Netac NV150HK 2TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Netac NV150HK 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

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.

In 3DMark’s Storage Test, the Netac NV150HK had an average game loading bandwidth figure for the three games of 667.55MB/s with an average access time figure of 74µs (0.074ms), the fastest being Battlefield V at 893.35MB/s.

In the game, moving, recording, installing and saving test traces, the drive averaged 1,157.72MB/s at an average access time of 54µs (0.054ms) for the four tests.

The overall average bandwidth figure for the 2TB Netac NV150HK for the complete benchmark run was 486.69MB/s (61µs total average access time), a result which sees the drive holding up the results chart.

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