

- #CRYSTALDISKINFO REVIEW INSTALL#
- #CRYSTALDISKINFO REVIEW PLUS#
- #CRYSTALDISKINFO REVIEW SERIES#
- #CRYSTALDISKINFO REVIEW WINDOWS#
The readout on CrystalDiskInfo 8.8.2 shows that the SK hynix Gold P31 M.2 2280 NVMe drive series supports S.M.A.R.T., TRIM, VolatileWriteCache and the NVM Express 1.3 feature set.
#CRYSTALDISKINFO REVIEW PLUS#
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB – $189.99 shipped.SMI 2263EN controller w/ Intel 96-Layer QLC.WD in-house controller w/ BiCS4 96-Layer TLC.Phison E12 controller / BiCS4 96-Layer TLC.Marvell 88SS1092 controller w/ BiCS4 96-Layer TLC.Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1TB – $199.98 shipped.Phison E16 controller w/ BiCS4 96-Layer TLC.Corsair Force MP600 Gen4 PCIe 1TB – $199.99 shipped.
#CRYSTALDISKINFO REVIEW WINDOWS#
All testing was done on the desktop with Windows run in high performance mode. This number is again important because many drives now have dynamic SLC cache and the used space on the drive will impact how much SLC cache is available.


Most sites benchmark SSDs as an empty secondary drive and that is something we are not doing.Īfter the image is installed we then condition the drive to get it to a ready state and ensure that it is 55% filled. The big thing to take note of here is that we are reviewing the SSD as the primary drive with data on it versus as a secondary drive without data on it.

This ensures that the operating system is setup exactly the same on every drive. Each drive is secure erased before the image is applied. The Infinity Fabric clock speed (FCLK) is configurable on this platform and directly relates to the memory clock (MCLK), so it was set to run a 1:1 speeds or 1800 MHz in this situation.Īfter setting up the primary disk the way we wanted it (disabled things like windows defender, windows update, disk fragmentation) we then used Acronis True Image 2020 ( $45) to clone the drive over to the SSD being reviewed. The ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) motherboard was running UEFI 1407 (AGESA 1.0.0.4) and the DRAM was set to 3600 MHz with CL18 timings.
#CRYSTALDISKINFO REVIEW INSTALL#
The total build cost is around $1,250 and that seems like a fair price for a system of this caliber and it should also look good thanks to RGB everything.Ī clean install of Windows 10 Pro v1909 (build 18363.657) was installed from an ISO. We went with the compact Corsair K63 mechanical keyboard ( $73.99 shipped) to keep the lab bench as open as possible and the M65 RGB Elite gaming mouse ( $39.99 shipped). All that was placed into the Corsair iCUE 465X RGB Black case ( $129.99 shipped) without issue. DRAM needs are fulfilled by a 16GB DDR4-3600 kit of Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB memory ( $159.99 shipped) and a Corsair RM750 power supply ( $119.99 shipped) powers the system. We went with the ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) motherboard ( $183.99 shipped) and the ASUS ROG STRIX Gaming Radeon RX 5600 XT graphics card ( $339.99 shipped). The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X runs $204.99 shipped and the Ryis $174.99 shipped. To power the system we picked the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-core, 12-thread processor as it along with the Ryare hands down two of the best selling 3rd Gen Ryzen CPUs. The goal here is to have a system that relates to the average Do-It-Yourself (DIY) builder, gamer or enthusiast as we want the benchmark results to mean something. We are using an AMD X570 platform to test storage drives and custom built a system that we consider mainstream for consumers. Before we look at the numbers, lets take a brief look at the test system that was used!
