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3D MARK STORAGE GAMING BENCHMARK
UL Solutions has created a new storage gaming benchmark that we will start to use as new SSDs come in. The 3DMark Storage Benchmark DLC extends 3DMark Advanced Edition with a dedicated component test for measuring the gaming performance of SSDs and other storage hardware. It supports all the latest storage technologies and tests practical, real-world gaming performance for activities such as loading games, saving progress, installing game files, and recording gameplay video streams.
The Longsys Gen5 2TB mSSD returned with a Total Score of 4244 which placed it amongst the bottom third of SSDs tested to date.
3D MARK MS DIRECT STORAGE FEATURE TEST
As our Longsys Gen5 2TB mSSD is MS DirectStorage compatible, we thought we might take advantage of the 3DMark DirectStorage Feature Test and see how this SSD fared. MS DirectStorage, in very basic terms, allows direct transfer of data from your SSD storage directly to your GPU, eliminating its historical necessary passage from the SSD through the CPU to RAM, back through the CPU and finally to the GPU VRAM. This is, for the most part at this time, intended on faster game load times,reducing CPU overhead and providing more detailed graphics.
In our testing, data transfer achieved a 147.9% faster transfer of data than with MS DirectStorage disabled.
REPORT ANALYSIS AND FINAL THOUGHTS
The Longsys Gen5 2TB is, without question, the smallest and fastest storage device of its kind available today. Barely larger than a Canadian or U.S. quarter, this innovative mSSD measures just 22mm x 30mm and weighs a mere 2.2 grams—less than a freshly minted U.S. dime.
To put that into perspective, this tiny device can hold the equivalent of approximately 300 million to over one billion pages of text, depending on file type and formatting. It is also capable of storing roughly 500,000 songs, 500,000 photos, or up to 1,000 hours of HD video. It’s remarkable to think that all of this storage capacity fits into a device no larger than a quarter; a Canadian quarter at that.
The Longsys Gen5 mSSD is capable of transfer speeds of up to 13GB/s. To put that into perspective, it could theoretically copy a typical 4K Blu-ray movie in under eight seconds, transfer 1TB of data in just 79 seconds, or move the equivalent of roughly 2,600 MP3 songs every second. Even more impressive, the drive delivers over 2 million IOPS, a performance level that strongly suggests Longsys is pairing the controller with high-speed 3D TLC NAND flash.
What truly sets the Longsys mSSD apart, however, is its innovative SiP (System-in-Package) architecture. Rather than using separate components mounted on a traditional PCB, the SSD controller, NAND flash, power management IC (PMIC), and supporting passive components are all integrated into a single package. This highly integrated design not only reduces physical size and manufacturing costs, but also improves signal integrity, lowers power consumption, and enhances overall reliability. The result is an exceptionally compact, high-performance storage solution that is also optimized for demanding AI PC KV Cache workloads.
To close things off, take a look at this photo of a tray containing 16 Longsys mSSDs, captured during our tour of the LongForce manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China, just a few weeks ago. If you look close, you will be able to see that the individual PCBs have yet to be cut from that main board and the photo is presently one board containing 16 mSSDs. It’s not every day you get this kind of behind-the-scenes access, and opportunities like this offer a fascinating glimpse into how next-generation storage is produced.
Great work Longsys!
LongForce and Lexar fall within the same umbrella as their parent company Longsys.
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