[SOLVED] UserBenchmark Shows SSD is performing way below expectations

[FAHADPC]

Hi
I have a 500GB WD Blue M.2 SSD and when I was running a userbenchmark it showed that it was perfroming way below expectations

The Sequental Reads were about 500mb/s which is what it should perform but the read speeds were about 200mb/s under what it should be doing
https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/18714824

 

[timbroslice]

Make sure you have your intel rapid storage drivers, that would be my first check.

 

[FAHADPC]

Make sure you have your intel rapid storage drivers, that would be my first check.

even if its not an intel optane drive?

 

[timbroslice]

even if its not an intel optane drive?

You still need your storage drivers regardless of the type of storage

Edit: I was wrong.

 

[popatim]

Another issue may be that your benchmarking the drive you booted from; so it's also being used by windows.

 

[USAFRet]

You still need your storage drivers regardless of the type of storage

IRST?
No.

 

[FAHADPC]

Another issue may be that your benchmarking the drive you booted from; so it's also being used by windows.

Yes its my boot drive but its read speeds are 200mb/s under what they should be

 

[popatim]

Windows downloading, installing, indexing, other apps updating, A/V scanning.. who knows what was going on when you ran it.
Even how full it already is could make a difference.