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▲ 500 ▼

Controller: Indilinx Barefoot 3 M10 IDX500M10-BC. Flash Memory: IMFT Synchronous 20nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

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▲ 500 ▼

Controller: OCZ Barefoot 3 M00. Flash: Toshiba 19nm (2nd gen) MLC NAND. Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 419 user samples
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75 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 104% 302GB free
Worst Bench: 62% 7GB free (System drive)
Poor: 62% Great: 104%
SPEED RANK: 382nd / 1074
344 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 110% 272GB free
Worst Bench: 71% 587GB free (System drive)
Poor: 71% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 307th / 1074
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		86.5 % 92.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
Average Score 
+6%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		432 MB/s 456 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+6%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		438 MB/s +1% 434 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		22.2 MB/s 24.9 MB/s Faster random read.
+12%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		75.3 MB/s 88.6 MB/s Faster random write.
+18%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		367 MB/s 384 MB/s +5%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		26.1 MB/s 29.4 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+13%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		394 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+11% 		356 MB/s
Peak Score 
+3%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		512 MB/s 520 MB/s +2%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		499 MB/s +0% 498 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		27.2 MB/s 30.3 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+11%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		118 MB/s 130 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+10%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		498 MB/s 502 MB/s +1%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		34.5 MB/s 39.5 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+14%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		483 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+15% 		419 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
Value
Value For Money 		11.4 % 17.5 % Much better value.
+54%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 50 %
Price
Price (score) 		$200 Cheaper.
+13% 		$230
Nice To Haves 
+2%
Age
Newest 		112+ Months 106+ Months Slightly more recent.
+5%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		368 MB/s 378 MB/s +3%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		363 MB/s +1% 360 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,213 Pts 1,244 Pts +3%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		270 MB/s +5% 258 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		255 MB/s 286 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+12%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		248 MB/s 259 MB/s +4%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		149 MB/s +3% 145 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		512GB 960GB
User Builds 
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