Klevv CRAS C930 2TB Gen4 SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Klevv CRAS C930 2TB3. 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

To get a measure of how the drive deals with real-life data transfers, we used a series of folder and file transfers to and from a 2TB Kioxia Exceria Plus drive.

Transfer Details

Windows 10 backup – 118GB.
Data file – 100GB
BluRay Movie – 42GB.
Windows 11 iso – 5.4GB.
File folder – 50GB – 28,523 files.
Movie demos 8K – 21GB – (11 demos).
Raw Movie Clips 4K – 16GB – (9 MP4V files).
Movie folder – 12GB – 15 files – (8 @ .MKV, 4 @ .MOV, 3 @ MP4).
Photo Folder – 10GB – 304 files – (171 @ .RAW, 105 @ JPG, 21 @ .CR2, 5 @ .DNG).
Audio Folder – 10GB – 1,483 files – (1479 @ MP3, 4 @ .FLAC files).
Single large image – 5GB – 1.5bn pixel photo.
3D Printer File Folder – 4.25GB – (166 files – 105 @ .STL, 38 @ .FBX, 11 @ .blend, 5 @ .lwo, 4 @ .OBJ, 3@ .3ds).
AutoCAD File Folder – 1.5GB (80 files – 60 @ .DWG and 20 @.DXF).

The 2TB CRAS C930 averaged 421.69MB/s when writing the contents of the 13 real-life transfer tests, with the fastest being the 1,580MB/s (3 secs) for the 3D Print files folder and the slowest the 114MB/s (94 secs) for the 10GB Photo folder transfer. Reading the data back, the drive averaged 2,398MB/s with the fastest performance coming with the 4K folder transfer at 3,140MB/s (5 secs), with the 50GB file transfer the slowest, at 620MB/s (87 secs).

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