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PCMARK 10 FULL SYSTEM STORAGE BENCHMARK
PCMark 10 Storage Benchmarks produce an overall score as a measure of drive performance. Comparing devices is as simple as comparing scores. The tests also measure and report the bandwidth and average access time performance for the drive. Each test uses traces recorded while performing real-world tasks such as booting Windows 10, starting applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, working with applications such as Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and copying several large files and many small files.
The PNY XLR8 Gen 5 SSD sits at fourth spot just behind the Phison E26 Engineering Sample which only makes sense as both SSDs house the same controller.
PCMARK 10 QUICK SYSTEM STORAGE BENCHMARK
The Quick System Drive Benchmark is a subset of the Full test and is more representative of typical daily usage to show what would be expected regarding hybrid SSD performance on a day-to-day basis.
The PNY XLR8 again placed well in the top four SSDs tested in this regimen to date.
TRUE DATA TESTING
For our True Data Testing, we simply loaded 15GB video, music, photo and OS files onto the PNY XLR8 Gen 5 1TB SSD and copied the data to a new folder on that same disk.
Our report is late simply because of this test… The PNY XLR8 is the fastest SSD we have ever tested in this test with respect to real world transfer of data. Its ability to move very small OS files is amazing. Same system… same methodology and probably 5-6 different tests on different days. Same results.
PASSMARK PERFORMANCE TEST
We thought we might add a few extras in our report today, PassMark Performance Test DiskMark component being a nice addition. This software tests sequential reads and writes, along with IOPS and compares the result with millions of other SSDs worldwide. We might suggest being in the 99th percentile of all SSDs tested was a nice result.
The PNY XLR8 placed eleventh our SSDs tested to date In Passmark DiskMark.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER BENCHMARK
The Final Fantasy Benchmark is a new tool in our arsenal and geared specifically to the gamer. The software is installed directly on the SSD and the SSD tested, providing and end result of FPS and scene transition times.
Game load time testing for the PNY XLR8 Gen 5 SSD was 6.47 seconds, less than a second from top spot.
