Test Environment & Equipment
Hardware & Software Used
We now begin the benchmark portion of this article, but first, let me show you our test system and the software we used:
Storage
HP EX920 M.2. (1TB) SSD
Mainboard
Z270 Gaming M7
Processor
Core i5 6600K at default configuration
Graphics Cards
GeForce GTX 1080
Memory
16 GB (4x 4096 MB) DDR3 3200 MHz
Power Supply Unit
1500 Watt
Monitor
Dell 3007WFP - up to 2560x1600
OS related Software
Windows 10 64-bit
Software benchmark suite
PCMark Vantage HDD test 1 through 8
PCMark 8
Anvil's Storage Utilities
ATTO Disk benchmark v2.4
SiSoft Sandra Storage Benchmark
HDTach 3.0.4.0
HDTune Pro
IOMeter
AS SSD Benchmark
File Copy Compressed test
File Copy Uncompressed test
