Performance
Tests were performed on the latest Intel platform, which contains the i9-12900K processor, ASUS Strix Z690-I Gaming motherboard, and 32GB of DDR5-6400.
All tests were performed in Windows 11 Pro x64 with the latest updates.
Let’s begin with the ATTO Disk Benchmark, which is one of the most popular applications designed to measure storage bandwidth.
Our results in the ATTO storage benchmark are about 6.59GB/s read and 5.50GB/s write. These results are one of the best we have seen, even though they are lower than the specified maximum.
There are much better results in CrystalDiskMark, where we could reach 7010MB/s read and 5884MB/s write. I assume that the issues with Windows 11 are causing the SSD to perform worse than specified. The same bandwidth limits were on two other SSD specified to run up to 7300MB/s. At least for now, we have to live with “only” 7GB/s, but the random performance isn’t affected, which is why SSDs are so great.
A while ago, UL released 3DMark Storage Benchmark, which is something new in the testing software market. The benchmark shows expected performance in popular games, so precisely what we need. The XS70 performs exceptionally well in this benchmark, achieving an average of 717MB/s. The last best was Acer Predator GM7000 with 639MB/s, so the difference is significant.
The XS70 performs great in mixed-load tests like PCMark 10. This benchmark simulates daily work to show how fast is the used storage. Again, our results are the best we’ve seen. I think I repeat myself as the same I was saying in the case of the last two M.2 SSD that I was reviewing. Each one is faster than the last one.
Anvil’s Storage Utilities is an older but still popular benchmark. It’s a benchmark that usually shows lower bandwidth than expected, and it’s like that in this situation. Even though the results are high, then we can see only up to 5.24GB/s read and 5.48GB/s write bandwidth. There is one thing worth mentioning. The IOPS in this benchmark go as high as 736K, which is an outstanding result.
In the end, two random bandwidth results in AIDA64 Disk Benchmark.
As long as the random read result is high, it’s not much better than what we could see in previous reviews of the fastest SSD. More interesting is the result in random write, which beats everything we were testing before. The average random read goes as high as 3173MB/s!
I’m sure that the Silicon Power XS70 1TB SSD is an SSD worth recommending to every user, especially everyone who expects the best results in games or other demanding applications.
