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40% performance jump for Intel X25-M |
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Written by Hideo
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Monday, 26 October 2009 |
 On the heels of the Windows 7 introduction, Intel today announced the availability of the Intel Solid-State Drive (SSD) Toolbox, with SSD Optimizer and firmware update, for its 34nm Intel X25-M Mainstream SATA SSDs. The latest tools are designed to help better manage and retain the out-of-box performance of Intel SSDs.
The Intel SSD Toolbox allows users to more effectively monitor and
manage the SSD's health. The firmware upgrade and Intel SSD Optimizer
use the Windows 7 ATA Data Set Management Command (known as Trim) to
help keep the Intel SSD running at continued high performance. In
addition, the SSD Toolbox and Optimizer also allow the respective
enhancements to work with Windows XP and Vista operating systems. For
34nm X25-M 160GB owners, the firmware update also offers a performance
boost to sequential write speeds by delivering up to 100MB per second,
a 40 percent performance improvement over the existing firmware version.
The Toolbox also features an easy-to-use graphical user interface that
will allow end users to schedule and run the Trim command independent
of the operating system. The company recommends users install the
firmware update and toolbox, and run the Trim function daily to ensure
best performance. The firmware upgrade can be found at
www.intel.com/go/ssdfirmware and the Intel SSD Toolbox and Optimizer at
www.intel.com/go/ssdtoolbox .
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