Intel ICH10R vs Marvell PCIe 9128

[KamilSlawicki]

Hi there,

I am having a problem deciding which SATA controller I should use for my new Samsung 850 EVO.
I have a choice between Intel ICH10R controller (3Gb/s) and Marvell PCIe 9128 (6Gb/s). I'm including some screenshots below from AS SSD Benchmark (the difference is marginal).
Just in case I've got a Rampage III Extreme board from ASUS.
That's going to be my primary system drive running Windows 10.


Thanks!

Kamil

[kalniel]

I had a similar decision and Intel was my preference - just a more stable driver/controller, and better in the small/random metrics that make the most difference to feel.

If you were doing a lot of sequential transfers (not that usual for a system partition) then maybe go with the marvel. For for a system drive I preferred Intel.

[Marcvs]

Intel; THey have better performance consistency and are far more reliable. (and have better 4K Performance) They also tend to be less of a pain to dos tuff like boot a raid on...

[ChinesePate]

look at 4k performance, if you're not working with video editing software you won't be able to pull burst speeds often enough

[KamilSlawicki]

Has anyone tried the modded bios from here?
Does it improve random 4k speeds with the Marvell controller? Also, would SLIC mess with my Windows licence if I have a legit copy?

[KamilSlawicki]

I've decided to stick with Intel as suggested. I got this modded BIOS from this thread here. It's working pretty well so far. Also, SLIC stuff doesn't mess with your licence if you have a legit copy in case anybody is worried. The speeds that I'm getting are identical to the speeds from the OP.

[Bonebreaker777]

Intel vote here too. Makes for easier driver updates as well