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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

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▲ 5152 ▼

Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 97,271 user samples
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74,184 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 311% 308GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 147% 402GB free (System drive)
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
SPEED RANK: 63rd / 1072
23,087 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 284% 274GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 160% 103GB free (System drive)
Poor: 160% Great: 284%
SPEED RANK: 70th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		242 % +4% 233 %
Average Score 
+7%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		2265 MB/s Much faster read speed.
+32% 		1721 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		1494 MB/s 1811 MB/s Faster write speed.
+21%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		53.1 MB/s Faster random read.
+20% 		44.1 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		146 MB/s 152 MB/s +4%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		948 MB/s 1488 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+57%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		74.2 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+14% 		65 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		574 MB/s 767 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+34%
Peak Score 
+17%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		2763 MB/s Much faster peak read speed.
+42% 		1945 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		2097 MB/s 2242 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+7%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		70.7 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+39% 		51 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		238 MB/s 248 MB/s +4%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		1606 MB/s 1714 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+7%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		102 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+26% 		80.8 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		1183 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+28% 		925 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+90%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.17 % Hugely higher market share.
+467% 		0.03 %
Value
Value For Money 		61.8 % 107 % Much better value.
+73%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		62 % More popular.
+22% 		51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$82 $37 Much cheaper.
+55%
Nice To Haves 
+40%
Age
Newest 		64+ Months More recent.
+11% 		72+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1399 MB/s 1657 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+18%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		1258 MB/s 1429 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+14%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		4,327 Pts 4,795 Pts Stronger server IO.
+11%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		593 MB/s 1403 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+137%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		915 MB/s 1198 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+31%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		790 MB/s 875 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+11%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		476 MB/s 999 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+110%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		512GB 500GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 242%
Average Bench 233%
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