Intel Optane 32GB M.2 Memory Module Review

Bohs Hansen / 6 years ago

Testing & Methodology

These tests are a little different from our usual storage tests, however, they are just as extensive. Instead of using having the operating system on a separate drive, everything is run of one. That limits some tests such as those who destroy the volume as well as the fillage tests. Instead, we’ll focus on productivity and responsiveness.

Test Scenarios

I will run two baseline tests followed by two tests of the caching module. All tests run of the exact same drive image which is cloned onto the drives. This ensures that we have the same drivers and updates through and through.

First, I’ll run all benchmarks on a Seagate Enterprise NAS HDD with 6TB and a Toshiba OCZ VX500 SSD with 512GB capacity. Following those tests, I’ll pair the cache module and run the same benchmarks in the same order.

Performed Benchmark Tests

To offer comparable figures to our usual reviews, Anvil’s Storage Benchmark, AS SSD, ATTO, and CDM are all included in this review. The figures from these apps are mostly dependant on the storage drive and are thereby transferrable.

Application and game performance are offered through PCMark 8 and PCMark 10 benchmarks while SpecWPC offers a more workstation oriented list of results. These results are dependant on the entire system and not just the storage medium. They should as such not be taken as fixed values but in relation to each other.

On each page that follows with the benchmark results, I have inserted screenshots and comparison charts between the different drive setups.

Storage Test Bench September 2017