Guide: This Solved Slow Transfer Speeds - * Eventually (Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 AIC NVMe SSD RAID 0)
28Get ready for a Deep-Dive on the Gigabyte AORUS Gen 4 AIC NVMe Adapter.
The end goal is to help you set up your adapter with an ultra fast ~8TB RAID 0 NVMe SSD configuration.
Four Different Adapters have been tested with 4x 2TB NVMes to help identify which adapter is the best value in terms of RAID 0 Speeds and Thermal management.
The Adapter of interest for this video:
Gigabyte AORUS Gen 4 AIC NVMe adapter (PCIe 4.0)
The NVMes that will be used:
4x 2TB ADATA Legend 800 2TB (DRAM-Less)
The Benching tests done:
Blackmagic Design Disk Speed Test
ATTO Disk Bench Mark
Crystal Disk Mark
~80GB 4K Video File Transfer Time
~1GB of mixed software File Transfer Time
And the relevant parameters measured using HWiNFO DataLogging.
Data meticulously verified for accuracy by RACERRRZ, but if you see an error please post a comment!
The end result was a surprise because the performance wasn't what would be expected from this adapter in RAID 0 (speeds of over 15000MB/s has been seen on PCIe 4.0 systems)
Although the reason why remained a mystery in this video, I can confirm further testing netted higher RAID 0 speeds, but never with the ADATA Legend 800 2TB NVMes!
Conclusion - AORUS is a great adapter - just not with the ADATA Legend 800 2TB NVMes!
Video INDEX:
0:00 Extended Intro - The reason for RAID 0 - SPEED
0:37 Extended Intro - SSD Upgrade - Future Teaser
0:57 Extended Intro - NVMe Specs and overview
1:43 Extended Intro - NVMe Purchasing Datatable (Last updated May 2023)
2:25 Extended Intro - HDD/SSD 5.25" Upgrade - Future Teaser #1
3:35 Extended Intro - HDD/SSD 5.25" Upgrade - Future Teaser #2
4:02 Extended Intro - Setting the Scene
4:47 NVME FITMENT
5:09 NVMe Fitment - Backplate removal
5:35 Separating PCB from Heatsink
6:10 Copper heatsink / Fan shrouding
6:20 NVMe Installation - 2TB ADATA Legend 800 Specs
7:00 NVMe Installation - securing screws
7:38 Refitting Heatsink
7:55 Refitting backplate
8:45 SPEED BENCHING - Test Conditions
9:13 RAID 0 WIN 10 : Disk Management
9:40 Real-World File Transfer - 80GB of 4K MPEG 4 Video Files
10:22 ATTO Disk Bench Mark
11:00 Blackmagicdesign Disk Speed Test
11:32 Crystal Disk Mark
11:50 CONCLUSIONS - Data Analysis!
12:49 DATA COMPARISON - Previous video - QUAD Adapter shootout
13:14 Graph - 80GB vs 1GB File Transfer time (data will be compared with other adapters at later date).
13:20 Graph - Blackmagicdesign Disk Speed Test
13:27 Graph - Crystal Disk Mark
13:31 Graph - ATTO Disk Bench Mark (selective data)
13:37 THERMAL DATA - Comparison with Jeyi fan-cooled single slot NVMe adapter + Samsung 980
14:22 Graph - Min NVMe Temperature
14:28 Graph - Max NVMe Temperature
14:33 Graph - Average NVMe Temperature
14:45 OUTRO - Future Content - HP Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro Deep-Dive
* NOTES: added in post *
1) All testing done on a HP Z840 Workstation - but slightly detuned trim from normal machine specs; some hardware was in-use in a related project video!
2) The AORUS adapter obtained higher speeds in RAID 0 for a different set of NVMes (4x Kingspec 256GB NVMes in RAID 0; max speed ~7800MB/s Read, ~5200MB/s Write), but it never managed more than 3500MB/s Read/Write with the Adata Legend 800 NVMes, it even gave a Window 10 Blue screen once!
3) End conclusion - the AORUS is great but not with the Adata Legend 800 NVMes, your mileage may vary!
Videos in Process:
HP Z440 Case Swap Guide - Fractal Define 7XL
HP Z840 SSD RAID Expansion - 5.25" Adapters Overview
UPS Overview - Budget, Mid-Range, High-End.
HP Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro Deep-Dive & Testing
ASUS Hyper M.2 V2 Deep-Dive & Testing
Jeyi Quad U.2 to M.2 NVMe adapter Deep-Dive & Testing
HP Z840 Case Swap Prep? HP Z840 PSU Adapter Cable Testing
HP Z840 #2 - Dead-On-Arrival Z840 Workstation troubleshooting
And much more!
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