- Post-update fio benchmark: random read +12.4%, write +15.9% IOPS
- Latency reduced 10-14% for random workloads
- SMART health unchanged: 0 media errors, 0 error log entries
- Firmware research status updated to complete
- Pre-benchmark checklist marked done
Comprehensive benchmark of Samsung PM9A1 NVMe SSD before firmware
update from GXA7401Q to GXA7802Q. Includes SMART health, hdparm,
and fio results (seq/rand read/write, 4K blocks, iodepth=32).