Ubuntu 18.04 SSDs Storage Benchmarks Tests for a future article. Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.4, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 ADATA SU700 120GB: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: 120GB ADATA SU700, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Crucial CT525MX3 525GB: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Corsair Force MP500 120GB: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 38789.57 |======================================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 39621.88 |======================================== INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 33722.39 |================================== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 39071.61 |======================================== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 38295.28 |======================================= Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 40419.65 |========================================= Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 37996.80 |======================================= Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.0 MAX: 35.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 33.4 MAX: 34.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 49.0 AVG: 55.1 MAX: 59.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.4 MAX: 35.0 Application Start-up Time 2.1.0 Background I/O mix: Only sequential reads - Application to start: Gnome terminal sec < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 2.69 |========= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 2.56 |========= ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 12.88 |============================================ Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 7.90 |=========================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 1.85 |====== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 2.79 |========== Application Start-up Time 2.1.0 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 36.0 AVG: 46.2 MAX: 68.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 40.9 MAX: 53.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 56.0 AVG: 59.7 MAX: 66.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 37.0 AVG: 39.8 MAX: 43.0 Application Start-up Time 2.1.0 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.7 MAX: 36.0 Application Start-up Time 2.1.0 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.0 MAX: 35.0 Application Start-up Time 2.1.0 Background I/O mix: Sequential reads and writes - Application to start: Gnome terminal sec < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 3.96 |== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 3.47 |== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 84.44 |============================================ Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 47.21 |========================= Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 12.58 |======= Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 2.57 |= Application Start-up Time 2.1.0 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 58.8 MAX: 72.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 39.5 MAX: 47.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 54.0 AVG: 62.5 MAX: 68.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 37.0 AVG: 38.7 MAX: 42.0 Application Start-up Time 2.1.0 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 36.0 AVG: 36.0 MAX: 36.0 Application Start-up Time 2.1.0 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.5 MAX: 36.0 BlogBench 1.0 Test: Write Final Score > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 8088 |=========== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 31482 |============================================ INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 6809 |========== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 3951 |====== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 6032 |======== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 17361 |======================== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 17104 |======================== BlogBench 1.0 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 47.0 AVG: 66.5 MAX: 68.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 37.0 AVG: 56.8 MAX: 61.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 59.0 AVG: 64.9 MAX: 68.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 41.9 MAX: 46.0 Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 729.37 |=========================================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 699.78 |========================================= INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 687.38 |========================================= ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 540.80 |================================ Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 693.89 |========================================= Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 705.90 |========================================== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 700.75 |========================================= Compile Bench 0.6 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 47.0 AVG: 62.7 MAX: 66.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 42.0 AVG: 46.0 MAX: 49.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 57.0 AVG: 66.5 MAX: 71.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 40.0 AVG: 41.3 MAX: 43.0 Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 1030.85 |====================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 1508.20 |================================ INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 1160.58 |========================= ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 820.09 |================= Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 1172.31 |========================= Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 1126.58 |======================== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 1969.09 |========================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 64.0 AVG: 64.0 MAX: 64.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 45.0 AVG: 45.0 MAX: 45.0 Dbench 4.0 Client Count: 12 MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 1535.42 |=================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 433.42 |===== INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 118.62 |= ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 356.66 |==== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 1050.37 |============= Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 1251.55 |================ Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 3336.77 |========================================== Dbench 4.0 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 59.0 AVG: 59.7 MAX: 66.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 46.0 AVG: 46.7 MAX: 47.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 61.0 AVG: 65.2 MAX: 68.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 36.0 AVG: 40.5 MAX: 43.0 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 54.9 MAX: 72.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 43.9 MAX: 61.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 49.0 AVG: 63.4 MAX: 74.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 33.0 AVG: 39.0 MAX: 46.0 Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 298.74 |======== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 1074.30 |============================= INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 111.11 |=== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 127.27 |=== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 223.73 |====== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 395.98 |=========== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 1535.07 |========================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 74681 |======== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 275006 |============================== INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 27773 |=== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 31814 |=== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 55928 |====== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 98991 |=========== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 392891 |=========================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 66.0 AVG: 66.0 MAX: 66.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 45.0 AVG: 50.1 MAX: 55.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 57.0 AVG: 63.0 MAX: 68.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 42.0 AVG: 42.8 MAX: 44.0 Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 547.03 |================ Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 340.85 |========== INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 117.70 |=== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 45.67 |= Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 266.50 |======== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 312.21 |========= Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 1452.97 |========================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 136753 |================ Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 85208 |========== INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 29421 |=== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 11414 |= Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 66622 |======== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 78049 |========= Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 371936 |=========================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 62.0 AVG: 66.8 MAX: 70.