The price of solid-state drives has been rising since 618 last year, and there is no trend to the top, which also makes many friends who install computers do not know how to choose. Today I would like to share with you a new PCIe4.0 full-speed SSD that BIWIN Storage has just launched recentlyBIWIN NV7200, with a 1TB listing price of 499, which can be said to be one of the few PCIe 4.0 1TB full-speed SSDs within 500 yuan, which is very cost-effective.
Let's take a look at the specific performance of this product.
⏺️ About BIWIN
Speaking of BIWIN, many people may not have heard of it, but many of the well-known big-brand storage products, such as HP, Acer, Predator's memory, and SSD products, are actually produced and operated by BIWIN. In terms of strength, BIWIN is one of the few listed storage companies in China that integrates production and research, has an independent packaging and testing factory, has hard-core R&D strength and a stable supply chain position.
⏺️ Hard drive unboxing
BIWIN's NV7200 SSD product positioning is more business-oriented, and the outer packaging design is also the main simplicity. The black and yellow color of the outer packaging, in addition to the BIWIN brand, is a big NV7200 product model identification, I started with the 2TB version.
On the back of the package, the detailed specification information and manufacturer information of the product are printed, and there is a window reserved to see the SN code on the solid state inside.
When you open the package, the front of BIWIN NV7200 hard disk is covered with a 1mm graphene heat dissipation sticker, which can provide basic thermal conductivity and heat dissipation functions for the main control and storage particles, while not affecting the use of the original M.2 heat sink of the installed motherboard. BIWIN NV7200 adopts the familiar Lianru MAP1602 main control without slowing solution, which performs very well in power consumption and heat control, so there is no need to worry about heating.
As you can see on the back of the hard disk, BIWIN NV7200 adopts a single-sided particle design, without any components on the back, which can be compatible with all kinds of laptops, all-in-one computers or mini hosts to the greatest extent.
This time, BIWIN NV7200 has a total of 4 capacity versions, and more than 1TB (inclusive) can reach full speed of 7200MB/s and 6200MB/s read and write speeds, so it is recommended that you try to start with 1TB when purchasing. In addition to the difference in read and write speed, the TBW life of the 2TB version is 5 years/800TBW in terms of warranty support.
⏹️ Test platform
After reading the appearance and official parameters of the hard disk, let's test it on the computer. First of all, let's introduce the test platform of this time, in order to better test the read and write speed of BIWIN NV7200 hard disk, the AMD platform was specially selected for this test, and the specific configuration of the platform is as follows:
- CPU：AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- 主板：七彩虹CVN B650M
- 内存：宏碁掠夺者 冰刃 DDR5 6800 24GB x 2
- 系统盘：Netac NV7200t 2TB
- 测试盘：佰维 NV7200 2TB
- Graphics: Colorful RTX 4060 8GB Shadow Purple
- 系统：Windows 11 Professional Edition 23H2
Here is why you should choose the AMD platform for hard disk read and write performance testing, at present, there is a difference between the PCIe maximum payload load Maximum Payload Size (MPS) of Intel and AMD platforms, and the Intel platform MPS supports a maximum of 256bytes, resulting in a maximum read speed of only 7.15GB/s, so the full-speed PCIe is tested on the Intel platform 4.0 SSD read speeds are limited by hardware, while the AMD platform can provide a maximum of 512bytes of MPS, which can break the limit of 7.15GB/s.
⏹️ Performance testing
Let's use CrystalDiskInfo to see the SMART information of BIWIN NV7200.
The total capacity of the hard disk is 2000.3GB, the transfer mode is PCIe 4.0 x 4, and the protocol standard is the latest NVM Express 2.0, which is more efficient than the NVMe 1.4 standard: the write amplification factor of the SSD is reduced, the demand for cache capacity is reduced, and the efficiency of application access to the controller is also improved.
1️⃣CrystalDiskMark测速
CrystalDiskMark is one of the commonly used SSD speed test software on the Windows platform, which can intuitively display the read and write performance of the SSD in SLC Cache.
