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Lexar 512GB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 230% (72nd of 1072)

Based on 143 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Lexar 512GB SSD
Poor: 100%Average: 230% Great: 364%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Lexar 512GB SSD averaged 130.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Lexar 512GB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 383MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,745MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Lexar 512GB SSD is 265%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Lexar 512GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 52.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 137MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 143 samples)
Rank 72230%
Min Avg Max
688 Read 1,471 2,390
556 Write 1,745 3,335
458 Mixed 1,256 2,093
316 SusWrite 1,249 2,027
323% 1,430 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.1 4K Read 49.3 73.7
35.5 4K Write 137 319
16.5 4K Mixed 52.3 103
215% 79.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
154 DQ Read 698 1,277
128 DQ Write 664 1,453
83.3 DQ Mixed 383 1,068
369% 582 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0218G0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3302 3297 1991 946 946 932 MB/s
326% Outstanding
Read 2,149
Write 3333
Mixed 2,065
SusWrite 1,902
535% 2,362 MB/s
4K Read 64.1
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 41.3
226% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,314
DQ Write 1,321
DQ Mixed 1,046
861% 1,227 MB/s
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0218G0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3296 3297 1966 947 951 936 MB/s
313% Outstanding
Read 1,944
Write 3,294
Mixed 2,071
SusWrite 1,899
522% 2,302 MB/s
4K Read 64
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 42.4
226% 82.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,320
DQ Write 1,058
DQ Mixed 986
794% 1,122 MB/s
304GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1.19.B3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1457 1300 1664 1732 864 1238 MB/s
246% Outstanding
Read 1750
Write 2,040
Mixed 1,451
SusWrite 1376
373% 1,654 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 53.8
201% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 674
DQ Write 695
DQ Mixed 111
241% 493 MB/s
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Typical Lexar 512GB SSD Builds (Compare 1,311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 113%
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Workstation
Workstation 128%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 UD

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples254x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples186x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $331Bench 117%, 66,991 samples165x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples141x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples133x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples97x
SSD
Lexar 512GB SSDNvmeBench 230%, 143 samples1x
RAM
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples155x
KF548C38-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 152%, 3,734 samples79x
552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 152%, 1,113 samples43x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $498

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