SABRENT ROCKET CFX 1TB Memory Card Review
Brandon Dodman / 2 years ago
Preparation
The drive will be formatted as NTFS with default settings, as most users will do. The quick format option isn’t used as that might affect the performance the first time data is written.
Modern operating systems all take care of the TRIM command in the background and it isn’t something to worry about for regular users. However, for these reviews, I will add a waiting period between each benchmark to make sure that the TRIM command has been fully executed and finished. After all, we want a clear picture of the drive’s performance with minimal interference from the operating system.
Data
We will start with a typical benchmark analysis of the formatted drive with various fillage scenarios. However, depending on how a drive is built, the performance may differ depending on how much data it is already storing. The drive will be tested empty and at 25%, 50%, and 75% space usage for this area. We’re using Anvil’s Storage Utilities, AS SSD Benchmark, and CrystalDiskMark for this part of the review.
Application and Gaming
Besides the synthetic fill tests, the drive is tested with 3DMark’s storage benchmark to get real-world performance results for various gaming and application usages.
Drive Conditioning
Durability is a vital factor in NAND-based drives as the chips can only be rewritten so often before they’ll stop working properly. Modern SSDs come with wear-level algorithms to increase the lifetime and reduce this factor as much as possible. Where appropriate, we will test this using Anvil’s Storage Utilities. Following this conditioning process, all of the previous benchmarks will be run again in the same scenarios and the same order.
Hardware
Processor | Intel Core i9 12900K |
Motherboard | MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WiFi DDR4 |
Memory | Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 2 x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 |
Graphics | Gigabyte RTX 3080 Gaming OC |
Boot Device | Seagate FireCuda 520 1TB |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x 850W |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 21H1 |
Cooler | Noctua NH-D15S Chromax Black |
Software
- Anvil’s Storage Utilities
- AS SSD Benchmark
- ATTO Benchmark
- CrystalDiskMark
- 3DMark Storage Benchmark
- Windows 10 64 bit