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PCMARK 10 FULL SYSTEM STORAGE BENCHMARK
PCMark 10 Storage Benchmarks produce an overall score as a measure of drive performance. Comparing devices is as simple as comparing scores. The tests also measure and report the bandwidth and average access time performance for the drive. Each test uses traces recorded while performing real-world tasks such as booting Windows 10, starting applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, working with applications such as Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and copying several large files and many small files.
This is where the ‘cream rises to the top’. Don’t look so much at the placement of the Micron 2600 Gen4 QLC SSD as the company it keeps.
PCMARK 10 QUICK SYSTEM STORAGE BENCHMARK
The Quick System Drive Benchmark is a subset of the Full test and is more representative of typical daily usage to show what would be expected regarding hybrid SSD performance on a day-to-day basis.
The Micron 2600 Gen4 QLC SSD consistently placed in the mid-level of all SSDs tested to date, but for one test.
TRUE DATA TESTING
For our True Data Testing, we simply loaded 15GB video, music, photo and OS files onto the Micron 2600 Gen4 QLC 2TB SSD and copied the data to a new folder on that same disk.
True data testing truly demonstrated that this SSD could easily become mainstream with a 5 second video download time, both pictures and music at 10 seconds or less and a OS dtat transfer time of 21 seconds.
PASSMARK PERFORMANCE TEST
We thought we might add a few extras in our report today, PassMark Performance Test DiskMark component being a nice addition. This software tests sequential reads and writes, along with IOPS and compares the result with millions of other SSDs worldwide.
The Micron 2600 sits right beside the SK Hynix P41 DRAM-based Gen4 offering, the P41 having earned an excellent reputation as one of the top Gen4 SSDs to date.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER BENCHMARK
The Final Fantasy Benchmark is a new tool in our arsenal and geared specifically to the gamer. The software is installed directly on the SSD and the SSD tested, providing and end result of FPS and scene transition times.
The Micron 2600 returned a 5.894s game loading time in Final Fantasy XIV which is an amazing result considering the company surrounding it.
