Performance
Performance has been tested on the ASUS TUF A15 laptop based on the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, 8-core processor. Since the SSD uses RAM to keep optimal performance, then I also add that the laptop uses 64GB of Patriot DDR4-3200 CL22 SODIMM. This is the highest memory frequency supported by this platform. All tests were performed in the Windows 10 x64 environment.
Let’s begin with the ATTO Disk Benchmark, which is one of the most popular applications designed to measure storage bandwidth.
As expected, the read bandwidth in the latest ATTO benchmark is a bit lower than specified, so about 1.97GB/s. The write bandwidth is about as high as specified, so up to 1.65GB/s. In general, these results are quite good.
In the CrystalDiskMark results are better. The P300 achieved up to 2142MB/s sequential read and 1733MB/s sequential write. I assume that these numbers could be slightly higher if we used faster RAM what, at least in case of laptops won’t be possible.
Worth to mention is high performance in CrystalDiskMark random bandwidth tests. All results are about as high as that on higher series SSD, and this is the most important factor if we translate benchmark results into daily performance.
Our results, especially in write bandwidth, are up to 50% higher than on the Kingston SSD which was initially installed in the ASUS TUF A15 laptop. Even though the P300 isn’t the fastest SSD, then it’s already an upgrade, not to mention if we wish to compare it to SATA HDD or SSD.
Even better if we test the drive in benchmarks that simulate popular applications and typical work on a personal computer. The best for that is probably PCMark series benchmarks.
The PCMark 8 is older but is still suitable for comparison. The latest high-end SSD are usually reaching 500MB/s in this benchmark while the fastest and the most expensive SSD are passing 600MB/s. Considering that, 400MB/s is a pretty good result, and it’s above the average for less expensive M.2 SSD series.
Below are also storage benchmarks made in the PCMark 10. Since most operations are random, then also, our results are lower but also respectable.
Anvil’s Storage Utilities usually shows lower bandwidth, but in this case, it’s not so far from declared values. Especially random performance results are relatively high.
The P300 performance is maybe not the highest, but it’s also not low. Considering the target user, I’m sure that anyone who decides on this SSD will be satisfied. All results are above the average, and the drive has additional features like low power usage or low heat.
