![]() ![]() I’m a software developer and run a 256MB NVMe and 4TB HDD which is enough for me (just). If you’ve a large database workload eg 8TB of data, then it is cost prohibitive to put that all on M.2 NVMe (and gets into the questions of enough PCI Express Lanes). Here is the latest Crucial SSD release giving an idea of where we are today Workload Wow - this is insanely fast compared to my SATA SSD So this seems like a better option than using a SATA SSD (I could be wrong here but worth experimenting with - See this PCWorld Article for more detail). Glotrends PCIE NVMe Adapter Card PCIE GEN3 Full Speed for PC Desktop The motherboard didn’t support x3 lanes, but even so with x2 lanes he was getting an impressive 1600 MB/s If you’ve an old desktop, even a 14 year old motherboard (as my good friend has done) you can put in an M.2 NVMe drive using a PCI Express adapter. Notice it is 5 times the speed of the best HDD’s I have! PCI Express to M.2 NVMe This is interesting - the perf of a relatively new HDD hasn’t improved a lot. HDD - 8 years oldĬame with my XPS17 laptop (had dual ones of this drive) HDD - 5 years oldĤTB Western Digital inside a fast desktop. ![]() Good article on Amazon about disks HDD - 10 years oldįrom around the 2010 era of an Apple MacBook Pro. M.2 - wafer thin using a speed up technique called NVMe.SATA Usually 2.5 inch same size as Laptop HDD.Laptops use 2.5” and full size are 3.5”.Reviewers on Amazon commonly use this tool HDD / SSD / M.2 NVMe This got me curious as to performance differences between modern day drives and older drives.ĬrystalDiskInfo is good for the information, and CrystalDiskMark - scroll down page gives a good idea of benchmark speed. It took all day to install Windows 10 and updates (compared to an hour or so I’d expect) Small to medium businesses that have many external NVMe drives and require high-speed data transfers.I needed to reinstall Win10 on my spare laptop that I’d stolen the SSD out of and had a 10 year old hard disk sitting around.Small businesses that regularly benchmark their computer and server hard drives.Computer hard drive testing for consumers and personal users.The vendor website provides no information about the program’s security or its encryption features, if any. CrystalDiskMark provides a contact email address for users if bugs arise.ĬrystalDiskMark is open source software.The website lists answers to a few frequently asked questions.CrystalDiskMark is available in at least 14 languages.Windows versions 95 to 2000 are not supported.Three different modes to run benchmarks: Peak, Real World, and Demo.Supported HardwareĬrystalDiskMark tests performance of local and external hard drives and solid state drives, including NVMe SSDs. FeaturesĬrystalDiskMark runs under the following specifications and offers the following features for benchmarking drives. There are three versions of the software: Standard edition, Shizuku edition, and Tsukumo Tokka edition. The software allows users to test SSDs, including NVMe drives - a useful feature for PCIe users who want to test their high-performance drives.Īlso Read: Best SSD Benchmark Tools of 2021 Service DescriptionĬrystalDiskMark performs benchmark tests for hard disk drives and solid state drives, showing users how they respond with different queue depths, numbers of threads, and read requirements.ĬrystalDiskMark is available as a free download for Windows computers or servers. CrystalDiskMark performs good low-queue reads and provides multiple test modes for drives. It’s open source, free, and one of the best free drive benchmark software choices. Learn More.ĬrystalDiskMark is one of the most popular benchmarking tools for computer and external drives. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. ![]() Enterprise Storage Forum content and product recommendations are editorially independent. ![]()
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