sata-test
Intel Core i7-4700MQ testing with a MSI MS-1758 and Intel HD 4600 2048MB on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


usb3-ssd: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4700MQ @ 2.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-1758, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB HGST HTS721010A9 + 120GB C50, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 2048MB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR8161 Gigabit + Realtek RTL8723AE PCIe Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0-rc3, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

odd-sata: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4700MQ @ 2.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-1758, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB GOODRAM C50 + 1000GB HGST HTS721010A9, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 2048MB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR8161 Gigabit + Realtek RTL8723AE PCIe Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0-rc3, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


SQLite 3.7.3
Test Target: /home/piotr [/dev/sdb5]
Seconds < Lower Is Better
usb3-ssd . 14.80  |=======
odd-sata . 125.04 |============================================================


BlogBench 1.0
Test: Read
Final Score > Higher Is Better
usb3-ssd . 1085509 |===========================================================
odd-sata . 699434  |======================================


IOzone 3.405
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
usb3-ssd . 4546.22 |===========================================================
odd-sata . 4533.08 |===========================================================


IOzone 3.405
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
usb3-ssd . 176.24 |==================================================
odd-sata . 211.42 |============================================================


Unpacking The Linux Kernel
linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2
Seconds < Lower Is Better
usb3-ssd . 8.66 |==============================================================
odd-sata . 8.56 |=============================================================