Battle of the SATA 3.0 Controllers

Posted by timothy on Thursday September 1, 2011 @07:43AM from the more-like-a-skirmish dept.

Deathspawner writes "Think that all SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s) controllers are alike? As Techgage explores, that's not the case. While most SATA 3.0 controllers do deliver the performance promised, the most popular offering on the market does not — at least where bandwidth-busting SSDs are concerned. The controller comes from Marvell, and was bundled on all motherboards prior to AMD and Intel launching their own SATA 3.0 solutions. In some cases, Marvell's controller is half as fast as the others, making it no better than a SATA 2.0 controller. For those with motherboards using a Marvell controller, the solutions are few; build a new PC, or invest in a super-expensive add-in card."

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Re:I can think of a third option, but it may fail. by newcastlejon · 2011-09-01 08:29 · Score: 3, Insightful

Here's a rule of thumb I've found useful: whenever an ad says "up to" you need to replace it with "usually less than".

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