SSD, NVMe SSD Linux I/O Performance Tests Tests for a future article on Phoronix. Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 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: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.15, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, 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: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 OCZ Vector 150 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: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.15, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Intel 900p 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: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, 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: NV136 6144MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Intel Optane 32GB: 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: 29GB INTEL MEMPEK1W032GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Intel 600p 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: NV136 6144MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 SQLite 3.22 Timed SQLite Insertions Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 21.93 |========== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 63.43 |============================= OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 86.19 |======================================= Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 2.19 |= Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 23.99 |=========== Intel Optane 32GB .............. 3.95 |== Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 17.38 |======== PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 560.04 |======== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 361.04 |===== OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 180.16 |=== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 2632.06 |===================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 477.05 |======= Intel Optane 32GB .............. 574.35 |======== Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 491.78 |======= PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read Only TPS > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 3644.91 |==== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 4246.21 |===== OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 2982.30 |==== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 15823.01 |=================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 3535.78 |==== Intel Optane 32GB .............. 29933.60 |==================================== Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 3124.87 |==== PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 3348.15 |=== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 7710.71 |======== OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 2039.27 |== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 35831.68 |==================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 5284.38 |===== Intel Optane 32GB .............. 8896.27 |========= Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 3558.39 |==== PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Only TPS > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 66483.51 |=== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 198694.38 |========= OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 37763.46 |== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 242420.66 |=========== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 95645.04 |==== Intel Optane 32GB .............. 796529.91 |=================================== Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 42463.02 |== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 695 |================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 810 |===================== OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 307 |======== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 1577 |======================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 542 |============== Intel Optane 32GB .............. 1306 |================================= Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 279 |======= Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 178000 |================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 207333 |==================== OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 78667 |======= Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 403667 |====================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 139000 |============= Intel Optane 32GB .............. 334333 |=============================== Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 71400 |======= Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 2701 |======================================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 2069 |=============================== OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 537 |======== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 2510 |===================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 2198 |================================= Intel Optane 32GB .............. 1351 |==================== Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 1449 |===================== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 758 |====================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 319 |========= OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 170 |===== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 1382 |======================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 309 |========= Intel Optane 32GB .............. 270 |======== Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 531 |=============== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 194000 |===================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 81567 |========= OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 43633 |===== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 354000 |====================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 79100 |======== Intel Optane 32GB .............. 69133 |======= Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 136000 |=============== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 1114 |====================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 885 |================= OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 172 |=== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 2029 |======================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 363 |======= Intel Optane 32GB .............. 289 |====== Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 464 |========= Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 987 |========================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 842 |===================== OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 227 |====== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 1598 |======================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 1329 |================================= Intel Optane 32GB .............. 1340 |================================== Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 655 |================ Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 252333 |======================= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 215667 |==================== OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 58133 |===== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 409000 |====================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 340333 |================================ Intel Optane 32GB .............. 343000 |================================ Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 168000 |================ Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 2884 |======================================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 2124 |============================= OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 537 |======= Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 2512 |=================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 2157 |============================== Intel Optane 32GB .............. 1351 |=================== Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 1477 |==================== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 1004 |============================ Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 908 |========================= OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 172 |===== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 1455 |======================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 282 |======== Intel Optane 32GB .............. 283 |======== Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 544 |=============== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 257000 |========================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 232333 |======================== OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 43933 |==== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 372333 |====================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 72233 |======= Intel Optane 32GB .............. 