Gigabyte Aorus RGB 512GB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Gigabyte Aorus RGB 512GB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. IOMETER8. 128KB Sequential Performance9. 4K Random Read v QD Performance10. 4K Random Write v QD Performance11. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance12. Throughput13. PCMark 8 - Storage Consistency14. PCMark 8 - Individual Test Suites15. PCMark 8 Storage Test - Individual Test Suites16. Performance Stability17. Real Life File Testing18. Temperatures19. Closing Thoughts20. View All Pages

4K Random Write v QD Performance

Gigabyte quote a random 4K write performance figure for the drive as up to 440,000 IOPS. We couldn't get close to that with our QD4 tests, the fastest IOPS figure we saw was 195,752 IOPS.

4K Random Write v QD Performance Compared

As mentioned in the 4K random read results, the Aorus RGB drive uses the same controller and NAND combination as PNY's XLR8 CS3030. At queue depths 1, 2 and 4 the PNY drive outperforms the Gigabyte drive, however at a QD of 32, this switches around with the Aorus RGB being the faster of the two drives.

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