ICH10R south bridge chipset which supports
TRIM. In between every test, the drive was wiped completely (written to
in all 0’s or FF) and left idle for at least 20 minutes to ensure the
TRIM function had time to do its job (for the drives that support TRIM). As such, all results should be
indicative of optimal performance. All
components were set to their default speeds and are listed below:
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Core i7 920 | ||||
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Motherboard |
ASUS P6T Deluxe V1
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Memory |
12GB OCZ Gold DDR3 1600MHz
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Video Card |
ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
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Hard Drive |
OCZ Vertex 30GB |
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Power Supply |
Corsair HX1000 |
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit |
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Comparison Drives & Other Models We Have Tested
Since there are so many SSDs out there now with different
controllers, we started a reference table of which
controllers the drives use to help you compare results.
Different controllers definitely perform differently and each has various strengths and weaknesses. Like CPU’s, even identical drives will have variations in performance.
| SSD MODEL |
CONTROLLER(S) | TRIM Support? |
| Patriot Inferno 100GB | Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) | Yes |
| OCZ RevoDrive 120GB SSD | (2X) Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) | No* |
| ADATA S596 128GB | JMicron JMF612 | Yes |
| Corsair Force Series 120GB | Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) | Yes |
| Patriot Zephyr 128GB | JMICRON JMF612 | Yes |
| Patriot Torqx 128GB | Indilinx Barefoot | Yes |
| Kingston 30GB V Series SNV125-S2 |
Toshiba T6UG1XBG | Yes |
| Kingston 128GB V Series SNV425-S2 |
JMICRON JMF618 | Yes |
| Corsair Force Series 100GB |
Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) | Yes |
| Corsair Nova Series 128GB |
Indilinx Barefoot | Yes |
| Intel X25-M 160GB G2 SSD |
Intel PC29AS21BA0 | Yes |
| Micron RealSSD C300 (6Gbps) 256GB | Marvell 88SS9174-BJP2 | Yes |
| * TRIM is not supported due to the RAID controller. | ||
As you can see from the readout on CrystalDiskInfo, NCQ and S.M.A.R.T. is
enabled, as is TRIM. This is a great free tool to see what version of
firmware the drive is running as well in the event there are updates
available.
On to the benchmarks!
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