Very Slow SSD 530 240Gb on Mac Mini 2010

[KPros]

Why is this device so slow ?

I am extremely disappointed with this SSD.

Apart from the issue with the unable to reboot (device not detected on reboot)

it's very slow, I can't believe it, something is wrong !

I was hoping for a performance boost, this is ridiculous.

Here are the results for Intel SSD 530 240Gb

Results 56.75

System Info

Xbench Version 1.3

System Version 10.9 (13A603)

Physical RAM 8192 MB

Model Macmini4,1

Drive Type INTEL SSDSC2BW240A4

Disk Test 56.75

Sequential 37.20

Uncached Write 371.49 228.09 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 55.47 31.39 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 14.01 4.10 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 64.81 32.58 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Random 119.56

Uncached Write 130.65 13.83 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 86.43 27.67 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 117.97 0.84 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 173.79 32.25 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Here is the Macbook Air 2010 stock SSD 128Gb

Results 295.13

System Info

Xbench Version 1.3

System Version 10.9 (13A603)

Physical RAM 4096 MB

Model MacBookAir4,2

Drive Type APPLE SSD SM128C

Disk Test 295.13

Sequential 181.97

Uncached Write 228.29 140.17 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 289.90 164.03 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 84.75 24.80 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 425.15 213.68 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Random 780.50

Uncached Write 755.91 80.02 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 502.32 160.81 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 1607.90 11.39 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 840.83 156.02 MB/sec [256K blocks]

[Jose_H_Intel1]

You may want to check with the system manufacturer for a list of validated SSDs in regards of compatibility, this is highly recommended for Apple* devices.

[PRAA]

With my Macbook pro Mid 2010, and Intel 530 240gb with DC12 firmware

I have the same problem - I also think this ssd is slow - I am only getting about 200 mbps write and 260 mbps read speed. Very disappointed, as I the reviews online pointed to speeds in the range of 500 mbps.

I tried the installation two ways - one by cloning the system partition using carbon copy cloner, and another using a fresh install from super-drive and updating .. In both cases, speed didn't change.

If it matters, I have 4 partitions on the drive. The system partition is of size 100gb, with about 40gb free space after migrating my content.

[DLew]

In response to both KIRESP & PKR,

THE SSD IS NOT THE PROBLEM. It's the fact that both of you are using MID-2010 MACS which are only capable of SATA (3GB/s). Which is why you are only seeing max 200MB/s give or take. You will only achieve 500 MB/s on a SATA (6GB/s) interface.

TL/DR:

The problem is not the Intel 530 SSD drive, the problem is your old 2010 Mac. Regardless of which SSD (SAMSUNG, CRUCIAL, INTEL) you went with, you will only be able to see 230 MB/s R/W because of your old ass SATA interface.

[DZatz]

You can just get a high-speed card, some of them are quite inexpensive, for much higher speeds on a 2011 or earlier Mac Pro. I say this for anyone else who may have arrived here from Google.

The last poster was rude and for no good reason, because everymac.com shows your machine as having a 6 GB/s interface. The Intel guy may have been right. You might want to try a TRIM enabler. http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook-air/specs/macbook-air-core-2-duo-2.13-13-late-2010-spe... MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 2.13 13" (Late '10) Specs (Late 2010, BTO/CTO, MacBookAir3,2, A1369, 2392) @ EveryMac.com

That's for a LATE 2010 model, I assume you are referring to the what-passes-for-a-name-at-Apple and not just the year it was made.