The sata 3gb s revision only supports transfer speeds around 300mb s yet we saw transfer speeds up to 500 mb s with each cable that we tested.
Sata 3gb 6gb cable difference.
Does it make a difference what sata port you run your ssd in.
Our results confirm that despite the faster hardware available today there is still no performance difference between sata 3gb s and sata 6gb s cables.
Sata iii revision 3 x interface formally known as sata 6gb s is a third generation sata interface running at 6 0gb s.
Sata ii revision 2 x interface formally known as sata 3gb s is a second generation sata interface running at 3 0 gb s.
On asus supplied cables you can tell by the indent running down the middle of the cable gigabyte supplied cables don t have this they are just a little thicker than their old.
6gb s cable performance revisited article.
Sata 3gb s cables where the first to require the locking mechanisms on both ends.
The bandwidth throughput which is supported by the interface is up to 300mb s.
Revision 1 0 of the specification was released in january 2003.
Check it out to see if the results are any different using newer hardware and cables.