Klevv CRAS C925G 2TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Review Model3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. 3DMark Storage Benchmark 15. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Official Benchmark16. Temperatures17. Real Life File Testing18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

The 3DMark Storage Benchmark uses traces recorded from popular games and gaming-related activities to measure real-world gaming performance.

Traces used:

Battlefield V
Loading Battlefield™ V from launch to the main menu.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4
Loading Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 from launch to the main menu.

Overwatch
Loading Overwatch® from launch to the main menu.

Game Move
Copying the Steam folder for Counter-Strike®: Global Offensive from an external SSD to the system drive.

Game Recording
Recording a 1080p gameplay video at 60 FPS with OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) while playing Overwatch®.

Installing Game
Installing The Outer Worlds® from the Epic Games Launcher.

Game Saving
Saving progress in The Outer Worlds game.

Battlefield V

In 3DMark’s Storage Test, the Battlefield V game loading result of 917.83MB/s sees it in a mid-table position, 132.78MB/s behind Klevv's CRAS C925.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4

Using the Call of Duty Black Ops 4 trace, the drive produced a score of 688.17MB/s, which sees the drive in the bottom half of the results chart.

Overwatch

In 3DMark’s Storage Test Overwatch test, the tested drive produced a score of 415.46MB/s, which sees it placed in the bottom half of the drive; its score is 69MB/s slower than the CRAS C925.

Game Move

In the Game Move test, the drive produced a score of 2617.47MB/s at an average access time of 101µs (0.101ms).

Game Recording

The CRAS C925G doesn't seem to handle the Game Recording test very well, as its test score of 180.72MB/s sees it in last place on the results chart.

Installing Game

In the Game Install test, the drive sits 3rd from bottom in the chart, ahead of the CRAS C910 and C930, but 61MB/s behind the CRAS C925.

Game Saving

Klevv's CRAS C925G produced a result of 189.91MB/s in the Game Save tests, which put the drive in the penultimate spot on the results graph.

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