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
- Lexar SL660 Blaze Game Portable SSD (USB3.2 Gen2x2)
Mainboard
- Z690
Processor
- Core i9 12900K
Graphics Cards
- Internal
Memory
- 32 GB (2x 16 GB) DDR5 5200 MHz
Power Supply Unit
- 750 Watt
Monitor
- Dell 3007WFP - up to 2560x1600
OS related Software
- Windows 11 Pro
Software benchmark suite
- Anvil's Storage Utilities
- ATTO Disk benchmark v2.4
- HDTune Pro
- DiskMark v7
- AS SSD Benchmark
- File Copy/Write