In the empty disk state, the continuous read and write speeds of BIWIN NV7200 are 7314.73MB/s and 6250.74MB/s respectively, and the read and write speeds exceed the official nominal levels of 7200MB/s and 6200MB/s.
The Q32T16's 4K random read and write performance reached 1050K IOPS and 922K IOPS, respectively, both exceeding the official nominal parameters of 1000K and 800K.
As a comparison, I also put BIWIN NV7200 on the Intel platform for testing, you can see that it is also the CrystalDiskMark test, under the i7-14700K+GIGABYTE Z790 ice sculpture X configuration, BIWIN NV7200's continuous read and write speeds are 7055.01MB/s and 6432.09MB/s respectively, and the maximum read speed is indeed lower than that of the AMD platform. So if you're using an Intel platform, it's normal that the full-speed PCIe 4.0 solid-state speed in your hand can't reach the nominal speed.
2️⃣AS SSD BenchMark测速
Compared with the CrystalDiskMark test, which uses peak data, AS SSD BenchMark uses average data, so in the normal test, the test result of AS SSD BenchMark is lower than that of CrystalDiskMark.
In the same empty disk state, BIWIN NV7200 was measured with AS SSD BenchMark as having a sequential read speed of 6281.36MB/s, a sequential write speed of 5348.36MB/s, and a hard disk score of 7219.
3️⃣ ATTO Disk Benchmark
ATTO Disk Benchmark Software is a software used to detect the file transfer speed of different sizes of disks, which can help users understand the impact of different file size ratios on disk speed.
It is measured that when the file size is 64KB, the write speed of BIWIN NV7200 can reach more than 5GB/s, and the read speed of the file can reach more than 6.7GB/s when the file size is 512KB.
4️⃣ Practical use test
With the popularity of 4K, the volume of video materials we use daily is getting larger and larger, whether it is copying video files or editing video materials, the experience of high-speed and large-capacity SSDs in daily use is very good. As a hard disk product that is positioned as a business and focuses on productivity scenarios, BIWIN NV7200 has an advantage in this regard.
Here I copy a 63GB 4K original video file from the system disk to BIWIN NV7200, I can see that the write speed of BIWIN NV7200 2TB can reach 3.2GB/s, and a 63GB file can be copied in only 20 seconds, and the whole process can be said to be fast and stable.
Similarly, copying and writing from BIWIN NV7200 to the system disk, the read speed is still 3.9GB/s, which is just as fast.
In addition to the fast reading and writing of files, the experience brought by large-capacity high-speed SSDs is also very good in practical applications. Or the 63GB size of the high-definition 4K video above,In the import and editing test using Jianying,Whether it is the import speed of the video or the progress of the video in the actual clip,There is basically no need to wait,I don't feel any lag。
5️⃣ Hard disk temperature performance
The operating temperature of the SSD can be said to be directly related to the stability of the HDD, so it is also one of the important data for evaluating a HDD.
In the test environment of room temperature 25°C and without the M.2 hard disk thermal armor installed on the motherboard, the standby temperature of BIWIN NV7200 hard disk is 39°C, which is several degrees lower than that of the system disk with thermal armor.
BIWIN NV7200 under continuous read and write test, CrystalDiskInfo shows that the maximum operating temperature of the hard disk is 50°C. This temperature performance can be said to be very good, and it can be used with confidence for many laptops, all-in-one computers and other devices that cannot be equipped with thermal armor.
In addition to the excellent temperature control performance, in addition to the main control scheme and the 1mm graphene heat dissipation sticker, at the firmware level, BIWIN NV7200 is also equipped with BIWIN's self-developed e-sports temperature control algorithm, which is also the strength of BIWIN's R&D strength.
⏹️ Purchase advice
Under the general rise of solid-state drives this year, BIWIN NV7200's current cost performance is very good: it has a top read speed of 7200MB/s, and the temperature control performance is also very good, and the listing price of the 1TB version is 499, and the price of the 2TB version is 839.
For the current SSD price increase, it is just a process for the market to return to the normal price range, and my suggestion is to buy early and enjoy it early if it is just needed.