SSD vs HDD
VMware testing on Ubuntu 11.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


HDD: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 14336MB, Disk: 17GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-server (x86_64), Display Driver: vmware, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

SSD: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 14336MB, Disk: 17GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-server (x86_64), Display Driver: vmware, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware

Plextor: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 14336MB, Disk: 17GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-server (x86_64), Display Driver: vmware, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, System Layer: VMware


Apache Benchmark 2.2.21
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
HDD . 25059.18 |==============================================================
SSD . 25631.79 |===============================================================


Gzip Compression
2GB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
HDD ..... 13.56 |==============================================================
Plextor . 13.62 |==============================================================


SQLite 3.7.3
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
HDD . 26.43 |==================================================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
HDD . 4500 |===================================================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4
TPC-B Transactions Per Second
TPS > Higher Is Better
HDD . 728.73 |=================================================================


Unpacking The Linux Kernel
linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2
Seconds < Lower Is Better
HDD . 12.40 |==================================================================