Here is our testbed:

• CPU: Intel Core i7-920 Retail
• Motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe BIOS 1201
• Memory: Crucial PC3-1066 3x1GB @ DDR3-1600 (CL8)
• Main HDD: WD 800JD
• VGA: MSI 7600GT Silent
• Windows VISTA x64 SP2 64bit with all the latest updates installed

Before running the tests, we made sure that the "enable advanced performance" option was ticked. We used the following benchmarking software using their default options:

• HDTachRW v3.0.1.0
• HD Tune v3.50 Pro
• Crystal DiskMark v2.2.2
• ATTO Disk Benchmark
• ASS SSD Benchmark 1.0345
• IOMeter v2006.07.27 with Xtreme Benchmark template

Starting our tests, we first used the HDTachRW software. The long Bench test gives us an idea of the overall performance.

The reading part is almost linear at 235MB/sec (average), a rather impressive number. Writing was also fast and stable at 226MB/sec. The reported random access time was just 0.1ms:

The HD TunePro software reported the same average reading speed at 226MB/sec:

Reading the data in a random way is more demanding but still, the drive was fast enough:

The HD Tune Pro software gave the SSD a lower writing speed (151MB/secs):

The results for the Random Write test look like charm:

Below you can read more results from ATTO Disk Benchmark, CrystalDiskMark and the AS SSD Benchmark. All tests confirmed that the Crucial SSD is a very good performer either in reading/writing I/O operations.

The drive scored 167 points at the AS SSD Benchmark

Finally, we performed some IOMeter tests using the the Xtreme Benchmark template and wrote down the results. Compared with several SSD we have tested in the past, the Crucial 128GB drive seems to be faster than both the OCZ's Torqx and Agility drives, which are also based on the Indillix controller: