Patriot has just announced a new PCIe NVMe SSD, called the P300, to its lineup. Instead of chasing insanely high speeds, the drive is aimed to provide decent performance with a more affordable budget.
The P300 only comes in the M.2 2280 form factor, utilizing a PCIe 3.0×4 interface. The memory controller is not disclosed officially, but the listings on Amazon and Newegg say it is the Phison PS5013-E13T. No DRAM cache is available. It can reach maximum sequential speeds at 2100 MB/s for read and 1650 MB/s for write. IOPS number can get up to 290,000 in read and 260,000 in write.
The SSD has five different capacities, from 128 GB to 2 TB. Patriot also does not specified what NAND flash is used. It is believed that the P300 is equipped with the 3D QLC NAND flash, due to the lower endurance ratings. Depending on the sizes, they are rated to have 40 TBW to 320 TBW. A 3-year warranty is provided.
The P300 is priced at $34.99 USD for 128 GB, $64.99 USD for 256 GB, $104.99 USD for 512 GB, $164.99 USD for 1 TB and $324.99 USD for 2 TB. The SSD can now be purchased on major retailers and Patriot’s own online store.
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Silicon Power has just released a new 3.5-inch external hard drive, called Stream S07. Its exterior casing is designed to mimic the looks and feels of a stone, which integrates the status LED and ventilation into the “crack”.
The Stream S07 is equipped with a USB 3.2 Gen 1 interface (USB 3.1 Gen 1 or USB 3.0), that can theoretically handle up to 5 Gbps (~625 MB/s) of throughput. Silicon Power does not disclose the actual hard drive read/write speeds, but we speculate it to be similar to a normal mechanical hard drive at around 200 MB/s. There are four storage capacities to choose from, including 3 TB, 4 TB, 6 TB and 8 TB.
The HDD is compatible with Windows, macOS and Linux. Its enclosure is not designed to be water-proof and shock-proof, which accidental drops should be avoided if possible. A 3-year warranty is provided to the Stream S07.
Prices and availability have not been announced yet.
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Are you wasting your precious RAM resources by letting them idling most of the time? Do you know you can convert unused RAM into an ultra-fast drive? You can reach insane read/write speeds with a RAM disk, and it is very simple to install in Windows.
What is a RAM Disk?
In simplified words, a RAM disk is created by assigning free memory resources into a virtual disk partition, using specialized software. It will both act and be recognized as a normal disk in the operating system, but have super-fast performance and response time. You can check out our Explained article about RAM disks, which we also discuss about their pros and cons.
Basic Requirements
Any amount of RAM
A third-party RAM disk software
There is not much to prepare before creating a RAM disk. In theory, it will work fine with any amount of RAM inside your computer. But I do recommend you to have at least 8 GB of RAM, in order to leave some for the system cache.
It all comes to prices and features for the RAM disk software. Some software can automatically save the data from the RAM disk to another drive before shutdown or reboot. Some will limit the size of the RAM disk before you pay for a license. There are quite a lot of options, including ASUS ROG RAMDisk, AMD Radeon RAMDisk and Dataram RAMDisk.
In this how-to guide, we choose to use the ImDisk Toolkit, which is both reputable, feature-packed and free.
After the installation, you need to open the RamDisk configuration wizard. You can choose the total size of the RAM disk in KB, MB or GB, as well as changing the drive letter and file system (NTFS, FAT32 or ExFAT). Tick the “Launch at Windows Startup” to start the RAM disk every time the computer boots up.
One of the interesting feature of the ImDisk is the “Allocate Memory Dynamically” option. If it is enabled, the RAM disk will adjust the RAM usage based on the amount of the data you put inside. If the files in the RAM disk are removed or deleted, the RAM usage will decrease and free up memory space for the system.
Because the data in the RAM disk will lose after shutdown/reboot, ImDisk allows you to save the content to anther location/drive as an Image file. The software is smart enough to synchronize both folders automatically at shutdown, and load the files into the RAM disk after boot-up.
The configured RAM disk will act as a normal drive in Windows. You can read and write files into the disk through File Explorers.
Performance Differences
ImDisk Toolkit (Left); ASUS ROG RAMDisk (Right)
You will see some performance deviations when you use different software to create the RAM disks. The ImDisk was able to achieve almost 8 GB/s and 13 GB/s in sequential read/write, while the ASUS ROG RAMDisk had faster read at 11 GB/s and slower write at 10 GB/s. Overall, you should be able to get at least 6 GB/s for read/write with most software.
It is easy to create your own RAM disk. Please be reminded that RAM disk is prone for data loss from power outage, due to its volatile nature. You should NOT put anything important or mission-critical inside.
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It is now common to see NVMe SSDs to reach speeds over 3 GB/s, or upwards of 6 GB/s for PCIe Gen 4 drives. With RAM disks, you can even get more storage performance to about 10 GB/s. But what exactly is a RAM disk/drive?
What is a RAM Disk?
RAM or Random Access Memory is the second fastest storage medium in a desktop computer, after the internal CPU cache. It is normally used to keep frequently-accessed or on-going instruction codes and data for the processor. By using some specialized software, you can assign part of your RAM reserve into a virtual disk partition. Windows will treat it as a normal drive, which you can put all sorts of files or install applications inside.
Advantages of RAM Disks
Benchmarks on a 8 GB RAM disk. (DDR4-2400)
Unlike traditional HDDs, both SSDs and RAM are solid state with no mechanical parts, which would greatly improve drive performance. Furthermore, RAM has much larger bandwidth and lower latency than SSDs. For example, DDR4-2400 RAM can have around 20 GB/s of bandwidth and 20 ns of latency; while a PCIe 3.0×4 NVMe SSD can only achieve about 3.5 GB/s and 0.03 ms (~300000 ns) respectively.
RAM disks also shine in random operations, including reading and writing small-sized files. A PCIe 3.0×4 NVMe SSD did pretty well in this area, which can generally hit up to 600,000 IOPS. RAM disk, on the other hand, can easily reach above 4,000,000 IOPS.
In short, you will be able to access the files stored inside the RAM disk almost instantly. Applications and games will have substantially improved load times.
Disadvantages of RAM Disks
Different from HDDs and SSDs, RAM is what we called volatile memory. It means everything stored inside RAM will be gone, once no power is continuously supplied to the system.
Data loss can be partly prevented by moving the data to a non-volatile storage medium (SSD/HDD), before rebooting or shutting down the computer. Some RAM disk software do offer similar feature, but it will considerably lengthen your boot-up time. However, accidental issue, like power outage and system crash, would be hard to avoid, except equipping a specialized RAM disk add-in card with battery backup or an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
RAM disk is not as practical and cost-effective as SSDs and HDDs. The capacity of the RAM disk is limited by the CPUs, motherboards and platforms. Most consumer-grade motherboards will only support up to 32 GB or 64 GB of RAM, and you will have to leave at least half of the capacity for the operating system. For price, you can get a 1 TB high-end PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, which costs $30 USD to $60 USD less than a 64 GB kit of DDR4 RAM.
You can check out our guide to create your own RAM disk in Microsoft Windows, if you want to give it a try. Friendly reminder! Please do not keep anything critical inside to prevent data loss.
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While companies are shifting focus to M.2 NVMe SSD, Kingston introduced a new SATA-based SSD in late 2019. The KC600 is the successor of the older KC400 SSD, that launched 3 years ago in 2016. How does it compare with the more recent UV500 series (its review here)?
Specifications
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Unlike the UV500 series, the KC600 is only available in 2.5-inch form factor at launch. A mSATA version is later added to the lineup in 2021. It comes with capacities from 256 GB up to 2 TB (2048 GB). All models have a rated MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) of around 1 million hours and endurance from 150 TBW to 1200 TBW.
Limited by the SATA 3.0 interface, the SSD is advertised to reach sequential read/write speeds of up to 550 MB/s and 520 MB/s respectively. The smaller 250 GB model will suffer from slower write speed at 500 MB/s.
Unboxing
The packaging of the KC600 remains unchanged with simple cardboard and plastic clamshell design. You can directly see the drive through the window. The model name and capacity are clearly printed at the front, while model number and serial number are located at the back. The part number of our 1 TB sample is SKC600/1024G.
There is also a notebook upgrade kit available, which includes a cloning software, external drive enclosure and 3.5-inch bracket.
Kingston KC600 SATA SSD
The KC600, like the UV500 (its review here) and UV400 (its review here), has the same aluminium chassis with the large Kingston logo on top. But this time, it is painted black. The sticker at the back shows the usual information, such as serial number, certifications and firmware version.
The SSD is fitted with the Silicon Motion SM2259 quad-channel memory controller and 96-Layer 3D TLC NAND Flash from Micron, as well as 1 GB of DDR3 DRAM cache (for the 1 TB model).
The KC600 operates through the SATA 3.0 interface, which has a theoretical bandwidth of 6 Gbps or about 750 MB/s. A separate SATA power cable has to be connected for the drive to function properly.
Review
Testing Methodology
To test the performance of the solid-state drive, we use four well-established storage benchmarking software. They are CrystalDiskMark, ATTO Disk Benchmark, AS SSD Benchmark, as well as HD Tune Pro.
CrystalDiskMark can measure both sequential and random 4KB read/write speeds with a queue depth of 32. ATTO Disk Benchmark can test how the drive performs across different transfer block sizes, mostly in a sequential environment. AS SSD Benchmark can provide both normal read/write speed and the IOPS performance of the drive. HD Tune Pro can be used to simulate a large file transfer of up to 100 GB.
We also recorded the time to copy three files of 10 GB, 500 MB and 250 MB from a RAM disk to the SSD, to simulate a real-world situation.
The KC600 SSD performed close to the claimed speeds in CrystalDiskMark. It reached sequential read/write speeds at around 564 MB/s and 514 MB/s. Switching to random 4K operations at queue depth 32, speeds dropped to 325 MB/s and 304 MB/s respectively.
In AS SSD Benchmark, the sequential read/write performance reduced to 530 MB/s and 477 MB/s. Pushing the queue depth to 64, the random 4K speeds increased to 359 MB/s and 347 MB/s, which is 10.5% to 15% better than at QD32.
IOPS number represents how well a drive handles random input and output operations. The KC600 scored 1185 in the test. It achieved a maximum random read/write IOPS of 91979 and 88946.
In ATTO Disk Benchmark, the speeds started to stabilize when the file size increased to 16KB. It then hovers at around 560 MB/s in read and 510 MB/s in write.
HD Tune Pro is used to simulate a large 100 GB file transfer. The KC600 did very well as a SATA-based SSD. For the first 65 GB of data, it managed to maintain 500 MB/s in write. After that, its speed decreased to around 400 MB/s for the rest of the transfer. Apparently, the internal DRAM and SLC cache were still functioning as intended.
In our real-world test, three files, sized around 15 GB, were written to the KC600 in only 22.60 seconds, with speeds around 450 MB/s. It cut the transfer time by about 48.6%, compared to the UV500 (its review here).
The Kingston KC600 SSD is an awesome upgrade over the 3-year-old KC400 series, with noticeable improvements from the updated memory controller and NAND flash. It outperformed the UV500 and FURY RGB for most cases, achieving read/write speeds of about 560 MB/s and 510 MB/s.
The inclusion of the AES 256-bit hardware encryption and security software support is now a standard feature for all newly-released SSDs from Kingston. Keeping the drive protected is much easier than before.
The KC600 has a 5-year warranty, and the 1 TB model we tested costs around $156 USD at the time of this review. Prices of SSDs fluctuate a lot from time to time. The 256 GB model is priced at $52.99 USD (MSRP) and 512 GB for $84.99 USD (MSRP). The KC600 may not be the cheapest drives in the market, but sure is reasonable, and priced similar to the reputable Samsung 860 EVO.
You can purchase the SSD from your local/online retailers or the links below from Amazon and Newegg.
Thanks Kingston for providing the SSD for review. (Review Sample)
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With the launch of the new RX 5600 XT graphics card today, AMD released the latest Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition, 20.1.3, to the public. Apart from adding support for the new GPU, the update also fixes a number of bugs and issues.
A few games that suffered from crashes in previous drivers versions, including Nioh, WWE 2K20 and Atelier Ryza, should now be resolved. Improvements over some UI elements are implemented in the software as well.
We have attached the official release notes for the software below:
Support For
Radeon RX 5600 XT
Fixed Issues
An intermittent black screen or loss of display may occur when performing parallel actions such as web browsing, gaming or watching video.
A limited number of games such as Nioh™, Dragon Quest Builders 2™, WWE™2K20, Dead or Alive 6™ and Atelier Ryza™ may crash or fail to launch.
Wolfenstein™ 2: The New Colossus is not detected in Radeon Software games manager.
Text overflow in some UI boxes or toast messages may be experienced in some language localizations.
Fan Tuning may change back to the default state when switching between available GPUs.
Copy text options are not available in the display specs table for Radeon Software.
An intermittent black screen or loss of display may occur when the system is left idle at desktop.
Factory Reset install may keep previously configured Radeon Software game profiles. This can cause mismatch between global graphics settings and per profile settings.
Known Issues
Grand Theft Auto™ 5 may experience a system hang or black screen at launch, when opening Radeon Overlay while in game, or after performing a task switch while in game.
Audio may intermittently be missing from Radeon ReLive recordings near the end of recorded clips.
Integer Scaling may cause some video content to show flicker when the display resolution is set to less than native resolution.
Multiple games may have very dark or very bright graphics in game when HDR is enabled in Windows®.
Radeon Anti-Lag enable and disable beep notifications may be played in error when individually pressing keys assigned to the hotkey.
The Radeon Software Overlay hotkey notification may sometimes be displayed during video playback in web browsers or launching some video player applications.
Integer Scaling option is not showing up or available on some Windows®7 system configurations.
Radeon Software may open with an inconsistent size or may not keep its previously set size when opened.
Some Vulkan® gaming applications may crash when performing a task switch with Radeon Image Sharpening enabled.
Some Radeon RX 5700 series graphics users may intermittently experience a black screen while gaming or on desktop. A potential temporary workaround is disabling hardware acceleration in applications running in the background such as web browsers or Discord.
You can download the Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.1.3 Drivers at AMD’s website.
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The SilverStone AP124-ARGB is advertised to generate airflow of about 25.5 CFM and static pressure of 2.13 mmH2O. It can spin from 500 RPM to 1800 RPM. The fan’s double ball bearing is expected to last about 70,000 hours (MTBF).
Unboxing
The front of the packaging has a photo of the AP124-ARGB fan, the model name and the SilverStone logo. You get a specification list, and a few key features described in various languages at the back.
Apart from the four standard fan screws, there are a set of anti-vibration mounts and an extension cable.
SilverStone AP124-ARGB Fan
The AP124-ARGB is a standard 120 mm fan, which has a thickness of 25 mm. The main fan frame is made from black glossy plastic, while the top has a white translucent shell that houses all the 24 RGB LEDs. The seven fan blades have very little gaps between each other, and are clear to allow lighting to shine through. The back of the fan has a unique grill design for all Air Penetrator series fans, which focuses the airflow to form an air channel and increase cooling performance.
Each corner of the fan has a tiny anti-vibration rubber pad to prevent rattling noises between the frame and the case.
The usual fan power and speed are provided and controlled via the 4-pin PWM connector. The addressable RGB lighting requires the other 3-pin 5V RGB LED connector. Please be reminded that the fan does not support the 4-pin 12V RGB header.
The RGB lighting is pretty vivid and bright, while the clear fan blades and the integrated fan grill create a unique lighting pattern.
