3DMark launches storage benchmark, a dedicated SSD game performance test
3DMark is an important tool used by many players to test their game consoles. In the past, the 3DMark was mainly to test the performance of the graphics card, but with the launch of the CPU Profile test, we can see that UL is gradually changing 3DMark to make it a more comprehensive game benchmarking tool. Now, 3DMark has launched the latest “Storage Benchmark DLC”, which is a benchmark tool specifically used to test the performance of SSDs, hybrid hard drives, and HDD games.
In fact, there is also a storage benchmark in PCMark 10, but that is a large and comprehensive test, and it cannot fully feedback the performance of the SSD in the game, and the development of SSD is relatively rapid. With the advent of PCI-E 4.0, SSD bandwidth has risen to a new level. A 3DMark storage benchmark is a tool specifically used to test the game performance of the latest PC storage devices. It supports the latest storage technology and focuses on practical and real game performance.
- Loading Battlefield™ V from launch to the main menu.
- Loading Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 from launch to the main menu.
- Loading Overwatch® from launch to the main menu.
- Recording a 1080p gameplay video at 60 FPS with OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) while playing Overwatch®.
- Installing The Outer Worlds® from the Epic Games Launcher.
- Saving game progress in The Outer Worlds®.
- Copying the Steam folder for Counter-Strike®: Global Offensive from an external SSD to the system drive.
| Storage Device | 3DMark Storage Benchmark Score |
| Intel® Optane™ SSD 900P 280 GB (PCI Express 3 M.2) | 4,241 |
| Samsung® SSD 980 PRO 500 GB (PCI Express 4 M.2) | 2,858 |
| WD_BLACK™ SN750 NVMe 500GB (PCI Express 3 M.2) | 2,014 |
| Samsung® SSD 860 EVO 1 TB (SATA III) | 1,193 |
