AS SSD:
AS SSD is a relatively new benchmark designed specifically for solid state drives. The application contains five synthetic tests used to determine the sequential and random read and write performance of a drive.
 Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB |
 Crucial T705 2TB |
AS SSD also includes a copy benchmark. This test copies an ISO (two large files), program (many small files) and game (small and large files, returning the speed and duration of each.
 Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB |
 Crucial T705 2TB |
HD Tune Pro 5.75:
Next, I ran a series of tests using HD Tune Pro. This hard disk utility measures a drive's performance by testing its sequential read and write speeds as well as its access time, burst rate and CPU usage. For this review, I'm also going to use it to benchmark the 9100 PRO's random read and write speeds, random access times and the number of operations per second.
 Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB - Read Benchmark |
 Crucial T705 2TB - Read Benchmark |
 Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB - Write Benchmark |
 Crucial T705 2TB - Write Benchmark |
The 9100 PRO performed relatively well when benchmarked with HD Tune. The drive had average read and write speeds of 10,383.3 MB/s and 3,616.3 MB/s, respectively.
 Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB - Random Access Read |
 Crucial T705 2TB - Random Access Read |
 Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB - Random Access Write |
 Crucial T705 2TB - Random Access Write |
When writing 4KB blocks, the 9100 PRO reached 47,496 IOPS and had an average speed of 185.535 MB/s. The drive was even faster when reading, reaching 48,313 IOPS with an average speed of 188.726 MB/s.
