fio-random 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. 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 Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 16KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: IOPS IOPS > Higher Is Better New SSD . 4170 |=============================================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 16KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better New SSD . 66.90 |==============================================================