Benchmarks with productive applications
Now it gets exciting. Streaming is possible with around 500 MB/s in both sides, which I had already tested. But what about SSD-intensive workloads of standard programs? That’s exactly what we want to examine now. Therefore, we now have a direct comparison with different NVMe SSDs including PCIe 3.0 and 4.0, as well as from different price and performance classes. Of course, a normal 2.5″ SATA SSD, which I once connected directly to the motherboard, should not be missing. However, it is almost always pushed away by the external ZX10 SSD during writing, with minor exceptions. On the other hand, it is only partially sufficient against the native NVME devices. But all in all, the write processes are surprisingly fast. Subjectively, you notice less of this than some bars would suggest.
And what happens when reading what has just been written? Depending on the application, you can almost reach the 500 MB/s from the constant stream, although there are also exceptions where the ZX10 buckles. That also has to be mentioned fairly, whereby it then remains the question which of the controllers fails a bit here – the one from the interface or the one in the installed SSD. It’s hard to say and also not really testable, especially since the SSD is so massively glued that a trace search inside would presumably lead to destruction. However, that would be a pity for the money and a rather expensive satisfaction of the childish curiosity.
The performance can still be left as it is, which is really fast for an external SSD. Sure, it could be even faster, but then my small laptop would fall to its knees anyway, because it won’t be much faster, despite a fairly up-to-date Intel CPU. And yes, it’s a really nice hand warmer in continuous operation, but it’s not a travel iron either. So the finger burns will stay away. Good news for frequent copiers.
Summary and conclusion
Unfortunately, it’s hard to test the cache as well, because the write speed is limited by the interface anyway. Unfortunately, there are no more details about the SSD inside, but I assume it will be an SSD without extra RAM, because the behavior in some applications just feels that way. But I can only speculate. Otherwise, I have everything on it that I need on the road and I am curious if and how this investment will survive the video flood at Computex.
It is still too early for a final conclusion, but everything has worked so far. The part is stable and has survived all tests without complaint. Okay, at 170 Euros that should be self-evident. By the way, I’m not including an affiliate link here on principle, but you can also google the part or find it again at the big A. I’ll leave that up to everyone. I’m packing up my stuff now and hope I don’t forget anything. The big suitcase weighs already over 25 kilos, but a few more things need to squeeze into. The rest goes then as always in the hand luggage.
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