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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 191% (105th of 1072)

Based on 46 user benchmarks.  Model: CX2-8B512
Poor: 125%Average: 191% Great: 241%

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Outstanding average bench

The CX2-8B512 512GB averaged 91.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CX2-8B512 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 459MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,395MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CX2-8B512 512GB is 116%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the CX2-8B512 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 101MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 37.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)
Rank 105191%
Min Avg Max
133 Read 1,395 2,128
469 Write 1,004 1,355
104 Mixed 796 1,319
199 SusWrite 827 1278
225% 1,006 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.2 4K Read 37.4 46.2
18 4K Write 101 155
12.1 4K Mixed 48.8 69.3
172% 62.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.2 DQ Read 665 1,012
49 DQ Write 528 932
23.2 DQ Mixed 459 826
381% 551 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
135GB free
Firmware: 4890303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1037 1006 991 891 786 765 MB/s
212% Outstanding
Read 1,360
Write 948
Mixed 674
SusWrite 913
217% 974 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 61.1
209% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 946
DQ Write 741
DQ Mixed 814
617% 834 MB/s
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4890303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 792 785 779 745 682 719 MB/s
203% Outstanding
Read 1,380
Write 999
Mixed 674
SusWrite 750
212% 951 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 58
209% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 874
DQ Write 816
DQ Mixed 653
543% 781 MB/s
471GB free
Firmware: 4890303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 933 925 947 942 984 847 MB/s
197% Outstanding
Read 1,079
Write 836
Mixed 627
SusWrite 930
195% 868 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 53.7
194% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 940
DQ Write 742
DQ Mixed 690
557% 791 MB/s
261GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4890303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 975 942 881 907 941 915 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 1,229
Write 844
Mixed 699
SusWrite 927
207% 925 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 58.7
191% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 482
DQ Write 678
DQ Mixed 463
383% 541 MB/s
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4890303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 697 594 628 599 585 577 MB/s
189% Outstanding
Read 1,428
Write 1,009
Mixed 604
SusWrite 613
203% 914 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 53.4
178% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,000
DQ Write 764
DQ Mixed 655
552% 806 MB/s
267GB free
Firmware: 4890303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 923 1009 879 986 930 868 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 1057
Write 980
Mixed 620
SusWrite 932
202% 897 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 68.5
4K Mixed 32.9
122% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 940
DQ Write 509
DQ Mixed 564
462% 671 MB/s
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4890303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 939 824 850 823 840 910 MB/s
144% Outstanding
Read 1,032
Write 753
Mixed 655
SusWrite 864
185% 826 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 48.8
4K Mixed 35.7
117% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 302
223% 296 MB/s
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4890303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 288 280 261 280 265 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 997
Write 570
Mixed 597
SusWrite 302
137% 617 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 44
139% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 613
DQ Write 430
DQ Mixed 411
337% 485 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 43%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 37%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $135

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples845x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples616x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples307x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples440x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples206x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples175x
SSD
CX2-8B512 512GBBench 191%, 46 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples153x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples98x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples48x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $683

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