Test Methodology
HEXUS SSD Test Bench | ||
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| Hardware Components | Product Page | |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-8700K (overclocked to 4.8GHz) | intel.com |
| Motherboard | Asus ROG Maximus X Hero | asus.com |
| Graphics Card | MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio | msi.com |
| Memory | G.Skill Trident Z 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3200 | gskill.com |
| Power Supply | be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 1,000W | bequiet.com |
| Primary Storage | 256GB WD Black PCIe SSD | wdc.com |
| Secondary Storage | 1TB Crucial MX300 SATA SSD | crucial.com |
| Chassis | be quiet! Dark Base 700 | bequiet.com |
| Monitor | iiyama ProLite X4071UHSU-B1 | iiyama.com |
| Operating system | Windows 10 Pro | microsoft.com |
Comparison Drive Configurations | |||||||
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| Model | Capacity | Form Factor | Controller | Firmware | Protocol / Interface | Reviewed Price | HEXUS Review |
| Corsair Force Series MP510 | 960GB | M.2 2280 | Phison-E12 | ECFM11.0 | NVMe / PCIe x4 | £220 | Dec 2018 |
| Crucial MX300 | 1TB | 2.5in | Marvell 88SS1074 | M0CR060 | AHCI / SATA 3.0 | N/A | N/A |
| HyperX Fury RGB | 480GB | 2.5in | Marvell 88SS1074 | 000056R8 | AHCI / SATA 3.0 | £115 | Dec 2018 |
| Samsung 950 Pro | 256GB | M.2 2280 | Samsung UBX | 2B0QBXX7 | NVMe / PCIe x4 | N/A | N/A |
| Seagate FireCuda 510 | 1TB | M.2 2280 | Phison-E12 | STES1020 | NVMe / PCIe x4 | £230 | Jun 2019 |
| Team Group Cardea Liquid | 512GB | M.2 2280 | Phison-E12 | ECFM12.2 | NVMe / PCIe x4 | TBC | Aug 2019 |
| WD Black NVMe | 1TB | M.2 2280 | WD | B35590WD | NVMe / PCIe x4 | £375 | Apr 2018 |
| WD Black SN750 NVMe | 1TB | M.2 2280 | WD | B35590WD | NVMe / PCIe x4 | £230 | Jan 2019 |
| WD Blue SN500 NVMe | 500GB | M.2 2280 | WD | 201000WD | NVMe / PCIe x2 | £67 | Mar 2019 |
Benchmarks | |
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| CrystalDiskMark | CrystalDiskMark provides various storage benchmarks, but we're interested in the returned 32-thread 4K performance numbers to see how well the drives fare when tasked with numerous small transfers. |
| DiskBench | A small program that accurately measures the time taken to read and write folders on to the same drive. |
| Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood | An alternative storage benchmark used to gauge game load time. |