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 47.0 AVG: 52.6 MAX: 57.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 57.0 AVG: 65.1 MAX: 70.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 43.4 MAX: 45.0 Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 274.01 |======= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 1150.70 |=============================== INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 204.23 |====== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 82.69 |== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 186.76 |===== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 660.18 |================== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 1540.20 |========================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 68499 |======= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 294583 |================================ INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 51053 |====== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 20670 |== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 46685 |===== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 165041 |================== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 394273 |=========================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 51.0 AVG: 57.4 MAX: 60.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 49.0 AVG: 51.2 MAX: 53.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 63.0 AVG: 66.6 MAX: 68.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 42.0 AVG: 42.8 MAX: 44.0 Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 580.05 |================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 974.06 |============================ INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 140.48 |==== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 46.99 |= Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 391.96 |=========== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 338.50 |========== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 1455.67 |========================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 145010 |================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 243511 |============================ INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 35116 |==== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 11745 |= Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 97987 |=========== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 84620 |========== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 372629 |=========================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 47.0 AVG: 58.9 MAX: 66.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 46.0 AVG: 52.5 MAX: 58.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 60.0 AVG: 67.0 MAX: 74.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 43.6 MAX: 45.0 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 235.57 |======================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 127.53 |============= INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 40.73 |==== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 41.57 |==== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 185.33 |=================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 215.77 |====================== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 424.47 |=========================================== FS-Mark 3.3 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 59.0 AVG: 63.1 MAX: 64.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 41.0 AVG: 41.0 MAX: 41.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 61.0 AVG: 65.2 MAX: 68.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 39.0 AVG: 40.2 MAX: 41.0 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Files/s > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 100.80 |===== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 315.20 |================ INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 104.67 |===== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 47.13 |== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 207.33 |========== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 750.30 |===================================== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 862.57 |=========================================== FS-Mark 3.3 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 62.0 AVG: 65.8 MAX: 66.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 39.0 AVG: 46.2 MAX: 49.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 61.0 AVG: 63.8 MAX: 67.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 39.0 AVG: 41.3 MAX: 43.0 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 95.80 |========= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 127.97 |============ INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 38.10 |==== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 44.90 |==== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 112.02 |========== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 214.73 |==================== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 467.73 |=========================================== FS-Mark 3.3 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 64.0 AVG: 65.9 MAX: 66.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 44.0 AVG: 44.1 MAX: 45.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 59.0 AVG: 63.5 MAX: 68.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 40.0 AVG: 40.7 MAX: 42.0 GIMP 2.8.20 Test: resize Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 4.74 |========================================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 4.75 |========================================= INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 5.11 |============================================ ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 5.08 |============================================ Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 5.03 |============================================ Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 4.79 |========================================== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 5.18 |============================================= GIMP 2.8.20 Test: auto-levels Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 8.20 |============================================ Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 8.21 |============================================ INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 8.38 |============================================= ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 8.20 |============================================ Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 8.20 |============================================ Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 7.70 |========================================= Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 8.19 |============================================ GIMP 2.8.20 Test: unsharp-mask Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 14.43 |========================================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 14.71 |========================================== INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 15.27 |============================================ ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 14.71 |========================================== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 14.98 |=========================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 14.08 |========================================= Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 14.69 |========================================== GIMP 2.8.20 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.0 MAX: 34.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 53.0 AVG: 55.8 MAX: 59.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 37.0 AVG: 37.4 MAX: 38.0 GIMP 2.8.20 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.0 MAX: 34.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 53.0 AVG: 55.3 MAX: 59.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 37.0 AVG: 37.3 MAX: 38.0 GIMP 2.8.20 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 33.0 MAX: 33.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 53.0 AVG: 54.7 MAX: 59.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 36.0 AVG: 36.9 MAX: 38.0 IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 136.98 |===== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 847.77 |============================ INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 465.01 |=============== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 55.91 |== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 462.83 |=============== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 284.22 |========= Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 1263.28 |========================================== IOzone 3.465 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 62.3 MAX: 68.