SSD Linux testing by Michael Larabel for a future article. The MP500 FORCE NVMe PCIe SSD compared to a few other SSDs I had available.
Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the
Phoronix Test Suite by running the command:
phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1706152-TR-NVMESSD3850
Corsair MP500 FORCE NVMe Linux SSD Benchmarks
SSD Linux testing by Michael Larabel for a future article. The MP500 FORCE NVMe PCIe SSD compared to a few other SSDs I had available.
Corsair Force MP500 240GB:
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (Kaby Lake GT2) 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170613, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Crucial MX500 525GB:
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (Kaby Lake GT2) 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170613, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB:
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (Kaby Lake GT2) 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170613, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Intel Optane 16GB:
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 14GB INTEL MEMPEK1W016GA, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (Kaby Lake GT2) 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170613, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 655.71 |==========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 578.43 |=====================================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 667.60 |===========================================
Dbench 4.0
Client Count: 6
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 683.00 |==========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 163.24 |==========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 226.72 |==============
Intel Optane 16GB ......... 704.88 |===========================================
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
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 820.09 |=======================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 362.75 |=================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 776.72 |=====================================
Intel Optane 16GB ......... 895.97 |===========================================
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
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 205018 |=======================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 90684 |=================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 194176 |=====================================
Intel Optane 16GB ......... 223988 |===========================================
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
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 1005.34 |==========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 316.77 |=============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 326.17 |==============
Intel Optane 16GB ......... 150.36 |======
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
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 257348 |===========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 79189 |=============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 81537 |==============
Intel Optane 16GB ......... 37586 |======
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
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 899.89 |==================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 218.27 |========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 1100.20 |==========================================
Intel Optane 16GB ......... 907.67 |===================================
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
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 224969 |==================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 54564 |========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 281630 |===========================================
Intel Optane 16GB ......... 226914 |===================================
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
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 1000.98 |==========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 365.58 |===============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 875.35 |=====================================
Intel Optane 16GB ......... 148.57 |======
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
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 256171 |===========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 91391 |===============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 218835 |=====================================
Intel Optane 16GB ......... 37139 |======
FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 271.67 |===========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 160.20 |=========================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 118.30 |===================
Intel Optane 16GB ......... 112.03 |==================
FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 723.98 |===========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 131.80 |========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 299.33 |==================
IOzone 3.405
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 1202.23 |==========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 233.15 |========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 856.01 |==============================
PostgreSQL pgbench 9.6.3
Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 5086.88 |==========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 1416.43 |============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 2422.54 |====================
SQLite 3.8.10.2
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 18.24 |============
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 30.02 |====================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 65.67 |============================================
Intel Optane 16GB ......... 4.25 |===