Kingston DC1500M 3.84TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Kinston DC1500M 3.84TB3. Testing Methodology4. ATTO Disk Benchmark5. Sustained Sequential Read/Write Performance6. 4KB Random Read Performance7. 4KB Random Write Performance8. 8KB Random Read Performance9. 8KB Random Write Performance10. 4K Random Mixed Loads11. Throughput12. Workload Scenarios13. SPECworkstation 3.114. Performance Stability15. Drive Temperatures16. Real Life File Transfers17. Closing Thoughts18. View All Pages

We also tested the drive in a number of workload scenarios that it might face in real life. The IOMeter settings we used to test with are listed below:-

Database Server
Transfer Size: 4K Reads: 67% Writes: 33% Random: 100%
Boundary: 4K Outstanding IO: 1 – 128 Threads/Workers: 4

Exchange Email 4K
Transfer Size: 4K Reads: 67% Writes: 33% Random: 100%
Boundary: 4K Outstanding IO: 128 Threads/Workers: 4

Exchange Email 8K
Transfer Size: 84K Reads: 67% Writes: 33% Random: 100%
Boundary: 8K Outstanding IO: 64 Threads/Workers: 4

Exchange Email 32K
Transfer Size: 32K Reads: 67% Writes: 33% Random: 100%
Boundary: 4K Outstanding IO: 128 Threads/Workers: 4

Media Streaming
Transfer Size: 64K Reads: 98% Writes: 2% Sequential: 100%
Boundary: 4K Outstanding IO: 64 Threads/Workers: 8

Search Engine A
Transfer Size: 4K Reads: 100% Writes: 0% Random: 100%
Boundary: 4K Outstanding IO: 128 Threads/Workers:8

Search Engine B
Transfer Size: 8K Reads: 100% Writes: 0% Random: 100%
Boundary: 4K Outstanding IO: 128 Threads/Workers:8

Web File Server 4KB
Transfer Size: 8K Reads: 95% Writes: 5% Random: 75%
Boundary: 4K Outstanding IO: 32 Threads/Workers: 8

Web File Server 8KB
Transfer Size: 8K Reads: 95% Writes: 5% Random: 75%
Boundary: 4K Outstanding IO: 64 Threads/Workers: 8

Web File Server 64KB
Transfer Size: 64K Reads: 95% Writes 5% Random: 75%
Boundary: 4K Outstanding IO: 64 Threads/Workers: 8

Web Server Log
Transfer Size: 8K Reads: 0% Writes: 100% Random: 100%
Boundary: 4K Outstanding IO: 128 Threads/Workers: 4

Video On Demand
Transfer Size: 512K Reads: 100% Writes: 0% Random: 100%
Boundary: 4K Outstanding IO: 64 Threads/Workers: 8

As you might expect for a drive designed to handle most of these scenarios, the DC1500M tackles these tests very efficiently with some strong bandwidth figures.

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