F/W Update
This menu allows the user to create a USB bootable solution for updating Firmware of user’s SSD.
The Firmware Update menu creates the USB solution for updating the firmware.
You will be provided options to select USB disk and the option to browse the folder containing latest Firmware which is downloaded from Samsung website.
After creating bootable USB bootable disk and bootable solution, you can boot the system from USB and update the Firmware of connected SSD.
You will also be told if you have the latest firmware already installed.
Performance Benchmark
This menu allows the user to select a Samsung SSD for benchmarking.
You get a warning each time advising you that frequent execution of this feature may reduce the lifespan of the SSD – so use this feature sparingly.
The Performance Benchmarking application calculates the performance of the selected Samsung SSD. The performance parameters like Sequential Read, Sequential Write, Random Read and Random Write will be calculated and a comparison report with the previous performance result will be shown to the user.
Thanks, was curious to know what it was. Do you know if these are tools which should be used soon after install? Also, which tools, and how frequently?