Review
Testing Methodology
To determine the performance of the fan, we will measure both the airflow and CPU temperatures when using in heatsink, as well as its sound levels.
An anemometer is used to record the fan’s airflow in various RPM ranges, including 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. The results are measured in CFM (cubic feet per minute). The distance between the anemometer and the fan is kept at around 5 cm.
A decibel/sound level meter is also used to measure the fan’s operating noise at 1000 RPM, 50% and 100% fan speeds. Results are shown as dbA. Distance between the decibel meter and the fan is maintained at around 10 cm. Ambient sound level is at around 40 dbA.
The fan is then installed on the air cooler. The CPU, FPU and system cache are stressed using AIDA64. Ambient temperature is around 25°C. The temperature of the CPU package is recorded at full load when the fan is running at full speed.
The SilverStone AP124-ARGB did decently in producing airflow, closer to the Noctua NF-F12 PWM. Both fans maxed out at 55.12 CFM, when running at full speed. It trailed behind a few fans in medium RPM range at around 28.76 CFM to 43.14 CFM. The AP124-ARGB could spin at 25% speed, but the anemometer was not able to pick up any reading.
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Specialized in channeling air with the reputable Air Penetrator design, the AP124-ARGB is intended to be an intake case fan. It performed reasonably in cooling the heatsink as a non-static pressure optimized fan. The CPU load temperature difference was identical to the Noctua NF-S12A PWM at 46.8°C, which is 2.9°C hotter than the default NF-F12 PWM.
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The AP124-ARGB sat in the middle of the chart in terms of noise created, which reached 58 dbA in full fan speed (~1800 RPM). It dropped to 43.6 dbA by lowering the around 50% speed, similar to the NF-F12 PWM. Normalizing to about 1000 RPM, the noise increased slightly to 45.2 dbA.
Conclusion
The SilverStone AP124-ARGB fan had acceptable cooling performance. It was not the leader among all our benchmarks. The distinctive Air Penetrator design is meant to concentrate the air into a narrower channel, instead of pushing an incredible amount of air. It is more suitable to be a case intake fan. Overall, it did on par with the Noctua NF-S12A PWM in both airflow and heatsink tests, but it ran slightly faster at 1800 RPM. The addressable RGB lighting looks cool with rich colors.
The AP124-ARGB is priced at $32.99 USD (MSRP) with a 1-year warranty, which I think is a bit too expensive. It would be more reasonable to set the price around $25 USD as a solidly-built, RGB-enabled fan. The fan should be rather durable with a rated MTBF of 70,000 hours. Despite the steep price tag, the AP124-ARGB would still worth your consideration, if you enjoy the appearance, visual and can live with the adequate enough cooling performance.
You can purchase the fans from your local/online resellers or the links below from Amazon.
Thanks SilverStone for providing us the AP124-ARGB fan for review. (Review Sample)
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The TL-C12 series is the latest cooling fans offered by Thermalright. There are three different versions. The C12 is the standard, non-RGB model, while the C12L is the one with 4-pin/12V non-addressable RGB. In this review, we will be checking out the C12S, which is equipped with 3-pin/5V ARGB lighting.
Specifications
Thermalright TL-C12S
Dimension (mm)
120x120x25
Weight (g)
135
Bearing
Fluid Dynamic Bearing
Fan Speed (RPM)
1500
Airflow (CFM)
66.17
Static Pressure (mmH2O)
1.53
Fan Connector
4-pin PWM
LED Connector
3-Pin 5V
MTBF (Hours)
60,000
The Thermalright TL-C12S is equipped with fluid dynamic bearing (FDB), that can spin up to 1500 RPM. The fan is advertised to create airflow of around 66.17 CFM and static pressure of 1.53 mmH2O. It uses a 3-pin 5V connector to power and control the onboard addressable RGB lighting.
Unboxing
The Thermalright logo and model name are clearly shown on the front of the box. You can see the actual TL-C12S fan through the plastic window. There is a specification list at the back, with information like the fan speed and advertised airflow/static pressure performance.
