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3DMark has released a new storage benchmark to its suite of testing applications designed to test SSDs under real-world gaming situations. The new 3DMark Storage Benchmark now comes with the full 3DMark testing suite starting at $29.99 on Steam, or you can buy it as a standalone product for $2.99 on Steam as well.
3DMark notes that gamers have a wide variety of SSDs to choose from, ranging from hybrid drives to SATA and NVMe options. But the problem is that many storage performance measuring tools were developed for hard drives instead of SSDs. Nearly all of these tools also use synthetic workloads to measure performance which can skew results compared to real-world use of the SSD.
This new storage benchmark rectifies these problems by directly supporting all the latest storage technologies from the start. In addition, the benchmark specifically focuses on real-world gaming performance instead of using a synthetic workload.
Storage activity effectively consists of input and output operations. 3DMark notes it's possible to record these operations, called traces, while the SSD performs a task.
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3DMark notes that gamers have a wide variety of SSDs to choose from, ranging from hybrid drives to SATA and NVMe options. But the problem is that many storage performance measuring tools were developed for hard drives instead of SSDs. Nearly all of these tools also use synthetic workloads to measure performance which can skew results compared to real-world use of the SSD.
This new storage benchmark rectifies these problems by directly supporting all the latest storage technologies from the start. In addition, the benchmark specifically focuses on real-world gaming performance instead of using a synthetic workload.
Storage activity effectively consists of input and output operations. 3DMark notes it's possible to record these operations, called traces, while the SSD performs a task.
3DMark Releases New Gaming Benchmark Designed for SSDs
See how fast your SSD is for gaming with 3DMark
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