MSI Datamag 20Gbps 2TB External SSD Review

1. Introduction 2. MSI Datamag 20Gbps 2TB3. ATTO/CrystalDiskMark/AS SSD4. Throughput 5. PCMark 10 Data Drive Benchmark6. 3DMark Storage Benchmark7. Real Life File Transfers8. Closing Thoughts9. 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.

When tested with the 3DMark Storage benchmark, the drive had an average bandwidth of 175.37MB/s when loading the three games (at an average time of 357μs, 0.357ms), the fastest being the 243.72MB/s for Battlefield V trace (347μs, 0.347ms). For the other four tests, the drive averaged 253.84MB/s (average time of 176.7μs). For the whole test, the Datamag averaged 174.23MB/s.

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