AS SSD:
AS SSD is a 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 2TB |
 Samsung 980 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 2TB |
 Samsung 980 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 2TB - Read Benchmark |
 Samsung 980 1TB - Read Benchmark |
 SK hynix Gold P31 2TB - Write Benchmark |
 Samsung 980 1TB - Write Benchmark |
The Gold P31 performed relatively well when benchmarked with HD Tune. The drive had average read and write speeds of 2831.0 MB/s and 1829.7 MB/s, respectively.
 SK hynix Gold P31 2TB - Random Access Read |
 Samsung 980 1TB - Random Access Read |
 SK hynix Gold P31 2TB - Random Access Write |
 Samsung 980 1TB - Random Access Write |
When writing 4KB blocks, the Gold P31 reached 43,869 IOPS and had an average speed of 171.364 MB/s. The drive was even faster when reading, reaching 49,706 IOPS with an average speed of 194.167 MB/s.
