SSD not getting rated speeds

[MeowPappa]

I have an Intel SSD rated at 520mbps

And a WD green which is also 500mbps. But both are capped at 220 more or less. Please help.

[Sir Asvald]

How are we supposed to help if you haven't given us anything else? 

 

What is your specs of your PC?

[Deli]

Possible you plug them in to Sata 2 ports. What are the specs of your mobo?

[AustinJ]

14 minutes ago, MeowPappa said:

I have an Intel SSD rated at 520mbps

And a WD green which is also 500mbps. But both are capped at 220 more or less. Please help.

Good luck getting rated speeds. You only going to get those in special cases. I'd say the figures you are getting are about what you'd expect.

[MeowPappa]

How do I find the SATA 3 port in mobo. Gigabyte something for i3 3220.

[Deli]

7 hours ago, MeowPappa said:

How do I find the SATA 3 port in mobo. Gigabyte something for i3 3220.

Oh, Ivy Bridge. Z77 chipset only will support two SATA 3 port. The rest are SATA 2. If you have an lower end mobo, it's possible they're all SATA 2.

 

The best way is to look for the mobo manual. If you don't have it. Look at the mobo, sometimes SATA 2 and SATA 3 will have different color. Or the last resort, turn off the PC, and plug the SATA cable to other ports, then you restart the PC. To see if it results a faster speed in test.

[vanished]

you can confirm (or deny) that SATA II is what's holding you back by checking the speed and connection using CrystalDiskInfo