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OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive Reviews

Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

2011-11-21 06:00:00.0


Guru3D and techPowerUp have reviewed the brand new OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB SATA 6Gb/s solid state drive, which is a specialized product optimized for caching applications in conjunction with standard HDD.

Let's see what they had to say:

  • Guru3D:

    "Let's place things in perspective, the Synapse in really simple wording is a very fast SATA3 SSD with a software caching layer. And quite honestly it works out really well. So for those of you that need that big 2TB root/boot drive yet want that default applications to speed up to SSD levels, well that's where this solution kicks in hard. As stated, the overall Windows experience beats the overall HDD feel with factor 100. So for 120EUR for the 64GB version, really you can't go wrong as it will speed up your PC application load times significantly."


    Click here to read the full review.


  • techPowerUp:

    " In terms of raw performance we see about a x2.5 improvement in performance from the HDD+SSD combo, when compared to the HDD alone. The combo's performance is still a bit behind a "real" SSD setup, but if you consider that you could pair a 2 TB HDD with the 60 GB OCZ Synapse and end up with a huge fire-and-forget performance improvement for your big drive, the advantage is obvious. OCZ is asking $155 for the Synapse, which does not seem cheap when compared to a 120 GB SSD, which clocks in at about the same price. So if you can live with only 120 GB of fast storage, then a pure SSD solution is the way to go. The more space you need, the better the price/performance ratio of the HDD+SSD combo when compared to an SSD-only setup."


    Click here to read the full review.

I'm still not convinced that this product/concept is really worth when compared a SSD + HDD configuration.

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