Testing M.2 drive speed

arconz · 1 Aug 2021 at 01:53

Hi all - sorry if this is a noob question but what's the best utility to test read/write speed that isn't just copying files in windows? My new rig has 2 Samsung Pro Gen 4.0 M.2 drives and I want to make sure they are running optimally.

Joxeon · 1 Aug 2021 at 09:15

I use crystaldiskmark.

Cadder · 1 Aug 2021 at 09:17

What do you do if the software reveals they're not running optimally? Send them back?

arconz · 3 Aug 2021 at 03:07

Cadder said:
What do you do if the software reveals they're not running optimally? Send them back?

It would probably mean that a chipset driver is outdated, buggy or something. I got 6,600MBs sequential read which seems about right for a Gen 4.0 drive, thanks to Joxeon for the crystaldiskmark recommendation.