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Effective Speed -137%Effective Speed -137%Average Score -129%Read -185%, Write -167%, 4K Read -80%, 4K Write -51%, Mixed -157%, 4K Mixed -111%, SusWrite -152%Peak Score -112%Read -148%, Write -93%, 4K Read -160%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -123%, 4K Mixed -112%, SusWrite -126%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -124%DQ Read -82%, DQ Write -31%, DQ Mixed -96%, ADQ Read -145%, ADQ Write -89%, ADQ Mixed -288%, Age -197%, AS-SSD Total -68%

Average Bench: 230% (80^th of 1080)

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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 143 samples)

Rank 80230%

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

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

BGR-User, 6 months ago.

432GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0218G0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3274 3291 1927 943 941 931 MB/s

320% Outstanding

Write 3,310

Mixed 2,091

SusWrite 1,884

526% 2,323 MB/s

4K Read 63.6

4K Write 141

4K Mixed 43.2

226% 82.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,310

DQ Write 1,334

DQ Mixed 1,035

857% 1,226 MB/s

BGR-User, 5 months ago.

244GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0218G0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3296 3309 1444 912 929 449 MB/s

316% Outstanding

Write 3,335

Mixed 2,082

SusWrite 1,723

527% 2,331 MB/s

4K Read 60.1

4K Write 142

4K Mixed 41.1

219% 80.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,309

DQ Write 1,361

DQ Mixed 1,009

848% 1,226 MB/s

POL-User, 1 month ago.

194GB free (System drive)

Firmware: .2.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 805 896 926 937 935 937 MB/s

149% Outstanding

Write 3.7

Mixed 338

SusWrite 906

75% 325 MB/s

4K Read 50

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 52.9

197% 67.8 MB/s

DQ Read 649

DQ Write 773

DQ Mixed 93.2

242% 505 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 months ago.

416GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 14B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 191 194 145 194 120 MB/s

142% Outstanding

Write 1,070

Mixed 963

SusWrite 222

201% 902 MB/s

4K Read 38.3

4K Write 96.7

4K Mixed 38.6

159% 57.9 MB/s

DQ Read 626

DQ Write 570

DQ Mixed 519

411% 572 MB/s

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Gaming 117%

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Desktop 113%

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Workstation 128%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 UD

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $214Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	265x
Core i5-12600KIntel $169Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	193x
Core i9-12900KIntel $277Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	166x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $282Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	145x
RTX 3080Nvidia $709Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	139x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	100x

SSD
Lexar 512GB SSDNvmeBench 230%, 143 samples	1x

RAM
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	158x
KF548C38-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 149%, 8,833 samples	82x
552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 152%, 1,113 samples	45x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $496

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