Ubuntu 17.10 SSD HDD Gaming Intel Core i7-8700K testing with a ASUS PRIME Z370-A and MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB on Ubuntu 17.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Samsung 950 PRO NVMe: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A, Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-041400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Western Digital WD5000AADS-0: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A, Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AADS-0, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-041400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Crucial CT525MX3: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A, Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-041400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 BioShock Infinite Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 87.25 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 87.06 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 87.13 |========================================= BioShock Infinite Test Run Time - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Medium Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 95.80 |====================================== Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 100.84 |======================================== Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 95.82 |====================================== Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 1920 x 1080 - High Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 52.17 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 52.10 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 52.60 |========================================= Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Test Run Time - Preset: 1920 x 1080 - High Quality Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 120.52 |============================ Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 174.76 |======================================== Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 120.19 |============================ Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 35.40 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 35.57 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 35.67 |========================================= Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Test Run Time - Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 120.30 |======================================== Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 119.81 |======================================== Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 120.09 |======================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 61.37 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 60.33 |======================================== Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 61.23 |========================================= Dota 2 Test Run Time - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 30.36 |====================== Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 55.83 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 29.03 |===================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 50.63 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 50.30 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 50.73 |========================================= Dota 2 Test Run Time - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 33.38 |===================================== Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 36.65 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 33.55 |====================================== Metro: Last Light Redux Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 60.83 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 60.69 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 61.08 |========================================= Metro: Last Light Redux Test Run Time - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 182.57 |======================================== Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 184.54 |======================================== Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 181.82 |======================================= Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 41.07 |======================================== Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 39.03 |====================================== Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 42.33 |========================================= Serious Sam 3: BFE Test Run Time - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 95.38 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 95.42 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 95.50 |========================================= Civilization VI Quality: Highest - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 36.77 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 36.40 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 36.32 |======================================== Civilization VI Quality: Highest - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... MIN: 14.5 AVG: 27.4 MAX: 83.6 Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . MIN: 14.7 AVG: 27.4 MAX: 82.5 Crucial CT525MX3 ............. MIN: 14.6 AVG: 27.7 MAX: 83.9 Civilization VI Test Run Time - Quality: Highest - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 105.81 |============================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 143.75 |======================================== Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 105.99 |============================= The Talos Principle Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 38.90 |==================================== Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 43.57 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 43.70 |========================================= The Talos Principle Test Run Time - Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 60.66 |======================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 63.08 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 60.27 |======================================= Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Normal Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 69.37 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 69.17 |========================================= Tomb Raider Test Run Time - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Normal Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 75.27 |======================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 79.10 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 0.02 | Dawn of War III Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 78.20 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 77.26 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 71.49 |===================================== Dawn of War III Test Run Time - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Renderer: Vulkan Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 81.27 |==================================== Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 92.01 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 80.95 |==================================== Dawn of War III Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 27.79 |======================================== Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 27.17 |======================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 28.42 |========================================= Dawn of War III Test Run Time - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Renderer: OpenGL Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 79.76 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 80.44 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 80.08 |========================================= Dawn of War III Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 57.86 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 56.88 |======================================== Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 58.32 |========================================= Dawn of War III Test Run Time - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 85.47 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 84.23 |======================================== Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 85.16 |========================================= Dawn of War III Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 26.62 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 26.27 |======================================== Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 26.34 |========================================= Dawn of War III Test Run Time - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 84.10 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 84.08 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 84.15 |========================================= Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 11.00 |========================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 10.90 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 11.00 |========================================= Unigine Superposition 1.0 Test Run Time - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: High Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 195.73 |=============================== Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 252.46 |======================================== Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 202.40 |================================ Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 187.16 |======================================== Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 178.00 |====================================== Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 186.29 |======================================== Tesseract 2014-05-12 Test Run Time - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 21.74 |=========================== Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 33.40 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 11.86 |=============== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 173.41 |======================================== Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 168.64 |======================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 173.07 |======================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Test Run Time - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Seconds < Lower Is Better Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... 66.73 |======================================= Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . 70.15 |========================================= Crucial CT525MX3 ............. 66.92 |======================================= Drive Read Speed (sda) Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring MB/s Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... MIN: 0 AVG: 4 MAX: 359 Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . MIN: 0 AVG: 2 MAX: 51 Crucial CT525MX3 ............. MIN: 0 AVG: 4 MAX: 373 Drive Write Speed (sda) Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring MB/s Samsung 950 PRO NVMe ......... MIN: 0 AVG: 0 MAX: 6 Western Digital WD5000AADS-0 . MIN: 0 AVG: 0 MAX: 3 Crucial CT525MX3 ............. MIN: 0 AVG: 0 MAX: 100