72433 |======= Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 139333 |============== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 1121 |====================== Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 873 |================= OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 172 |=== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 2014 |======================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 330 |======= Intel Optane 32GB .............. 288 |====== Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 556 |=========== IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel 760p SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB . 286.13 |======= Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 768.19 |================== OCZ Vector 150 120GB ........... 186.15 |==== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 1590.70 |===================================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 274.95 |====== Intel Optane 32GB .............. 276.16 |====== Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 207.27 |===== SQLite 3.22 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 32.0 AVG: 35.3 MAX: 37.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 36.0 MAX: 37.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 61.0 AVG: 62.1 MAX: 66.0 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 37.0 AVG: 37.0 MAX: 37.0 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 46.7 MAX: 52.0 PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 42.5 MAX: 47.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 39.0 MAX: 41.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 57.0 AVG: 67.7 MAX: 74.0 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 36.0 AVG: 42.0 MAX: 45.0 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 64.6 MAX: 68.0 PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 40.0 AVG: 43.6 MAX: 48.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 39.0 AVG: 41.0 MAX: 43.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 57.0 AVG: 67.8 MAX: 74.0 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 37.0 AVG: 41.9 MAX: 45.0 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 58.0 AVG: 66.1 MAX: 68.0 PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 40.0 AVG: 43.7 MAX: 47.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 39.0 AVG: 42.0 MAX: 45.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 56.0 AVG: 68.1 MAX: 74.0 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 37.0 AVG: 42.0 MAX: 45.0 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 56.0 AVG: 65.7 MAX: 68.0 PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 41.0 AVG: 44.5 MAX: 51.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 42.0 AVG: 43.4 MAX: 45.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 60.0 AVG: 68.2 MAX: 74.0 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 37.0 AVG: 41.7 MAX: 45.0 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 56.0 AVG: 65.3 MAX: 68.0 PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 43.0 AVG: 44.8 MAX: 47.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 42.0 AVG: 43.8 MAX: 47.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 63.0 AVG: 68.2 MAX: 74.0 PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 41.0 AVG: 43.9 MAX: 51.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 43.0 AVG: 44.1 MAX: 46.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 59.0 AVG: 68.1 MAX: 74.0 Java Gradle Build 1.0 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 39.0 AVG: 41.7 MAX: 45.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 42.7 MAX: 44.0 Git Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 37.0 AVG: 37.6 MAX: 38.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 41.6 MAX: 42.0 Systemd Total Boot Time Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 36.00 |===================== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 41.00 |======================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 66.00 |======================================= Systemd Total Boot Time Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 36.0 MAX: 36.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 41.0 MAX: 41.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 60.0 AVG: 60.0 MAX: 60.0 Systemd Total Boot Time Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.0 MAX: 35.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 41.0 MAX: 41.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 59.0 AVG: 59.0 MAX: 59.0 Systemd Total Boot Time Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... 34.00 |====================== Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . 41.00 |=========================== Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... 60.00 |======================================= Systemd Total Boot Time Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.0 MAX: 34.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 40.0 AVG: 40.0 MAX: 40.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 56.0 AVG: 56.0 MAX: 56.0 Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 37.3 MAX: 40.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 39.0 AVG: 41.3 MAX: 42.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 57.0 AVG: 63.0 MAX: 67.0 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 37.0 AVG: 43.5 MAX: 50.0 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 62.0 AVG: 65.8 MAX: 66.0 Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 37 AVG: 43 MAX: 48 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 39 AVG: 42 MAX: 44 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 59 AVG: 69 MAX: 77 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 44 AVG: 48 MAX: 51 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 49 AVG: 61 MAX: 68 Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 42.0 AVG: 44.7 MAX: 47.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 43.8 MAX: 46.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 64.0 AVG: 69.6 MAX: 74.0 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 45.0 AVG: 46.2 MAX: 47.0 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 51.0 AVG: 60.3 MAX: 66.0 Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 42.0 AVG: 45.3 MAX: 47.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 43.0 AVG: 46.2 MAX: 48.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 60.0 AVG: 66.4 MAX: 70.0 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 43.0 AVG: 45.1 MAX: 47.0 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 49.0 AVG: 59.4 MAX: 66.0 Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 42.0 AVG: 43.5 MAX: 44.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 45.0 AVG: 45.6 MAX: 47.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 60.0 AVG: 68.5 MAX: 74.0 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 43.0 AVG: 47.1 MAX: 51.0 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 49.0 AVG: 57.9 MAX: 64.0 Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 41 AVG: 46 MAX: 50 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 44 AVG: 45 MAX: 47 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 61 AVG: 71 MAX: 80 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 45 AVG: 49 MAX: 51 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 47 AVG: 61 MAX: 70 Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 44.0 AVG: 46.5 MAX: 48.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 43.0 AVG: 46.0 MAX: 47.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 64.0 AVG: 69.9 MAX: 74.0 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 45.0 AVG: 46.4 MAX: 47.0 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 51.0 AVG: 60.3 MAX: 66.0 Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 43.0 AVG: 46.3 MAX: 48.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 45.0 AVG: 47.5 MAX: 50.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 60.0 AVG: 66.4 MAX: 70.0 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 43.0 AVG: 45.1 MAX: 47.0 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 52.0 AVG: 61.2 MAX: 66.0 Unpacking The Linux Kernel Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 40.0 AVG: 42.1 MAX: 44.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 45.0 AVG: 46.2 MAX: 47.0 IOzone 3.465 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 39.0 AVG: 42.9 MAX: 45.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 45.0 AVG: 46.9 MAX: 48.0 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 63.0 AVG: 69.3 MAX: 74.0 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 43.0 AVG: 47.3 MAX: 50.0 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 51.0 AVG: 65.8 MAX: 70.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.13 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 37.0 AVG: 39.0 MAX: 41.0 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 42.0 AVG: 43.9 MAX: 46.0 Drive Temperature (nvme0n1) Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Samsung 950 PRO 256GB .......... MIN: 32 AVG: 43 MAX: 51 Intel 900p SSDPE21D280GA 280GB . MIN: 35 AVG: 43 MAX: 50 Corsair Force MP500 120GB ...... MIN: 56 AVG: 68 MAX: 80 Intel Optane 32GB .............. MIN: 36 AVG: 44 MAX: 52 Intel 600p SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . MIN: 35 AVG: 65 MAX: 70