Just a heads up as I recently purchased some 400GB versions:
Check your versions, just found out the Dell part is 3Gbps, and the performance isn't as good as the regular Intel branded version.. grr.
It was a Dell Part# 06XJ05
Device Model: INTEL SSDSC2BA400G3T
SATA Version is: SATA 2.6, 3.0 Gb/s
On the front label on the right it just says "SATA".
(The newer faster versions it should say: "SATA 6 Gbps"
which is shown above the capacity and firmware version on the label)
and the faster Intel Part# is:
SSDSC2BA400G301
Some benchmarking of the Dell branded Model#
SSDSC2BA400G3T
With Dell firmware updated to DL05:
(Use the Dell DOS Nautilus to update firmware: Dell Nautilus Firmware Update Utility for SAS and SATA disk and solid state drives Driver Details | Dell US
SD.conf modifications: 4k sector, cache-nonvolatile
Bonnie++
266 MB/s Seq-Wr-Chr
261 MB/s Seq-Write
125 MB/s Seq-Rewr
236 MB/s Seq-Rd-Chr
246 MB/s Seq-Read
6600.8/s Rnd Seeks
In testing as SLOG it is about 5 to 10 Mb/s slower than the 100GB s3700 Intel branded 6Gbps version.
vs
100GB s3700 Intel brand
Well now I'll have a larger SSD for my dev machine.. and/or a backup zil.
Check your versions, just found out the Dell part is 3Gbps, and the performance isn't as good as the regular Intel branded version.. grr.
It was a Dell Part# 06XJ05
Device Model: INTEL SSDSC2BA400G3T
SATA Version is: SATA 2.6, 3.0 Gb/s
On the front label on the right it just says "SATA".
(The newer faster versions it should say: "SATA 6 Gbps"
which is shown above the capacity and firmware version on the label)
and the faster Intel Part# is:
SSDSC2BA400G301
Some benchmarking of the Dell branded Model#
SSDSC2BA400G3T
With Dell firmware updated to DL05:
(Use the Dell DOS Nautilus to update firmware: Dell Nautilus Firmware Update Utility for SAS and SATA disk and solid state drives Driver Details | Dell US
SD.conf modifications: 4k sector, cache-nonvolatile
Bonnie++
266 MB/s Seq-Wr-Chr
261 MB/s Seq-Write
125 MB/s Seq-Rewr
236 MB/s Seq-Rd-Chr
246 MB/s Seq-Read
6600.8/s Rnd Seeks
In testing as SLOG it is about 5 to 10 Mb/s slower than the 100GB s3700 Intel branded 6Gbps version.
vs
100GB s3700 Intel brand
Well now I'll have a larger SSD for my dev machine.. and/or a backup zil.
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