Performance
The performance has been tested on the Intel Alder Lake-S platform, which contains the i9-12900K CPU, ASUS Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi motherboard, G.Skill Trident Z5 32GB DDR5-6400 memory kit, and ASUS Strix RTX3070 graphics card.
All tests were performed in Windows 11 Pro x64 environment with the latest updates.
As usual, in my storage reviews, I will start with the ATTO Disk Benchmark. It’s one of the most popular storage benchmarks, and results are easy to compare at home.
The ATTO benchmark is usually showing results lower than expected, and it’s not any different right now. The maximum bandwidth in this benchmark is 6.64GB/s read and 6.27GB/s write. Both results are still very respectable.
CrystalDiskMark is showing us over 7100MB/s! We couldn’t reach the declared 7400MB/s which can be caused by the motherboard’s design – M.2 sockets are connected via an additional flat cable.
CrystalDiskMark also shows us fantastic results in random operations, which are beating everything we’ve tested before.
Let’s look at UL PCMark series benchmarks as in these tests; we can see how the SSD performs in a mixed load environment, which simulates real-world workload.
In PCMark 10, the results are excellent. In the Kingston KC3000 SSD review, I said that we hadn’t seen a higher bandwidth in this benchmark. Back then, we could reach 750MB/s, while the GM7000 passed 960MB/s in the Data Drive Benchmark! We have a new top score!
The same 3DMark Storage benchmark which simulates storage performance in games shows us great results and the best we’ve seen at the same time.
Anvil’s Storage Utilities is an older benchmark but still popular, so why not use it.
Even though results are, as usual, lower than we wish, then they are still pretty high. The maximum IOPS in this benchmark is about 670K which is an amazing result.
The last test is AIDA64, which shows us the performance based on random operations, divided for reading and writing. These tests take about 16 minutes each, so they are not only a quick pass but use more data.
The GM7000 achieved about 300MB/s higher bandwidth than the last best, KC3000 SSD. Considering that the average is about 3200MB/s, it’s a significant difference.
I highly doubt that anyone wouldn’t be satisfied with such a fast SSD as the Predator GM7000. This drive is clearly one of the best, if not the best, SSD on the market right now.