For accessories, four standard fan screws and four additional anti-vibration mounts are included.
Thermalright TL-C12S ARGB Fan
The TL-C12S is a standard 120 mm fan with thickness of 25 mm. The frame is colored in grey. There are nine total translucent fan blades, which can help diffuse the RGB lighting from the LEDs located around the motor hub. The fan’s FDB bearing is claimed to last for at least 60,000 hours.
There are anti-vibration rubber pads on every corner to prevent unwanted noises between the fan frame and the case.
There are two cables coming out from the TL-C12S fan. The 4-pin connector is used to power the fan motor, and adjust the fan speed via PWM. The addressable RGB LEDs are controlled through the 3-pin 5V connector. Please be reminded that it is not compatible with 4-pin 12V connector and header.
Most of the motherboard manufacturers’ software, such as ASUS Aura Sync, MSI Mystic Light Sync and GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, should be compatible with the TL-C12S addressable RGB lighting. As long as your motherboard or controller has a 3-pin 5V RGB LED header, it should be good to go. The lighting effects/modes will differ in various software.
The RGB lighting of the TL-C12S may look dimmer than others, because of being diffused by the translucent fan blades. But the created effects are very attractive and pleasing.
Review
Testing Methodology
To determine the performance of the fan, we will measure both the airflow and CPU temperatures when using in heatsink, as well as its sound levels.
An anemometer is used to record the fan’s airflow in various RPM ranges, including 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. The results are measured in CFM (cubic feet per minute). The distance between the anemometer and the fan is kept at around 5 cm.
A decibel/sound level meter is also used to measure the fan’s operating noise at 1000 RPM, 50% and 100% fan speeds. Results are shown as dbA. Distance between the decibel meter and the fan is maintained at around 10 cm. Ambient sound level is at around 40 dbA.
The fan is then installed on the air cooler. The CPU, FPU and system cache are stressed using AIDA64. Ambient temperature is around 25°C. The temperature of the CPU package is recorded at full load when the fan is running at full speed.
The TL-C12S had similar airflow performance than Thermalright advertised, reaching about 62.31 CFM at full fan speed. Compared to other fans we tested, it had slight advantages in lower RPM ranges, between 25% and 50%. It could push 7.19 CFM more air than the Noctua NF-F12 PWM and SilverStone AP124-ARGB (its review here), which was a about 13.04% improvement.
The TL-C12S did really well in terms of static pressure (the ability to push air through obstacles, like heatsinks and radiators). Testing the fan on our NH-U12S cooler, it outperformed the default NF-F12 PWM by about 2.2°C under load. It was on par with the Noiseblocker NB-B12P (its review here) with a small difference of just 0.7°C.
At 100% fan speed, the TL-C12S managed to control its noise exceptionally with only 52.2 dbA. It was one of the most quiet fans we currently tested, though it only ramped up to around 1400 RPM. It got slightly nosier than the others at lower RPM ranges, measured in 43.9 dbA and 44.7 dbA respectively.
Conclusion
The Thermalright TL-C12S has surprised us with its cooling performance in both airflow and heatsink benchmarks. It did comparable to the reputable Noctua NF-F12 PWM. A decent amount of air could be generated at all RPM ranges, especially between 25% and 50%. The RGB lighting is awesome-looking, which the light is diffused beautifully through the translucent fan blades.
It also remained reasonably quiet, even spinning at full speed. It ran a bit louder at lower RPM ranges, compared to other fans we tested.
The TL-C12S is quite hard to find in North America, as Thermalright mainly focuses in the Asia market at the moment. The fan is priced at $420 TWD, which is about $14 USD. The price is very competitive for the performance and integrated addressable RGB lighting. For comparison, The NF-F12 PWM costs around $19.95 USD and GELID Radiant-D (its review here) at $18.99 USD at the time of this review. If you could get a hand on some TL-C12S, they may be worth your consideration as the next fan upgrade.
Thanks Thermalright for providing us the TL-C12S fan for review. (Review Sample)
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