SSD Performance File Copy Tests

SSD Performance

In this round of benchmarks, we start off with our real-world file copy tests. Currently, certain controllers benefit from compressed files, while others don't. Certain storage units hate small files, others work well with them. So it only makes sense to do some manual tests on that. Any storage unit's nightmare, whether that is an HDD or SSD, is storing really small files as fast as possible.

Real world file copy performance

The most basic and simple test anyone can PRO orm, but oh so important as it instantly created a picture of how well an HDD/SSD performs. We drop a 110 GB compressed MKV file onto the SSD. That write number will fluctuate a bit here and there during the writing process. Let's have a peek:

You can see as long the OS buffer(s) in the beginning after which the SSD drops to its actual write performance. surprisingly we did not stumble into the TLC write hole This SSD has 1 GB buffer, and next to that 1 TB is using all channels available. So that by itself is nice rocking it steady at MB/sec

Copying the 110 GB file back towards the 960 PRO is also at roughly that same level in performance BTW the numbers fluctuate a bit up and down. Overall for an SSD at 11 cents per EUR/USD. Not bad.