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Sandisk_hermes2--nvmefw

-MODE-IDENT_CNTR 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 245% (59th of 1072)

Based on 5 user benchmarks.  Model: SANDISK_HERMES2--NVMEFW -MODE-IDENT_CNTR
Poor: 228%Average: 245% Great: 285%

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Outstanding average bench

The Sandisk_hermes2--nvmefw -MODE-IDENT_CNTR 512GB averaged 145.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk_hermes2--nvmefw -MODE-IDENT_CNTR 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,076MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,233MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 832MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 47.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5 samples)
Rank 59245%
Min Avg Max
1,634 Read 1,786 1,952
897 Write 1,259 2,262
1,121 Mixed 1,303 1725
467 SusWrite 832 999
289% 1,295 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45.1 4K Read 47.7 52.1
129 4K Write 158 205
64.7 4K Mixed 70.4 80.6
246% 92.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
920 DQ Read 1,233 1,514
641 DQ Write 881 1,151
779 DQ Mixed 1,076 1,312
799% 1,063 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
337GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AO055M2P Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1013 1008 998 991 994 991 MB/s
285% Outstanding
Read 1,924
Write 2,262
Mixed 1725
SusWrite 999
389% 1,728 MB/s
4K Read 52.1
4K Write 205
4K Mixed 80.6
291% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,444
DQ Write 1,151
DQ Mixed 1,244
945% 1,280 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: AO052M2O Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 936 813 701 733 703 725 MB/s
253% Outstanding
Read 1,952
Write 916
Mixed 1,124
SusWrite 768
264% 1,190 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 70
246% 90.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,369
DQ Write 991
DQ Mixed 1,217
899% 1,192 MB/s
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AO052M2P Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 785 456 405 397 394 367 MB/s
231% Outstanding
Read 1,775
Write 897
Mixed 1,121
SusWrite 467
236% 1,065 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 71
252% 95.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,514
DQ Write 932
DQ Mixed 1,312
954% 1,253 MB/s
476GB free
Firmware: AO053M2E Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 813 970 969 964 982 981 MB/s
229% Outstanding
Read 1643
Write 1,095
Mixed 1,268
SusWrite 947
277% 1,238 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 65.6
223% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 689
DQ Mixed 779
590% 796 MB/s
476GB free
Firmware: AO053M2E Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 967 972 985 983 986 986 MB/s
228% Outstanding
Read 1,634
Write 1,122
Mixed 1,278
SusWrite 980
281% 1,253 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 64.7
220% 79.7 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 641
DQ Mixed 830
606% 797 MB/s

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Motherboard: Gigabyte H370M D3H - $95

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples139x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples133x
Core i5-9400FIntel  $96Bench 85%, 299,482 samples45x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples42x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples33x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples32x
SSD
-MODE-IDENT_CNTR 512GBSandisk_hermes2--nvmefwBench 245%, 5 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples19x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples15x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $417

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