In only three short years, the solid state drive industry exploded from a small handful of SSD controllers compared to nearly fifty different versions that have collectively appeared on the retail market. Of the most prolific designs, Intel continues to earn its reputation for reliable solid-state storage solutions. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the 20GB Intel 311 Series Larson Creek SSD model SSDSA2VP020G2E. Built upon 34nm SLC Compute NAND Technology, the Intel 311 is capable of sequential read speeds up to 200 MB/s and 40,000 combined IOPS. The Intel 311 SSD is optimized for http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=745&Itemid=60" target="_blank" title="Intel Smart Response Technology Overview">Intel Smart Response Technology, which debuts with the Intel http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=12&Itemid=69" target="_blank" title="Featured Reviews: Motherboards Section">Z68-Express chipset and works with the entire Sandy Bridge series.