Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB SSD Desktop Upgrade Kit Review

Testing:

Now that we have taken a look at the Kingston SSDNow V Series SSD, we can get to the fun part: benchmarking. During the benchmarks, I will be running the Kingston SSD as my main boot drive and will be running a series of benchmarking programs that will give us a good idea of how the Kingston V Series SSD will perform. I will be comparing the drive against standard hard disk drives, allowing us to get a good idea of how this drive will perform compared to the hard drive that is already installed in your system.

Testing Setup:

• CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955
• Motherboard: Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4H
• Memory: 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600
  
• Video Card(s): Nvidia GTX 260-216
• Power Supply: Zalman 750W modular power supply
  
• Hard Drive: Kingston SSDNOW V Series 40GB SSD
• Optical Drive: Asus DVD-R
• OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP1

Comparison Modules:

• Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500B SATA 2.5" Hard drive
• Fujitsu MHZ2320BH 320GB 5400RPM 2.5" Hard Drive
• Seagate 750GB 7200RPM  3.5" Hard Drive 

Benchmarks:

• Drive Tests:

1. HDTune 3.50 Pro
2. HD Tach
3. SiSoft Sandra 2009
4. Crystal Disk Mark
5. ATTO Disk Benchmark
6. AS SSD
7. PCMark Vantage