sqlite+aio stress Intel Core i7-3770 testing with a Dell 0YJPT1 and Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1024MB on Ubuntu 16.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Old SSD: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0YJPT1, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB ADATA SSD S510 6 + 500GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD14, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1024MB (810/666MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-42-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.42, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3360x1050 New SSD: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0YJPT1, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB KINGSTON SKC400S + 500GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD14, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1024MB (810/666MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-42-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.42, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3360x1050 AIO-Stress 0.21 Test: Random Write MB/s > Higher Is Better Old SSD . 745.74 |============== New SSD . 3086.81 |============================================================ SQLite 3.8.10.2 Test Target: Default Test Directory Seconds < Lower Is Better Old SSD . 14.18 |=============== New SSD . 57.69 |==============================================================