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Dell Mini-9 Benchmarks: SaberTooth vs Default SSD
Our engineers performed a series of benchmark tests on three different storage options for the Dell Mini 9. First we tested the SaberTooth AA, next we tested the SaberTooth A, and for comparison we tested the default 4GB SSD that came in our Mini 9. SaberTooth AA dominated every test while SaberTooth A easily out-performed the 4GB Default SSD. See our analysis and actual screenshots below. Note that while we believe this to be an accurate reflection of real performance, your results may vary.

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1. ATTO Disk
ATTO tests read and write speeds for a range of file sizes. The default SSD scored about 35MB/sec read and 4MB/sec write. SaberTooth AA achieved 71MB/sec read and 45MB/sec write. SaberTooth A scored about 41 and 18 MB/sec in read and write tests respectively.

ATTO - SaberTooth AA

ATTO - SaberTooth A

ATTO - 4GB Default SSD

2. HD Tach
HD Tach measures sequential read speed, showing a transient chart and scores for burst and average speeds. SaberTooth AA reached burst speed of 75.2 and average speed of 57.1 MB/sec. SaberTooth A earned a burst score of 40.6 and average speed of 34.5 MB/sec. The 4GB Default SSD scored 35.7 and 31.4 in burst and average speeds.

HD Tach - SaberTooth AA

HD Tach - SaberTooth A

HD Tach - 4GB Default SSD

3. HD Tune Pro
HD Tune gives scores for min, max and average read speed. SaberTooth AA scored 28.8, 61.1 and 55.3 MB/sec respectively. SaberTooth A earned 30.0, 36.0 and 33.3 MB/sec respectively. And the 4GB Default SSD scored 0.2, 30.9 and 29.7 MB/sec respectively.

HD Tune - SaberTooth AA

HD Tune - SaberTooth A

HD Tune - 4GB Default SSD

4. IO Meter
IO Meter is one of the best available tools for measuring transaction speed in I/O operations per second. High IOPS performance is especially important for database applications. We tested 4K IOPS on all three SSDs. SaberTooth AA scored 1022; SaberTooth A scored 676; the 4GB Default SSD scored 496.

IO Meter - SaberTooth AA

IO Meter - SaberTooth A

IO Meter - 4GB Default SSD

Conclusion
Upgrading to a SaberTooth A SSD will give you faster performance and more storage capacity than the 4GB default SSD, while the SaberTooth AA SSD will substantially improve the performance of your Dell Mini 9. Typical write speeds of the 4GB default SSD are only 4MB/sec, which can be improved by 4X to 10X by upgrading to either the SaberTooth A or AA model. SaberTooth AA offers about twice the read speed of the default SSD.

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