Test Environment & Equipment

Hardware & Software Used

We now begin the benchmark portion of this article, but first let me show you our test system and the software we used:

Storage

• Teamgroup MP32 256GB M.2. NVMe SSD

Mainboard

• Z270 Gaming M7  

Processor

• Core i5 6600K at 4500 MHz

Graphics Cards

GeForce GTX 1080 / Internal IGP

Memory

• 16 GB (4x 4096 MB) DDR3 3200 MHz

Power Supply Unit

• 750 Watt

Monitor

• Dell 3007WFP - up to 2560x1600

OS related Software

• Windows 10 64-bit

Software benchmark suite

• PCMark Vantage HDD test 1 through 8
• PCMark 8
• Anvil's Storage Utilities
• ATTO Disk benchmark v2.4
• SiSoft Sandra Storage Benchmark
• HDTach 3.0.4.0
• HDTune Pro
• IOMeter
• AS SSD Benchmark
• File Copy Compressed test
• File Copy Uncompressed test

At transfer mode you can see a confirmed x2 Lane configuration using the NVMe 1.3 protocol