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 42.7 MAX: 51.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 59.0 AVG: 68.6 MAX: 74.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 36.8 MAX: 38.0 NGINX Benchmark 1.9.9 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 49385.83 |========================================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 48406.07 |======================================== INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 48088.61 |======================================== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 48510.47 |======================================== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 49414.84 |========================================= Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 49755.96 |========================================= Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 49172.65 |========================================= NGINX Benchmark 1.9.9 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.0 MAX: 36.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 33.0 MAX: 33.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 53.0 AVG: 57.9 MAX: 61.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.6 MAX: 35.0 SQLite 3.8.10.2 Test Target: Default Test Directory Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 17.15 |== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 65.38 |========= INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 316.20 |=========================================== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 65.16 |========= Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 26.74 |==== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 19.55 |=== SQLite 3.8.10.2 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 51.0 AVG: 55.8 MAX: 58.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 43.0 AVG: 45.0 MAX: 51.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 61.0 AVG: 64.2 MAX: 67.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 42.0 AVG: 42.6 MAX: 43.0 Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Total ms < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 43320 |================================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 55560 |============================================ INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 51530 |======================================== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 50000 |======================================= Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 56180 |============================================ Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 55710 |============================================ Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 55380 |=========================================== Systemd Total Boot Time Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 58.0 AVG: 58.0 MAX: 58.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 41.0 AVG: 41.0 MAX: 41.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 57.0 AVG: 57.0 MAX: 57.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 39.0 AVG: 39.0 MAX: 39.0 Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Userspace ms < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 21610 |=========================================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 21600 |=========================================== INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 22140 |============================================ ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 21670 |=========================================== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 21620 |=========================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 21790 |=========================================== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 21660 |=========================================== Systemd Total Boot Time Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 47.0 AVG: 47.0 MAX: 47.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 38.0 MAX: 38.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 59.0 AVG: 59.0 MAX: 59.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 38.0 AVG: 38.0 MAX: 38.0 Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Kernel ms < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 3440 |======================================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 3460 |======================================== INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 3920 |============================================= ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 3390 |======================================= Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 3430 |======================================= Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 3260 |===================================== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 3390 |======================================= Systemd Total Boot Time Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 42.00 |=============================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 36.00 |========================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 60.00 |============================================ Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 38.00 |============================ Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Loader ms < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 2350 |====================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 3720 |=================================== INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 4820 |============================================= ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 4780 |============================================= Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 4640 |=========================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 3890 |==================================== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 3720 |=================================== Systemd Total Boot Time Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 39.00 |=============================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 35.00 |============================ Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 56.00 |============================================ Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 38.00 |============================== Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Firmware ms < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 15910 |========================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 26770 |============================================ INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 20640 |================================== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 20150 |================================= Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 26480 |============================================ Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 26760 |============================================ Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 26590 |============================================ Systemd Total Boot Time Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 38.0 AVG: 38.0 MAX: 38.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.0 MAX: 34.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 59.0 AVG: 59.0 MAX: 59.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 39.0 AVG: 39.0 MAX: 39.0 Threaded I/O Tester 20170503 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 8 MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 1114.94 |= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 213.22 | INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 49.27 | ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 317.60 | Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 127.70 | Corsair Force MP500 120GB . 10656.54 |====== Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 72379.11 |========================================= Threaded I/O Tester 20170503 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 54.0 AVG: 58.0 MAX: 59.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 41.0 AVG: 43.8 MAX: 44.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 56.0 AVG: 62.7 MAX: 66.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 39.0 AVG: 39.0 MAX: 39.0 Timed GCC Compilation 7.2 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 785.55 |======================================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 784.30 |======================================= INTEL SSDSC2BW12 120GB .... 794.58 |======================================== ADATA SU700 120GB ......... 859.21 |=========================================== Crucial CT525MX3 525GB .... 786.85 |======================================= Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 781.98 |======================================= Timed GCC Compilation 7.2 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 43.3 MAX: 64.0 Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 38.2 MAX: 41.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB . MIN: 59.0 AVG: 60.7 MAX: 64.0 Intel SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.9 MAX: 40.0