Vantage PCMark 8 - Storage Test:
PCMark 8 is a complete benchmark for Windows. It includes five benchmark tests, each designed around a specific scenario. The storage benchmark measures drive performance using real-world traces recorded from Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office and a selection of popular games.
PCMark 8 also includes a consistency test which measures the performance consistency and degradation tendency of a storage system. The test reports the performance level at the start, the degraded steady-state and the recovered state as well as the number of iterations required to reach them. For this test, we are focusing on the Adobe Photoshop (Heavy) trace and will look at both the bandwidth and latency of the drive
When it comes to consistency, TLC-based SSDs typically come up a bit short. As you can see, that wasn't the case with the Trion 150. While the drive's bandwidth dropped below 200 MB/s during the degradation phase, its performance began to recover before it even reached the steady state phases. The Trion 150's latency scores were also quite good. In fact, it performed better than many of the higher priced drives we've tested, including OCZ's own Vector 180.
