1. Introduction2. Testing Methodology3. CrystalDiskMark4. ATTO Disk Benchmark5. AS SSD6. 128KB Sequential Performance7. 4K Random Read v QD Performance8. 4K Random Write v QD Performance9. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance10. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD811. Throughput12. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark13. 3DMark Storage Benchmark 14. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Official Benchmark15. Temps16. Real Life File Testing17. Closing Thoughts18. View All Pages

The 3DMark Storage Benchmark uses traces recorded from popular games and gaming-related activities to measure real-world gaming performance.

Traces used:

Battlefield V
Loading Battlefield™ V from launch to the main menu.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4
Loading Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 from launch to the main menu.

Overwatch
Loading Overwatch® from launch to the main menu.

Game Move
Copying the Steam folder for Counter-Strike®: Global Offensive from an external SSD to the system drive.

Game Recording
Recording a 1080p gameplay video at 60 FPS with OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) while playing Overwatch®.

Installing Game
Installing The Outer Worlds® from the Epic Games Launcher.

Game Saving
Saving progress in The Outer Worlds game

In 3DMark’s Storage Test, the E31T had an average game loading bandwidth figure for the three games of 836.35MB/s with an average access time of 61µs.

In the game moving, recording, installing and saving test traces the drive averaged 1,430.47MB/s with an average access time of 34.7µs for the four tests.

The average bandwidth figure for the E31T for the complete benchmark run was 714.44MB/s which puts the drive in last place in the results table but bear in mind that it's a product aimed at the mainstream so it holds its own quite well against these high-end drives.

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