Image processing

Adobe Photoshop

ACDSee PowerPack

The X25-M ties for the lead in WorldBench's Photoshop test and is right in the thick of things in the ACDSee test. Scores are still relatively close across the board, though.

Multitasking and office applications

Microsoft Office

Mozilla

Mozilla and Windows Media Encoder

Completion times for WorldBench's office and multitasking tests don't vary much from one drive to the next, but the Intel SSD still finds itself at, or close to, the front of the pack.

Other applications

WinZip

Nero

Of all the WorldBench application tests, Nero and WinZip are the most demanding of the storage subsystem. The X25-M comes out on top in both tests, just edging out the Samsung FlashSSD, ahead of the fastest 3.5" SATA drives on the market.