Cyberpower PC ‘Ultra Fusion’ AMD Gaming System Review

Hard Drive Performance

AIDA64 Storage

AIDA64 Extreme Edition is a streamlined Windows diagnostic and benchmarking software for home users. AIDA64 Extreme Edition provides a wide range of features to assist in overclocking, hardware error diagnosis, stress testing, and sensor monitoring. It has unique capabilities to assess the performance of the processor, system memory, and disk drives. AIDA64 is compatible with all current 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

CrystalDiskMark

CrystalDiskMark is a small HDD benchmark utility for your hard drive that enables you to rapidly measure sequential and random read/write speeds.

Here are some key features of “CrystalDiskMark”:

• Sequential reads/writes
• Random 4KB/512KB reads/writes
• Text copy
• Change dialog design
• internationalization (i18n)

Systems Comparison

Unlike the SSD performance, the hard drive performance figures that we see recorded within CrystalDiskMark are very good to see. Many gamers choose to store their Steam game directories on a hard drive as opposed to SSDs due to their price per GB. Having a drive that offers both fast read and writes will improve the overall gaming experience. Take note though that even though this test system comes with a Seagate Barracuda, the drive that is used other Ultra Fusion builds may vary due to availability and pricing at the time.