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The first test runs the database pattern - 8KB transfers, 67 per cent read, 33 per cent write ratio, and 100 per cent random accesses - with a queue depth of two. A low QD intimates a very light load.
Both SandForce-powered drives deliver near-identical performance numbers when the queue depth is bumped up to 32.
SandForce leads the pack when evaluated via Iometer's workstation profile. We guess you could swap the labels on the F120 SSD and Phoenix Pro 120GB and not know the difference.
G.Skill draws attention to the 50,000 IOPS when writing random-access 4K files. The drive returns a figure of 18,428 IOPS when aligned to Iometer's default 512-byte sector boundary, rising to 51,008 IOPS when manually aligned to a 4KB boundary - used by modern filesystems. Corsair's F120 returns benchmarks within two per cent of the G.Skill, by the way.
