interesting... I also experienced similar behavior, in lesser degree.
While the temperature was hotter than normal, I experienced somewhat lower benchmark numbers as well (I don't remember the numbers tho)
This behavior just went away after a while.
What percentage of the drive is filled?
I have a Samsung 970 PRO 1TB installed in a micro ATX box, with a tiny copper heatsink on the controller chip. Strangely, for some period of time (like 4-5 days), while idle, the SMART temperature is above 50Cconsistently, then now stays at 45C consistently. There is no difference what so ever -...
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