Recently, a colleague in the company's graphics department asked me for help, saying that his computer is getting slower and slower, and it takes nearly half a minute to open the picture processing software, which is very affecting work efficiency, so I hope I can help recommend a cost-effective SSD for upgrade.
Knowing that the host of my colleague's computer supports the M.2 interface, combined with the needs of my colleagues to pursue cost performance, the first thing I thought of was the armor G2 RC20 SSD. Out of responsibility for my colleagues, I decided to test this armored G2 RC20 SSD first, and if the test results are satisfactory, then recommend it to colleagues. Without further ado, open the whole thing right away.
Thin and light, compact, well-laid out
First of all, the armored G2 RC20 SSD I have in my hand is a 1TB version, and there is a 2TB version specification on it. It comes in a compact M.2 2280 form factor, which is small and thin, and has good compatibility for both desktop and notebook computers. Here is a brief explanation, in fact, "2280" represents its size of 22mm * 80mm.
The overall layout of the SSD is also very scientific, single-sided particles, external cache, combined with a green PCB backplane.
On the far right of the front is a 1GB DRAM cache, which is properly physically cached to ensure the stability of the transmitted data.
Four original pellets on one side, using a vertically stacked cell structure, all from the Original Japanese BiCS FLASH 3D Flash memory. The interface is M.2 interface, equipped with PEIe Gen3.0x4 channel, compatible with the standard NVMe 1.3C protocol, according to official data, the armor G2 RC20 SSD has a sequential write speed of 1700MB/s and a sequential read speed of 2100MB/s.
Stable performance, fast read and write speed
After simply completing the hard drive installation and identification steps, I immediately began to speed up the performance of the Armor G2 RC20 SSD, hoping that its performance would not disappoint me.
As mentioned earlier, official data shows that the Armor G2 RC20 SSD has a sequential write speed of 1700MB/s and a sequential read speed of 2100MB/s. On the CrystalDiskMark software, the actual speed measurement results are: sequential write speed of 1786MB/s and sequential read speed of 2159MB/s. It can be seen from the numerical value that it is consistent with the official publicity data.
Since my colleague's computer is mostly used to process pictures, I deliberately opened the PS software to test it. After replacing the armored G2 RC20 SSD, the PS software opens very smoothly, and the time taken to load the interface is basically maintained at about 2-3 seconds. After the batch import of picture materials, with the blessing of the armored G2 RC20 SSD, it is also obvious that the computer speed remains stable and fast when processing pictures, and there will be no stuttering or even crashing.
In addition to PS, the experience improvement of the Armor Man G2 RC20 SSD game is also more obvious. For example, overwatch, which I often play, is noticeably faster when I start the game, and secondly, after entering the game, the time to load the new map is also reduced.
The ARMORED G2 RC20 SSD can also be managed using the ARMORED SSD management software SSD Utility. After entering the software interface, we can view the SSD capacity, model, interface information, health and other information, intuitive and detailed.
Summary of the full text
Through the test, the G2 RC20 SSD has excellent read and write speeds, and the 1GB DRAM cache also brings very stable performance, and the original granules can be said to be the conscience guarantee of real materials. As a mainstream PCIe3.0x4 M.2 2280 SSD, the slim and light body of the G2 RC20 SSD has better compatibility for desktops and laptops, and is undoubtedly the price-performance choice for upgrading computers.