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SD512E 500GB

SD512E 500GB
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Effective Speed -55%Effective Speed -55%Average Score -72%Read -13%, Write -31%, 4K Read -123%, 4K Write -111%, Mixed -66%, 4K Mixed -168%, SusWrite 9%Peak Score -39%Read -12%, Write -29%, 4K Read -62%, 4K Write -44%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -106%, SusWrite 1%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -85%DQ Read -24%, DQ Write -106%, DQ Mixed -121%, ADQ Read -43%, ADQ Write -126%, ADQ Mixed -188%, Age -28%, AS-SSD Total -45%

Average Bench: 63.7% (757^th of 1072)

Based on 264 user benchmarks. Model: APPLE SSD SD512E

Poor: 48%Average: 63.7% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The Apple SD512E 500GB averaged 36.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 90.3MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 229MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple SD512E 500GB is 36.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apple SD512E 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 216MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 128MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 264 samples)

Rank 75763.7%

Min	Avg	Max
335	Read 403	452
227	Write 309	376
127	Mixed 216	354
194	SusWrite 322	391
70% 313 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.6	4K Read 15.4	26.6
21.7	4K Write 41.6	85.2
6.96	4K Mixed 16.8	28.3
66.9% 24.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.8	DQ Read 229	296
24.1	DQ Write 128	174
6.57	DQ Mixed 90.3	150
90.8% 149 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 5 months ago.

84GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1021AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 323 290 321 237 229 MB/s

75.7% Very good

Write 377

Mixed 176

SusWrite 292

72% 322 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 57.2

4K Mixed 26.4

101% 36 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 128

DQ Mixed 136

120% 184 MB/s

ESP-User, 5 months ago.

353GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1027AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 361 367 359 381 375 MB/s

71.3% Very good

Write 338

Mixed 162

SusWrite 365

70% 310 MB/s

4K Read 17.9

4K Write 41.6

4K Mixed 22.8

78% 27.4 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 148

DQ Mixed 131

121% 190 MB/s

PRT-User, 4 months ago.

141GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1027AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 357 296 364 369 363 MB/s

70.9% Very good

Write 334

Mixed 150

SusWrite 351

71% 317 MB/s

4K Read 16.4

4K Write 44.8

4K Mixed 19.9

74% 27 MB/s

DQ Read 297

DQ Write 130

DQ Mixed 131

119% 186 MB/s

ZAF-User, 19 days ago.

185GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1027AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 347 356 351 365 367 MB/s

67.9% Good

Write 354

Mixed 155

SusWrite 358

71% 319 MB/s

4K Read 13.7

4K Write 45

4K Mixed 16.4

66% 25 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 148

DQ Mixed 144

128% 196 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

316GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1027AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 351 323 332 345 343 MB/s

66% Good

Write 337

Mixed 158

SusWrite 340

69% 309 MB/s

4K Read 13.7

4K Write 36.1

4K Mixed 17.5

62% 22.4 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 152

DQ Mixed 156

134% 201 MB/s

SWE-User, 5 months ago.

185GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1027AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 359 342 366 374 375 MB/s

65.9% Good

Write 342

Mixed 115

SusWrite 354

68% 305 MB/s

4K Read 15.6

4K Write 31.6

4K Mixed 19.9

66% 22.4 MB/s

DQ Read 215

DQ Write 116

DQ Mixed 123

103% 152 MB/s

DEU-User, 7 months ago.

113GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1027AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 290 305 303 273 247 MB/s

63.6% Good

Write 302

Mixed 162

SusWrite 286

63% 281 MB/s

4K Read 15.1

4K Write 38.2

4K Mixed 20.9

70% 24.7 MB/s

DQ Read 262

DQ Write 162

DQ Mixed 141

124% 189 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Apple MacBookPro10,1

CPU
Core i7-3615QMIntelBench 62%, 2,657 samples	55x
Core i7-3720QMIntel $100Bench 65%, 9,911 samples	42x
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	39x

GPU
GeForce GT 650MNvidiaBench 6%, 12,732 samples	169x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1x

SSD
SD512E 500GBAppleBench 64%, 264 samples	43x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	87x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	83x

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Average Bench: 63.7% (757^th of 1072)

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