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ATTO Disk Benchmark
The ATTO disk benchmark is a Windows-based utility for testing storage performance of any storage drive or controller. We use the default benchmark setup.
M.2 PCIe Performance
For M.2 testing we use a Toshiba OCZ RD400 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD.
M.2 performance is standard fare and exploits the maximum capability of the OCZ drive used. The cooling is ample and barely exceed 60 degrees Celsius even after numerous back-to-back high intensity performance benchmarks. This might change if all three M.2 slots were populated as the cooling solution is shared across all three slots.
USB Performance
We test USB 3.0 and 3.1 performance using a pair of Transcend SSD370S 512GB SSDs in RAID 0 connected to an RaidSonic Icy Box RD2253-U31 2-bay USB 3.1 enclosure powered by an ASMedia ASM1352R controller.
USB 3.0 and 3.1 performance reflects the standard capability of the Intel Z390 chipset. It seems the ASMedia ASM3142 controller on the MSI Z390 motherboard is whisker faster than Intel's chipset USB 3.1 controller package.
SATA III 6Gbps Performance
For SATA 6Gbps testing we use an OCZ Trion 150 480GB SSD.
SATA performance revealed no surprises.
Audio
Rightmark Audio Analyser is a freeware benchmarking utility designed to objectively test the performance characteristics of audio solutions. We setup a line-in line-out loop and execute the record/playback test before generating the results report you see below. A sampling mode of 24-bit, 192 kHz is tested where available. If unavailable the closest alternative operating mode available is used and clearly marked.
Audio performance is strong across the suite of tests scoring 7 out of 8 “Excellent” scores and one “Very Good”. The baked-in headphone amplifier also makes a notable difference to gamers using headphones for their gaming experiences.
