Test Configuration
Test Configuration – Hardware
- Intel Core i9-12900KF (HyperThreading and Turbo boost at stock settings)..
- ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Apex LGA 1700 motherboard (Intel Z690 chipset, latest BIOS, PCIe 5.0, DDR5)
- T-FORCE DELTA RGB PC5-51200 6400MHz DDR5 CL40 2x16GB kit, supplied by TeamGroup
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, supplied by NVIDIA
- T-FORCE T-FORCE CARDEA ZERO Z440 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD, supplied by TeamGroup
- T-FORCE CARDEA A440 Pro Special Series 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD, supplied by TeamGroup
- T-FORCE CARDEA A440 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD, supplied by TeamGroup
- T-FORCE CARDEA Ceramic C440 2TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe SSD
- T-FORCE CARDEA IOPS 1TB PCIe Gen 4 x3 NVMe SSD, supplied by TeamGroup
- TeamGroup MP33 1TB NVMe Gen 3 x4 PCIe SSD
- T-FORCE M200 4TB Portable Gen 2 x2 USB 3.2 Type C SSD, supplied by TeamGroup
- T-FORCE DELTA MAX White 1TB SATA III SSD, supplied by TeamGroup
- Super Flower LedEx, 1200W Platinum 80+ power supply unit
- MSI MAG Series CORELIQUID 360R (AIO) 360mm liquid CPU cooler
- Corsair 5000D ATX mid-tower (plus 1 x 140mm fan; 2 x 120mm Noctua fans)
- BenQ EW3270U 32″ 4K HDR 60Hz FreeSync monitor
Test Configuration – Software
- Gaming results show loading time in seconds and lower is better
- Windows 11 Professional edition; latest updates/build
- Latest DirectX
- All benchmarking programs are updated to their latest versions
- IOmeter
PC Game & Level Loading Suite
- PCMark 8 (World of Warcraft & Battlefield 3)
- Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Benchmark – loading times of five different levels
- Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Benchmark – loading times of five different levels
- 3DMark Storage Benchmark (Battlefield V, Call of Duty, Overwatch)
Synthetic Benching Tests & Suites
- SiSoft Sandra 2020/2021
- AIDA64
- PCMark 10 Pro version courtesy of UL (Full Storage Benchmark, Express, Extended)
- PCMark 8
- SPECworkstation3 (3.0.4) Benchmarks
- Anvil’s Storage Utilities
- CrystalDiskMark
- TxBENCH Basic
- HD Tune
- AS SSD
- HD Tach
- 100GB File Copy Timed Test
Let’s head to our benching results.
