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Article: Myce Enterprise SSD Performance Index – |
Hello and welcome to Myce’s first edition of the Enterprise
SSD Performance Index (‘ESP Index’).
Now that we have been reviewing Enterprise SSDs for 6 months
we thought it would be interesting to directly compare some of the key
performance metrics for the drives we have reviewed.
The comparisons and an outline of the metrics selected
appear on the next page.
For fun we have then awarded points for the ranking of each
drive in each of the criteria. Points have been awarded on the same basis as
for Formula 1 races – i.e. 25 points for first, 18 points for second, 15 points
for third, 12 points for fourth, 10 points for fifth and 8 points for sixth.
The points have then been placed into radar charts to give a visual impression
of how the drives compare (relative to each other). We realise this is not
that scientific and other key criteria, such as endurance, power consumption
and failover features, and of course price, have been ignored. We also realise
that the design objectives for a drive have been ignored – for example, the
Intel DC S3500 and the Sandisk/Smart Cloudspeed 1000E have been designed to
meet the requirements of mixed/read intensive workloads and it is arguably not
objective to compare them directly to premium drives such as the Smart Optimus,
Intel DC S3700 and Toshiba PX02SMF020. Please note:
1. All tests were performed on an Oakgate Test Unit which provides an
absolutely consistent basis upon which direct comparisons can be made (i.e. no
hardware or software platform variations have occurred from one test to
another). For an overview of the Oakgate Test Unit please click here.
2. All performance measurements
have been taken when the test drives are in a steady state
Please also note that the performance results for the
Sandisk/Smart Optimus have been taken with the drive operating in single port
mode (and not with it performing in dual, wide port mode).
Now let's head to the next page, to look at the
Comparisons of Key Performance Metrics.....
