I have connected a new Samsung SSD to a GSATA3 port handled by the Marvell 9128 SATA3 chip on my X58 board and am quite happy overall. I installed the Marvell SATA 3 console driver from the Gigabyte web site, but not the Marvel SATA 3/RAID driver also listed there, as I am not using RAID.
The advertised sustained read/write speeds for this SSD are in the 550 Mbs range for both read and write. I am getting test results of about 375 Mbs for sustained read and 270 Mbs for sustained write. Fast, but not near the advertised SATA 3 speeds.
One buyer of this SSD posted on Newegg that a user cannot expect the full rated SATA 3 speed when using an older chipset like the X58. But, shouldn't the Marvel 9128 chip on this port provide near rated speed for this SATA 3 capable SSD?
Do I need to install the Marvell SATA 3/RAID driver?
The SSD connector cable is new and rated for SATA 3.
The advertised sustained read/write speeds for this SSD are in the 550 Mbs range for both read and write. I am getting test results of about 375 Mbs for sustained read and 270 Mbs for sustained write. Fast, but not near the advertised SATA 3 speeds.
One buyer of this SSD posted on Newegg that a user cannot expect the full rated SATA 3 speed when using an older chipset like the X58. But, shouldn't the Marvel 9128 chip on this port provide near rated speed for this SATA 3 capable SSD?
Do I need to install the Marvell SATA 3/RAID driver?
The SSD connector cable is new and rated for SATA 3.
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