Tom's Hardware maintains a Hierarchy list that gets updated once a month:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-review-benchmark,3139-6.html
So if you were going for 120GB then in order of best to worst (although worst is relative here, compared to a HDD anyway
):
1. Intel SSD 510 120GB (Tier 5 )
2. Crucial M4 128GB (Tier 5 )
3. OCZ Vertex 3 120GB (Tier 6 )
4. Patriot Pyro 120GB (Tier 8 )
If you see a OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS EDITION 120GB that is a Tier 3 drive!!
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-review-benchmark,3139-6.html
So if you were going for 120GB then in order of best to worst (although worst is relative here, compared to a HDD anyway
):1. Intel SSD 510 120GB (Tier 5 )
2. Crucial M4 128GB (Tier 5 )
3. OCZ Vertex 3 120GB (Tier 6 )
4. Patriot Pyro 120GB (Tier 8 )
If you see a OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS EDITION 120GB that is a Tier 3 drive!!
I'm not sure Tom's storage bench is the best gauge of measurement if I'm looking strictly at server IO, but it is definitely interesting. Seems that you really need a 240GB drive to get into the top tier for Tom's - particularly one with the more expensive Toggle NAND.
Interesting to see that the Mushkin Chronos Deluxe is also in tier 3. Might be closing in on a decision here....