Intel

SSDPEKNU512G8L 512GB

SSDPEKNU512G8L 512GB
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Effective Speed +70% Effective Speed 70%Average Score +84% Read 182%, Write 115%, 4K Read 55%, 4K Write 53%, Mixed 126%, 4K Mixed 48%, SusWrite 6%Peak Score +79% Read 180%, Write 94%, 4K Read 40%, 4K Write 41%, Mixed 107%, 4K Mixed 34%, SusWrite 58%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +52% DQ Read -10%, DQ Write 138%, DQ Mixed 4%, ADQ Read -0%, ADQ Write 148%, ADQ Mixed -5%, Age 85%, AS-SSD Total 56%

Average Bench: 167% (135^th of 1072)

Based on 209 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDPEKNU512G8L

Poor: 111%Average: 167% Great: 198%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel SSDPEKNU512G8L 512GB averaged 66.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDPEKNU512G8L 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 247MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 715MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDPEKNU512G8L 512GB is 87.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDPEKNU512G8L 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 315MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 325MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 209 samples)

Rank 135167%

Min	Avg	Max
938	Read 1,291	1,418
743	Write 872	941
655	Mixed 811	878
91.2	SusWrite 315	611
183% 822 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
39.8	4K Read 53.3	60
55.2	4K Write 134	172
38.8	4K Mixed 66.7	78.1
237% 84.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
323	DQ Read 325	335
188	DQ Write 715	854
89.8	DQ Mixed 247	343
266% 429 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

SWE-User, 3 months ago.

453GB free (System drive)

Firmware: L02N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 754 842 868 746 145 126 MB/s

198% Outstanding

Write 910

Mixed 864

SusWrite 580

207% 929 MB/s

4K Read 57.5

4K Write 155

4K Mixed 74.4

265% 95.7 MB/s

DQ Read 328

DQ Write 830

DQ Mixed 221

271% 460 MB/s

SWE-User, 3 months ago.

417GB free (System drive)

Firmware: L02N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 902 413 191 56 108 126 MB/s

178% Outstanding

Write 905

Mixed 855

SusWrite 299

189% 852 MB/s

4K Read 56.1

4K Write 151

4K Mixed 72.6

258% 93.4 MB/s

DQ Read 328

DQ Write 843

DQ Mixed 220

273% 464 MB/s

ALB-User, 1 month ago.

203GB free (System drive)

Firmware: L03N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 163 57 74 95 74 MB/s

169% Outstanding

Write 924

Mixed 873

SusWrite 143

186% 840 MB/s

4K Read 55.9

4K Write 142

4K Mixed 71

251% 89.6 MB/s

DQ Read 335

DQ Write 837

DQ Mixed 342

331% 505 MB/s

EST-User, 2 months ago.

144GB free (System drive)

Firmware: L04N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 144 72 35 9.1 73 MB/s

167% Outstanding

Write 898

Mixed 861

SusWrite 88.5

178% 804 MB/s

4K Read 55

4K Write 160

4K Mixed 73.8

262% 96.2 MB/s

DQ Read 330

DQ Write 822

DQ Mixed 328

321% 493 MB/s

TUR-User, 3 months ago.

359GB free (System drive)

Firmware: L02N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 670 34 29 84 110 56 MB/s

142% Outstanding

Write 859

Mixed 739

SusWrite 164

166% 749 MB/s

4K Read 46.8

4K Write 126

4K Mixed 57.6

211% 76.6 MB/s

DQ Read 335

DQ Write 449

DQ Mixed 221

215% 335 MB/s

ITA-User, 3 months ago.

98GB free (System drive)

Firmware: L03N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 12 66 116 58 43 MB/s

133% Outstanding

Write 873

Mixed 817

SusWrite 103

170% 765 MB/s

4K Read 37.2

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 51

180% 66.1 MB/s

DQ Read 332

DQ Write 593

DQ Mixed 340

292% 422 MB/s

BGR-User, 3 months ago.

142GB free (System drive)

Firmware: L02N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 132 15 7.9 97 49 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 693

Mixed 615

SusWrite 90.5

126% 565 MB/s

4K Read 32.3

4K Write 71.4

4K Mixed 42.8

142% 48.8 MB/s

DQ Read 329

DQ Write 442

DQ Mixed 220

212% 330 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

33GB free (System drive)

Firmware: L03N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 108 9.2 84 4.4 2.2 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 592

SusWrite 43.4

94% 419 MB/s

4K Read 41.1

4K Write 96.4

4K Mixed 59.6

190% 65.7 MB/s

DQ Read 327

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 73.8

126% 244 MB/s

ITA-User, 2 months ago.

306GB free (System drive)

Firmware: L03N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 48 66 47 50 49 MB/s

32.8% Below average

Write 257

Mixed 312

SusWrite 102

60% 269 MB/s

4K Read 8.9

4K Write 7.5

4K Mixed 11.4

32% 9.27 MB/s

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,020x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,184x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,953x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,512x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,317x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,306x

SSD
SSDPEKNU512G8L 512GBIntelBench 167%, 209 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,561x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	962x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $598

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel

SSDPEKNU512G8L 512GB

Average Bench: 167% (135^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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SSDPEKNU512G8L 512GB

Average Bench: 167% (135th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 167% (135^th of 1072)