SSD Performance Hierarchy Chart |
Tier 1 | 240 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Toggle NAND
Samsung 840 250 GB
Samsung 830 SSD 256 GB
Plextor M3 Pro 128 GB/256 GB
OCZ Vertex 4 512/256 GB
OCZ Vector 512/256 GB
Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB/256 GB |
Tier 2 | 240 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Sync ONFi NAND
Corsair Neutron GTX 256 GB
Plextor M3 128 GB/256 GB |
Tier 3 | Crucial m4 256 GB
Corsair Neutron 256 GB
Samsung 840 SSD 120 GB
Samsung 830 SSD 128 GB
120 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Toggle NAND
240 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Async ONFi NAND
Corsair Performance Pro 128 GB
OCZ Agility 4 256 GB |
Tier 4 | - |
Tier 5 | Crucial m4 128 GB
Intel SSD 330 180 GB
Samsung 830 SSD 64 GB
120 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Sync ONFi NAND |
Tier 6 | Intel SSD 330 120 GB
Samsung 840 120 GB
Samsung 470 SSD 256 GB |
Tier 7 | 240 GB first-gen SandForce SSDs
Intel SSD 320 300 GB
Samsung 470 SSD 128 GB
120 GB & 180 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Async ONFi NAND
OCZ Agility 4 120 GB |
Tier 8 | - |
Tier 9 | Crucial m4 64 GB
Intel SSD 320 160 GB
Intel SSD 520 60 GB |
Tier 10 | Intel SSD 320 80 GB
Intel SSD 330 60 GB
60 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs (with Sync or Async ONFi NAND)
120 GB first-gen SandForce SSDs
OCZ Agility 4 64 GB |