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Intel X25-M G2 Reviews

DigitalVersus

07/2010

10/10

Product Survey: Internal Hard Drives

On sale for the last few weeks in a first version, the Intel X25-M is back in its new Postville version, one of the best SSDs in terms of value for money since its appearance on the market. We naturally wanted to run it through its paces. Available in two versions (80 and 160 GB), this SSD uses an Intel PC29AS21B0 controller and Micron memory chips. The SATA-2 interface supports TRIM, a feature which prevents performance degradation over the course of writes to the drive. TRIM is supported natively in Windows 7. Those who use older versions will still be able to benefit from software available on Intel's site to carry the operation out manually. Intel recommend weekly usage, though every ten days seems ample. Once we got hold of the drive its performance levels were such that we had to rejig our ratings scale and mark down various values. This is why the ratings of the recently tested OCZ, Kingston, and Integral SSDs have been reduced. They're a long way behind the Intel X25-M: The AS-SSD results confirm those of CrystalDiskMark. The only notable difference comes in terms of the NCZ test where AS-SSD uses a queue of 64 requests against 32 for CrystalDiskMark: Access times are pretty much the same and won't impact on performance: Going on to the applied tests with PCMark Vantage, the scores literaly blow the standard magnetic hard drives and entry-level SSDs out of the water.

HotHardware

10/2009

Intel 34nm X25-M Gen 2 SSD Performance Update

In all of our recent solid state disk (SSD) coverage that featured one of Intel's X25-M drives, a common, underlying performance trend consistently emerged. The Intel drives were always amongst the top performers in read performance, and were unquestionably the best with regard to random writes. However, in sequential write performance Intel X25-M SSDs always seemed to trail competing offerings. While trying to gain some additional insight into the situation, we had a couple of off the record conversations with some folks at Intel , and asked if the company had any plans to optimize sequential writes on their SSDs, but we didn't get a specific answer other than the standard company line about possible optimization coming with future firmware updates. Based on some rumors we had heard, we also asked if Intel had been deliberately holding back the sequential write performance of their drives for one reason or another, to which we weren't dignified with a response. But today, we can't help but think there was something to those rumors.

ITP.net

09/2009

8.0/10

Intel 160GB X25-M SSD

When Intel launched its first generation X25-M SSDs last year, they were a hit with performance seekers. Flash forward to present day and the company has launched its second generation SSD drives under the same model numbers. When Intel launched its first generation X25-M SSDs last year, they were a hit with performance seekers thanks to their awesome performance. Flash forward to present day and the company has launched its second generation SSD drives under the same model numbers. As a result you'll need to look at the SSD's model number to determine whether a drive is first generation or second generation. The original 2.5-inch X25-M 160GB SSD had the model number SSDSA2M160G1GC whereas our newer test sample has the model number SSDSA2M160G2GC. The third and fourth last characters ‘G2' signify a newer drive. Beyond the identical model names the two SSDs differ quite a bit; whereas the memory used by the older drives was produced using a 50nm fabrication process, the newer SSD uses 34nm chips. This shrink allows Intel to pack more memory allowing for larger capacities while also reducing manufacturing costs.

TechReport

08/2009

Intel's second-generation X25-M solid-state drive

Given the firm's expertise in both storage controller design and semiconductor fabrication, it was probably only a matter of time before Intel got into the solid-state storage business. The chip giant finally burst onto the SSD scene a little less than a year ago with the introduction of its X25-M line of 2.5" multi-level cell (MLC) flash drives. A performance revelation at the time, the X25-M easily captured the SSD performance crown. In fact, one could argue that it's still the SSD to beat, even today. Much has changed in the 11 months since the X25-M's initial launch, though. Samsung has a new SSD design that's being sold by Corsair and OCZ, and it offers better sequential throughput than the X25-M in both synthetic benchmarks and with real-world file operations. A Korean firm by the name of Indilinx has also introduced a Barefoot SSD controller that's being used by nearly half a dozen drive makers. The Indilinx has been quite popular in certain circles, and with strong random-write performance and the promise of TRIM support for Windows 7, it's become an intriguing alternative to the X25-M.

LaptopMag

08/2009

8.0/10

Intel X25-M G2

Last fall, Intel turned the solid state storage world upside down when it released the ground-breaking X25-M, the first drive to offer a combination of fast read and write speeds while using lower-cost multi-level cell (MLC) NAND Flash memory. Since that time, a slew of competitors from Samsung to OCZ have responded with drives that have matched or outperformed Intel on many tests while offering a lower price per gigabyte (Editor's Note: Read about 7 of those competing drives in our High-Speed SSD Roundup). Although Intel has issued some firmware updates and cut prices a bit, it hasn’t responded with a new drive—until now. With its X25-M G2 (Generation 2), the chipmaker has upped the ante, using a new 34nm process to lower costs and a revamped controller chip to improve performance. Priced at $440, the 160GB X25-M G2 offers good value and blazing read performance, but its write speeds still fall short of some competitors. The Intel X25-M G2 comes in a standard 2.5-inch form factor and SATA interface. Most notebooks made in the past couple of years support SATA drives, though some ultraportable and thin-and-light systems such as the Lenovo ThinkPad T400s use 1.8-inch drives instead.

Prices

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OPEN BOX - LIKE NEW Intel X25-M Series SSDSA2MJ080G201 80 GB Solid State Drive - 2.5 inches -	$92.97	See it
OPEN BOX - LIKE NEW Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH080G2R5 80 GB Solid-State Drives - 2.5 inches	$138.97	See it
Intel 80 GB X25M Mainstream SATA II Solid-State Drive (SSD) Retail Package SSDSA2MH080G2R5	$215.18	See it
Intel X25-M 80 GB Solid State Drive with Internal SATA and Power Cables SSDSA2MH080G2K5	$289.99	See it
Intel X25-M 160 GB Mainstream SATA II MLC 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive OEM	$419.89	See it
Intel 2.5-Inch 160 GB X25-M Mainstream SATA II MLC Solid-State Drive - Retail Package SSDSA2MH160G2R5	$469.99	See it
Intel 80 GB X25M Mainstream MLC 2.5 Inch SATA II Solid State Drive (SSD)	$598.7	See it