Test Setup
Testing was accomplished on a fresh installation of Windows 7 SP1 x64, with all of the updates and most recent drivers related to our test system. The drive used in our tests was first securely erased via software provided by their respective manufacturer and then updated to their latest firmware. For the test I tested the drive with as an active drive and between test I ran TRIM and rebooted the system. I want the results to represent a drive in use. As my sample sizes increase I will have comparable of drives but for now we will see the results of the ARC 100. Our test setup consists of the following hardware:
Performance
Just as a quick reminder of the advertised specifications from OCZ. Sequential read 480 MB/s and sequential write 430 MB/s.
ATTO Disk Benchmark v2.47
Using ATTO disk benchmark v2.47 the OCZ ARC 100 performed well exceeding the manufactures specifications. Achieving 498.3 MB/s read and 450.7 MB/s write. OCZ states that they also use ATTO to benchmark the drive!
CrystalDiskMark 3.0.4 x64
Testing the drive with CrystalDiskMark 3.0.4 x64 the OCZ ARC 100 returned results a little less that that of ATTO. That is a common occurrence so no worries with the results returned. The OCZ ARC 100 achieved a 432.1 MB/s read and 441.0 MB/s write.
AS SSD Benchmark 1.7.4739
Testing the drive with AS SSD Benchmark 1.7.4739 the OCZ ARC 100 returned results a little less that that of ATTO and CrystalDiskMark. That is a common occurrence so no worries with the results returned. The OCZ ARC 100 achieved a 406.46 MB/s read and 421.90 MB/s write.
And with those results, let us move on to the conclusion of this review.
