1. Introduction2. Solidigm P44 Pro 1TB3. 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. Solidigm Storage Driver18. Real Life File Testing19. Closing Thoughts20. 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 1TB P44 Pro tops all the results charts. It has an average game loading bandwidth of 1,044.82MB/s for the three games (Battlefield V, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Overwatch) the benchmark uses. Average access time for loading the three games is 52µs.

The overall average bandwidth figure of 737.29MB/s for the complete test run is the fastest we've seen to date, by quite some margin, for a 1TB class consumer drive. It's 224MB/s more than the previous Solidigm drive we've tested, the 1TB P41 Plus.

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