Question SSD Performing way below expectations

[Jacob Deb]

Hello, I was checking my GPU performance with User Benchmark, but then found out my Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe is performing very badly.

https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/50186075

Anyone has any idea what could be causing this?

 

[USAFRet]

UBM is a poor tool for this.

Run CrystalDiskMark, show us the output.

 

[kerberos_20]

Its probably overheating

 

[Jacob Deb]

UBM is a poor tool for this.

Run CrystalDiskMark, show us the output.

Its probably overheating

Oh, didn't know it does, how do you cool it, I built the PC myself so maybe I forgot something?

 

[USAFRet]

Yeah, that write performance is WAY down.

Is write cache enabled on this drive?

 

[Jacob Deb]

Yeah, that write performance is WAY down.

Is write cache enabled on this drive?

Yes it was enabled, disabled it and did another test, the results are worse, I suppose it should be enabled?

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, it should be enabled.

 

[Bob.B]

Hello, I was checking my GPU performance with User Benchmark, but then found out my Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe is performing very badly.

https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/50186075

Anyone has any idea what could be causing this?

Looks like there is a firmware update.
https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/1219543/addlink-M2-PCIE-G3x4-NVMe

Note the speed running 52.2 vs 53.0

 

[USAFRet]

Is this a Ryzen system?
Windows 11?
If so, do you have the latest update from MS?

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-11-kb5008353-ssd-fix

 

[Jacob Deb]

Is this a Ryzen system?
Windows 11?
If so, do you have the latest update from MS?

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-11-kb5008353-ssd-fix

Ryzen 7 5800x , Yes.
Windows 10 Pro, and updated Windows yesterday, yes.

 

[USAFRet]

Ryzen 7 5800x , Yes.
Windows 10 Pro, and updated Windows yesterday, yes.

See the firmware update mentioned above.

 

[Jacob Deb]

See the firmware update mentioned above.

Yeah, I am trying to find how to update it but having some trouble with it, addlink website has SSD ToolBox which does not update my SSD's fw , Windows doesn't recognize an update for it either.
Also looked up on YouTube and google, couldn't find anything about it.

 

[Bob.B]

Yeah, I am trying to find how to update it but having some trouble with it, addlink website has SSD ToolBox which does not update my SSD's fw , Windows doesn't recognize an update for it either.
Also looked up on YouTube and google, couldn't find anything about it.

I see a contact link on the addlink web page.
Perhaps ask them if there is a firmware update and if so how to get it.

 

[Jacob Deb]

I see a contact link on the addlink web page.
Perhaps ask them if there is a firmware update and if so how to get it.

They ask for "ID Order", since I purchased this through a local store and not directly from them there's nothing I can put there.
Also looked around at their support and people are saying its basically nonexistent, I guess that's what you get when you buy from an unknown brand.
To be fair I didn't know much about these drives and went based on reviews which are quite positive.
I did experience some issues with the disk awhile ago, it basically did not move and was wondering what's going on with it, but then it went back to working again , maybe it's a sign of it going to fail soon?