Average Bench: 59.3% (808th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: USB3.0 Super Speed
Poor: 43%Average: 59.3% Great: 71%

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Average average bench

The Usb3.0 Super Speed 512GB averaged 40.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 98.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Usb3.0 Super Speed 512GB is 28.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Usb3.0 Super Speed 512GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 149MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 246MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Min Avg Max
231 Read 344 406
252 Write 330 382
129 Mixed 287 345
36.3 SusWrite 246 377
67.8% 302 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13 4K Read 20.5 30.5
14.4 4K Write 36 57.6
1.4 4K Mixed 21.7 30.4
77.9% 26.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
77.9 DQ Read 149 238
34.6 DQ Write 144 193
19.2 DQ Mixed 98.4 192
87% 130 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
477GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 323 348 365 364 365 MB/s
Read 315
Write 370
Mixed 317
SusWrite 352
77% 338 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 29.8
4K Mixed 11.9
68% 22.1 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 19.2
60% 132 MB/s
215GB free
Firmware: 0214
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 351 233 18 61 127 MB/s
Read 392
Write 374
Mixed 345
SusWrite 192
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 38.2
4K Mixed 21.3
79% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 41.8
63% 118 MB/s
364GB free
Firmware: 0214
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 246 209 134 165 158 MB/s
Read 318
Write 240
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 192
46% 207 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 34.4
4K Mixed 2.5
57% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 50.6
80% 155 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,784,329 SSDs tested

Typical Super Speed 512GB Builds (Compare 896 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H310M DS2 2.0

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $269

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