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.
 SK hynix Gold P31 1TB |
 Crucial P5 1TB |
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.
 SK hynix Gold P31 1TB |
 Crucial P5 1TB |
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 Gold P31's random read and write speeds, random access times and the number of operations per second.
 SK hynix Gold P31 1TB - Read Benchmark |
 Crucial P5 SN750 1TB - Read Benchmark |
 SK hynix Gold P31 1TB - Write Benchmark |
 Crucial P5 1TB - Write Benchmark |
The Gold P31 performed relatively well when benchmarked with HD Tune. The drive had average read and write speeds of 2,388.9 MB/s and 1,620.4 MB/s, respectively.
 SK hynix Gold P31 1TB - Random Access Read |
 Crucial P5 1TB - Random Access Read |
 SK hynix Gold P31 1TB - Random Access Write |
 Crucial P5 1TB - Random Access Write |
When reading 4KB blocks, the Gold P31 reached 48,169 IOPS and had an average speed of 188.162 MB/s. The drive was a bit faster when writing, reaching 48,494 IOPS with an average speed of 189.431 MB/s.
