Partial and Full Drive Performance
<i>While it is important to know how a drive will perform under optimal conditions, more realistic scenarios are just as important. Knowing if a solid state drive will behave differently when partially or even nearly full than when it is empty is very important information to know. To quickly and accurately show this crucial information we have first filled the drive to 50% capacity and re-tested using both synthetic and real world tests. After the completion of this we then re-test at 75% and 90% of full capacity. </i>
Synthetic Test Results
<i>For our synthetic testing we have opted for our standard PCMark 7 test.</i>
<div align="center"><img src="http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/akg/Storage/HyperX_Savage/data_pcm.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div>
Real World Results
<i>For a real world application we have opted for a modified version of our standard Windows 7 Start Up test. Unlike our standard Windows 7 image this image is based on a working system that has been upgraded numerous times of the past few years and represents an even more realistic real world test.</i>
<div align="center"><img src="http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/akg/Storage/HyperX_Savage/data_boot.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div>
Finally we can see the reasoning behind such strict load balancing. This may not be the fastest drive when empty but it quickly climbs the charts once data is put on it. The end result is an SSD that is almost as good as what OCZ or Intel has to offer. Considering it took Indilinx and Intel <i>three</i> generations to do what Phison has done in <i>two</i> is rather impressive.
Partial and Full Drive Performance
<i>While it is important to know how a drive will perform under optimal conditions, more realistic scenarios are just as important. Knowing if a solid state drive will behave differently when partially or even nearly full than when it is empty is very important information to know. To quickly and accurately show this crucial information we have first filled the drive to 50% capacity and re-tested using both synthetic and real world tests. After the completion of this we then re-test at 75% and 90% of full capacity. </i>
Synthetic Test Results
<i>For our synthetic testing we have opted for our standard PCMark 7 test.</i>
<div align="center"><img src="http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/akg/Storage/HyperX_Savage/data_pcm.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div>
Real World Results
<i>For a real world application we have opted for a modified version of our standard Windows 7 Start Up test. Unlike our standard Windows 7 image this image is based on a working system that has been upgraded numerous times of the past few years and represents an even more realistic real world test.</i>
<div align="center"><img src="http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/akg/Storage/HyperX_Savage/data_boot.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div>
Finally we can see the reasoning behind such strict load balancing. This may not be the fastest drive when empty but it quickly climbs the charts once data is put on it. The end result is an SSD that is almost as good as what OCZ or Intel has to offer. Considering it took Indilinx and Intel <i>three</i> generations to do what Phison has done in <i>two</i> is rather impressive.