ZIKE VS ACASIS Thermal Throttling Stress Test Thunderbolt USB4 SSD Enclosures - Apple Silicon M4 Mac

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This video shows how an external SSD can overheat and go into thermal throttling. Once an SSD has hit the point of thermal throttling it will become slower. For the test I'm using the Zike Z666 USB4 40Gb/s enclosure, which is a passive enclosure. The other enclosure is the Acasis TBU405Pro M1, which is Thunderbolt 4 USB4 and uses active cooling with a fan. Both enclosures have been tested with the same SSD, which is the Western Digital WD SN850X NVMe Gen 4 M.2 SSD and the one used is the 4TB version. So for this test I am doing SSD disk speed testing. I test each drive with the Balckmagic Disk Speed Test app, then I do a long stress test where I write to the drive for over 50 minutes, then I perform another disk speed test. After the testing it's clear to see that the Zike overheats but the Acasis does not. I said in the video that I would do real-world speed testing. However, as the Zike had overheated and the Acasis clearly beat it with the synthetic speed test, it just wasn't worth doing the real world test. Let me know in the comments your thoughts. Links for Macs and stuff for your Macs. Mac Mini M4 ➡ https://geni.us/oibaLH Mac Mini M4 Pro ➡ https://geni.us/ImJto M4 Max MacBook Pro 16" ➡ https://geni.us/70Xn M4 Max MacBook Pro 14" ➡ https://geni.us/57QzTfu M4 Pro MacBook Pro 16" ➡ https://geni.us/qSYR M4 Pro MacBook Pro 14" ➡ https://geni.us/4thf yu0 M4 MacBook Pro 14" ➡ https://geni.us/Y7TFR My recommendation for a fast Thunderbolt 4 USB4 external SSD for your Apple Silicon M1 M2 M3 or M4 Mac is the Acasis TBU405Pro M1 enclosure, paired up with the WD SN850X SSD. I use the 4TB version and it's awesome. This combination does not thermal throttle as the Acasis enclosure is fan cooled and keeps the WD SN850X below its thermal throttling point. If buying direct from the Acasis website use my promo code "David15" for a 15% discount off anything you buy on the Acasis website. Acasis website https://bit.ly/45RAaUA Acasis TBU405Pro M1 enclosure at Amazon ➡ https://geni.us/ACASIS-TBU405ProM1 Acasis TBU405Pro M1 enclosure direct from ➡ Acasis https://bit.ly/4i1edsR WD SSDs: SN850X 4TB ➡ https://geni.us/SN850X-4TB SN850X 2TB ➡mhttps://geni.us/SN850X-2TB SN850X 1TB ➡ https://geni.us/SN850X-1TB While I obviously have thermal issues with the Zike Z666, it will work with many SSDs without overheating and going into thermal throttling. However, as of yet I do not have any recommendations for an SSD with the Zike. If you decide to buy the Zike Z666 you can get 20% off on the Zike website using my promo code "David20". Zike website ➡ https://shrsl.com/4rtxp Zike Z666 USB4 enclosure direct from Zike ➡ https://shrsl.com/4rtxn Zike Z666 at Amazon.de (Germany) ➡ https://amzn.to/4g478G4 I have not thoroughly tested the 990 Pro with all of my enclosures. However, this is an excellent SSD if used internally with a computer with proper SSD cooling and good airflow. While I can't recommend the 990 Pro just yet for any use with any enclosure, here's some links for anyone who is going to use it in a properly cooled computer. Samsung SSDs: 990 Pro 1TB ➡ https://geni.us/990PRO1TB 990 Pro 2TB ➡ https://geni.us/990PRO-2TB 990 Pro 4TB ➡ https://geni.us/990PRO4TB Video chapters: 00:00 Intro and explanation 04:09 Zike formatting 04:45 Zike synthetic test 06:06 Zike setup for stress test 07:01 Zike stress test 08:54 Zike synthetic re-test after stress test 10:01 Zike temperature measurement 11:20 Swapping over to the Acasis 13:33 Acasis formatting 14:02 Acasis synthetic test 15:35 Acasis setup for stress test 16:08 Acasis stress test 18:34 Acasis synthetic re-test after stress test 19:44 Acasis temperature measurement 21:15 End summary AMAZON ASSOCIATE DISCLOSURE: I am an Amazon Associate. My Amazon links are Amazon affiliate links. I earn money from qualifying purchases when you use my Amazon affiliate links. OTHER EARNINGS AND COMMISSIONS: I also earn money from other product links within my video description. You can also send me a coffee donation via PayPal if you found my video super helpful: https://www.paypal.me/DavidHarry My Amazon pages with videos and product links: Amazon USA https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidharry If you would like to help my channel please use my global Amazon Affiliate links. I will be paid a small commission for anything you buy from Amazon when using these links. These commissions don't cost you any extra but really do help me to buy gear for my productions and to review: Amazon USA: https://geni.us/Amazon-USA Amazon UK: https://geni.us/Amazon-UK Amazon Deutschland: https://geni.us/Amazon-Deutschland Amazon Canada: https://geni.us/Amazon-Canada Contact for product reviews: [email protected] I’m David Harry. Thank you very much for watching this video, take care and goodbye now. Cheers, Dave. #Zike #Acasis #SSDspeedtest #overheating #ThermalThrottling