ssd_M.2_feb17 Intel Core i5-6500 testing on Ubuntu 16.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. first M2: Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 500GB CT500BX100SSD1 + 1000GB Samsung SSD 960 EVO 1TB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-62-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Vulkan: 1.0.24, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + CUDA 8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: /data - Result: MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better first M2 . 48.14 |============================================================= Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: /data - Result: MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better first M2 . 186.37 |============================================================ Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: /data - Result: MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better first M2 . 225.09 |============================================================ Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: /data - Result: MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better first M2 . 190.71 |============================================================