Intel 730 SSD Reviewed Breaking 1GB/s in RAID0

TECHNOLOGY X TEST BENCH AND PROTOCOL

At Technology X, we test our SSD’s slightly different depending upon the drive’s marketed purpose,  that of a consumer or an enterprise focused SSD.  For a consumer SSD, our goal is to test in a system that has been optimized with our SSD Optimization Guide, however CPU C State alteration may or may not have occurred depending on the motherboard and BIOS configurations. Benchmarks for our consumer tests are that of fresh drives, so that we can verify that the manufacturer’s specifications match the SSD. Additionally, we also try to include links to the benchmarks used in our report so that you as the reader can replicate our tests to confirm that your SSD is top-notch.

System Feb 2014

SYSTEM COMPONENTS

This Test Bench build was the result of some great relationships and purchase; our appreciation goes to the below mentioned manufacturers for their support in our project. All of the components we use for testing and evaluation can be easily purchased at a relatively affordable price. The links provided below can assist in pricing, as well as availability for those of you who may find interest in our equipment.

PC CHASSIS: InWin 901 Mini-ITX Chassis
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P8H77-I Mini-ITX
CPU: Intel i7 2600 CPU
CPU COOLER: Corsair H80 CPU Cooler
POWER SUPPLY: Cooler Master M2 Silent Pro 850W
SYSTEM COOLING: Corsair Chassis Fan
MEMORY: Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 1600 MHz
GRAPHICS CARD: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

BENCHMARK SOFTWARE

The software we will be using for today’s analysis is typical of many of our reviews and consists of ATTO Disk Benchmark, Crystal Disk Info, Crystal DiskMark, AS SSD, and PCMark Vantage.  In consumer reports, we prefer to test with easily accessible software that the consumer can obtain, and in many cases, we even provide links. Our selection of software allows each to build on the last and to provide validation to results already obtained.

Intel SSD 730 Series 480 GB PCB

CRYSTAL DISK INFO 5.5.0

Crystal Disk Info is a great tool for displaying the characteristics and health of storage devices. It displays everything from temperatures, to the number of hours the device has been powered, and even to the extent of informing you of the firmware of the device.

Intel SSD 730 Series 480 GB Single Drive CDI

Crystal Disk Info immediately shows us that our SSD has already been through the ringer once over at The SSD Review. Thus, we should keep in mind that our performance expectations should be kept realistic, as this is by no means a fresh out-of-the-box drive.

Typically when most individuals think of Intel, their thoughts drift to that of Intel's superiority in the CPU market, even though their product diversity is far more vast then some can imagine. Intel's products range from CPU's to chipsets, integrated graphics processing units, server components, and solid-state drives. Today, Technology X has the opportunity to take an in-depth look at the new Intel SSD 730 Series (480GB), as both an individual drive and as part of a RAID 0 setup with another Intel 730 Series SSD. Intel's SSD 730 Series belongs to the Intel SSD Consumer Family target market, meaning that Intel is…

Review Overview

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A Prized Thoroughbred!

The Intel SSD 730 Series provides users with a high quality drive that can achieve excellent performance and has the endurance to last for many years. All of which is accompanied by an excellent price point, which makes this drive well deserving of the Technology X Top Value award.

User Rating: 4.53 ( 2 votes)

12 comments

  1. In games like Battlefield 4, a RAID 0 configuration would probably be a benefit. I have a 128GB Toshiba SSD, I was going to make a RAID 0 with it. I have read many articles where they get almost 100% speed increase in a RAID 0. I have a 2GB RAID 0 with two Samsung F3’s for my games. My OS is on my 128GB SSD with Battlefield 4. My goal was always to have two RAID 0’s eventually. Because of large files, movies, games, music etc. there is a still a place for the magnetic drives.

    • SSD’s are becoming less and less expensive, it’s only a matter of time until they are equally priced to match magnetic drives.

  2. piece of shit!!! VITUN HOMOT POLTTELETTE JOTAKI SAATANAN HUUMESÄTKIÄ SIELLÄ!!

  3. INTEL GO FUCK YOURSELF YOU JUNKIE NOOB
    L2P FAGGOT!!!
    VITUN NISTI PELLE HOMO VITTU KYRPÄ
    HAHAHAHAH
    OOT HOMO

  4. YOU ALL….. THIS IS SHITTIEST WEBSITE EVERSEEN OMFG

  5. TECHOLOGYSHIT.GAYS

  6. KILL URSELF OMFG

  7. Tepon pomo: “sulla täytyy kyllä olla helvetin iso kyrpä”
    Teppo kysyy ihmeissää: “ai miten nii?”
    Tepon pomo: “no et sä tolla naamalla ainakaa pilluu saa”

  8. “-Charlie! There’s a new joke going ’round, have ya heard it? What did the five fingers say to the face?

    -…what?

    **SLAP** “

  9. Kyttä: Jos kaverisi tulee sanomaan, että hänellä on pilveä josta pitää päästä eroon, mitä teet?
    Kaveri: Pyydän, että antaa minulle.
    Kyttä: No mitäs sä sillä tekisit?
    Kaveri: Myisin.
    Kyttä: Sehän on rikos! Tiedätkös mitä siitä seuraa?
    Minä: Ei mitään, jos ei jää kiinni.

  10. VITUN NARKKARI PELLET

  11. ID LIKE TO SEE THE MOMENT WHEN YOU HANG URSELF

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