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 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 the degraded state and the recovered state. For this test, we are focusing on the Adobe Photoshop (Heavy) trace and will look at both the bandwidth and latency of the drive
The LEGEND 960's performance was hit and miss in this test. The drive wasn't nearly as fast as the ATOM 50 or the GAMMIX S70 during the degradation and steady phases. However, the LEGEND 960 was able to recover, topping out at 1,104 MB/s.
PCMark 10 - Full System Drive Benchmark:
PCMark 10's Full System Drive Benchmark uses a wide-ranging set of real-world traces from popular applications and common tasks to fully test the performance of the fastest modern drives. This benchmark produces an overall score as a measure of drive performance. Comparing devices is as simple as comparing scores. The tests also measure and report the bandwidth and average access time performance for the drive.
Thanks to its high bandwidth and low latency, the LEGEND 960 did very well in PCMark 10's Full System Drive Benchmark. While not quite as fast as the Plextor M10PY or the SK hynix Platinum P41, it performed better than the WD_BLACK SN850, Crucial P5 Plus and ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade.
