On our Test Bench today is the newest Intel SSD Optane P5800X PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD and we must say that we are pretty impressed. In fact, I am left with a lingering question as to whether this level of performance will even be attainable by others? This SSD is just that good. Intel’s secret weapon. We are saying this …
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Intel D7-P5510 8TB PCIe 4 NVMe Data Center SSD First Look – Intel Offers Promising Gen 4 Business Storage Solutions
A few days back, an unexpected package arrived at our doorstep via courier; an 8 TB Intel PCIe 4.0 D7-P5510 Data Center SSD. We wanted to throw something out there as a bit of an opener. A bit excited might be an understatement because of its size, speed, and the fact that we haven’t seen an Intel Gen 4 SSD …
Read More »Mushkin Gamma Gen 4 2TB SSD Review – Phison E18 SSD Controller at the Helm
Mushkin has introduced a new SSD and it is a PCIe 4.0 SSD, aptly named the Mushkin Gamma. The Mushkin Gamma is based on the ever popular Phison E18 NVMe Gen 4 controller and reaches speeds above 7GB/s. Since the introduction of PCIe 4.0 some time ago, we have really seen three levels of Gen 4, these being low power …
Read More »Mushkin carbonX USB 3.1 Gen 2 Portable SSD Review – Understanding USB Versions Key to Fast Data Transfer
If there is anything the storage industry has gotten wrong, it would be its approach to educating the consumer on storage speeds and their importance. As much as we would like to get into advertised flash performance specs which, for the most part are a total fallacy in relating the actual speed that data moves, today we are going to …
Read More »Lexar NM620 Gen3 NVMe SSD Review
Sometimes things almost seem just too coincidental. Less than two weeks back we received the Lexar NM620 NVMe SSD for review while only a few days after that the Lexar name came up while touching base with an old friend I hadn’t spoken to in some time. We were discussing his business, which is PC build and repair, when he …
Read More »TeamGroup T-Create Classic Gen 4 SSD Review – Testing our New Z590 Gen 4 Test Bench
TeamGroup has introduced a brand new PCIe 4 SSD to the market, one with much the same physical components as the Patriot Viper VP4100 and Sabrent Rocket Gen 4 SSDs introduced some time ago. Our look at the T-Create today will be on a fresh new Test Bench, and one in which we had hoped would become part of our …
Read More »DataLocker DL4 FE Encrypted Drive Review – Data Security’s New Standard
There was a time not so long ago when data security was a nice-to-have. It was something thought about after the fact and, in most cases, much too late. As much as your online security should be front and center in your mind, so should the security of those documents that could cause you irreversible harm if they ever got …
Read More »Intel SSD6 670P NVMe M.2 SSD Review (2TB) – Unbelievable QLC Performance
Many many not consider how SSDs have changed from generation to generation but, throughout the years, the push forward has been increased on capacity and top tier performance. In order to achieve a larger capacity, the flash memory footprint has to be reduced and layers stacked, much like we see in apartment buildings, for the most part. The challenge of …
Read More »Sabrent Type-C Dual NVMe SSD Enclosure Review (EC-SSD2)
One of the most active companies with respect to SSDs and flash technology has to be Sabrent. Not only have they become known to release the biggest and fastest in SSDs well before many of the more mature manufacturers, but also, they spread their wings with external SSDs, Thunderbolt 3, USB 3.2 Gen 2, as well as enclosures for those …
Read More »XPG GAMMIX S70 2TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD Review – As Fast as They Come
Perhaps one of the most admirable traits about ADATA and their gaming brand XPG throughout the years is their willingness to incorporate a wide range of SSD components in their products. We don’t think that there is another that comes remotely close, most latching on to a certain manufacturer and establishing long lasting partnerships. Thistrait is the case with respect …
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