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CRYSTAL DISK BENCHMARK VER. 8.0.4 x64
Crystal Disk Benchmark is used to measure read and write performance through sampling of random data which is, for the most part, incompressible. Performance is virtually identical, regardless of data sample so we have included only that using random data samples.
THROUGHPUT
IOPS
The Micron 4600 high sequential write result of 13.3GB/s surpasses listed specs of 12GB/s by quite a bit.
The toughest benchmark available for solid state drives is AS SSD as it relies solely on incompressible data samples when testing performance. For the most part, AS SSD tests can be considered the ‘worst case scenario’ in obtaining data transfer speeds and many enthusiasts like AS SSD for their needs.
ANVIL STORAGE UTILITIES PROFESSIONAL
Anvil’s Storage Utilities (ASU) are the most complete test bed available for the solid state drive today. The benchmark displays test results for, not only throughput but also, IOPS and Disk Access Times. Not only does it have a preset SSD benchmark, but also, it has included such things as endurance testing and threaded I/O read, write and mixed tests, all of which are very simple to understand and use in our benchmark testing.
AJA VIDEO SYSTEM DISK TEST
The AJA Video Systems Disk Test is relatively new to our testing and tests the transfer speed of video files with different resolutions and Codec.
TxBench is one of our newly discovered benchmarks that we works much the same as Crystal DiskMark, but with several other features. Advanced load benchmarking can be configured, as well as full drive information and data erasing via secure erase, enhanced secure erase, TRIM and overwriting. Simply click on the title for a free copy.
Hi Les,
Can you throw some light on what looks like a ribbon cable connector at the bottom. I have never seen that in any NVME’s. Any specific reason on what it might be used for and any usable benefits as a consumer/enterprise?
I tried to google , couldn’t find anything concrete.
Thanks
These are found in many early sample SSDs and not in the final sales samples, as reviewers sometimes discover peculliarities that are missed by the engineers. This data connector allows for such things as firmware upgrades before final release.
Thanks Les, I got few micron drives recently, not from retail market, all 3 of them have the similar connector, 2×4600 in 2280(1tb+2tb) and a 2650 in 2242(1tb), all have the similar port, counted its 12 pins.