Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD Review

Testing:

To test the Patriot Inferno 120GB drive I will be running a series of disk-based tests, putting it through the paces to measure the overall performance. I will also be comparing it against several other drives including those with SandForce SF-1200 series controllers and a couple with the tried but true INDILINX Barefoot controller. For true comparison I also tossed in a couple of mechanical hard drives as well. One of the mechanical drives in the mix is the Hybrid drive from Seagate which combines an SSD with a traditional platter design which offers increased speeds over straight mechanical drives. This will show us how the Inferno sits among those with higher storage devices, as well as with its SSD kin.

Testing Setup:

• Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965
• Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P SE
• Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3
• Memory: Mushkin Blackline 996744 DDR3-1600MHz 8-8-8-24
• Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 5870
• Power Supply: Mushkin XP-800AP 800W PSU
• HDD: Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD
• Optical Drive: LG Supermulti DVD-R/W
• OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Comparison Modules:

• Comparison Drive: Mushkin Callisto 120GB
• Comparison Drive: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB
  
• Comparison Drive: Patriot Torqx 64GB
• Comparison Drive: Corsair Nova 128GB
• Comparison Drive: Seagate 750GB 7200.11 HDD
• Comparison Drive: Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid

Benchmarks:

• Drive Tests:

1. HD Tune 3.50 Pro
2. HD Tach
3. SiSoft Sandra 2009
4. Crystal Disk Mark
5. ATTO Disk Benchmark
6. AS SSD
7. I/O Meter
8. PCMark Vantage
9. Windows Startup / Shutdown