SSD performance under win 10


  1. Posts : 24
    win 10
       #1

    SSD performance under win 10


    Hello,

    recently I upgrades and my PC and installed new SSD Nvme drive: KINGSTON SA2000M8250G
    Crystal Disk Info shows PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x4 under Transfer mode, and NVM Express 1.3 as Standard.
    When benchmark in the HD Tune, the read speed is about 800 MB/s. Trim is turned ON.

    This PC has a dual boot with Linux Mint and if I use its disk benchmark, I get something like 2000 MB/s.
    When I go in the Device manager in windows I can see Intel)R= 300 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller under IDE/ATAPI controllers and there are two items under Storage controllers: Microsoft Storage Spaces Controller and Standard NVM Express controller.
    Details from the device manager are shown in the attached pictures. However, I see that SATA drivers are from 2018 and NVM Express is from year 2006.
    Updating the drivers through Windows Update doesn't update them.

    So, I have the following questions:
    1. Is average read speed about 800 MB/s is realistic for this drive under Windows 10 64 bit?
    2. Is there any way to update the drivers? There are nod windows 10 drivers on the Kingston web site tha I can install?

    Thank you!
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails SSD performance under win 10-devmanager001.png   SSD performance under win 10-devmanager002.png   SSD performance under win 10-devmanager003.png  
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  2. Posts : 526
    Windows 10
       #2

    SATA and AHCI donīt have anything to do with the performance of a NVMe SSD, which uses the PCIe bus and the NVMe access protocol, instead of SATA and AHCI.

    Run a benchmark using CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4, in Settings select "NVMe SSD". The results are easier to compare, CrystalDiskMark is widely used for this purpose.
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  3. Posts : 2,190
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit v22H2
       #3

    To know what to expect look for the specs for your drive. What you will usually find are the following
    Sequential Read (Max): nnnn MB/s
    Sequential Write (Max): nnnn MB/s

    These are the maximum values you will find when running a disk test like CrystalDiskMark . Unfortunately, for marketing reasons the manufacturers only give sequential read/write values. CrystalDiskMark will also give Random read/write values which are closer to real world performance values.

    CrystalDiskMark for Windows
    Download – Crystal Dew World

    KDiskMark Is A GUI HDD / SSD Benchmark Tool For Linux (Similar To CrystalDiskMark)
    KDiskMark Is A GUI HDD / SSD Benchmark Tool For Linux (Similar To CrystalDiskMark) - Linux Uprising Blog

    KDiskMark for Linux
    GitHub - JonMagon/KDiskMark: A simple open-source disk benchmark tool for Linux distros

    Here are the results from two different NVME SSDs I have. Note that the results are reasonable when compared with the specs published by the respective manufacturers.
    (SEQ=sequential results & RND=random results)

    XPG SX8200 Pro
    Capacity: 2TB
    Form Factor: M.2 2280
    NAND Flash: 3D TLC
    Interface: PCIe3x4
    Sequential Read (Max): 3500 MB/s
    Sequential Write (Max): 3000 MB/s

    SSD performance under win 10-2021-12-11-14_38_01-crystaldiskmark-8.0.4-x64-admin-.jpg

    Intel 660P
    Capacity: 2TB
    Form Factor: M.2 2280
    NAND Flash: 3D2 QLC
    Interface: PCIe3x4
    Sequential Read (Max): 1800 MB/s
    Sequential Write (Max): 1800 MB/s

    SSD performance under win 10-2021-12-11-14_43_59-crystaldiskmark-8.0.4-x64-admin-.jpg
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  4. Posts : 24
    win 10
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Solved


    Anibor, MisterEd thank you for yor replies. Especially thank you MisterEd to point to right benchmark tools for comparison. Now I know that I was searching a solution for a non existent problem.
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    Last edited by Askic; 12 Dec 2021 at 01:39.
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  5. Posts : 624
    Windows 10 Pro 21H2 x64
       #5

    LOL Microsoft. NVMe didn't exist in 2006, TMK, that was the year of Vista, which 10 is based on.
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