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QLC SATA SSD 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 55.8% (844th of 1072)

Based on 2,433 user benchmarks.  Model: 512GB QLC SATA SSD
Poor: 30%Average: 55.8% Great: 96%

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Average average bench

The 512gb QLC SATA SSD 512GB averaged 44.2% 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 Random Read Speed 23.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 468MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 512gb QLC SATA SSD 512GB is 66.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 512gb QLC SATA SSD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 13.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 154MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,433 samples)
Rank 84455.8%
Min Avg Max
341 Read 468 513
176 Write 372 440
12 Mixed 245 403
51.2 SusWrite 154 431
69% 310 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.4 4K Read 23.9 30.9
5.94 4K Write 54.8 117
0.2 4K Mixed 10.6 28.8
78.7% 29.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37 DQ Read 107 139
9.7 DQ Write 143 340
0.2 DQ Mixed 13.2 43.4
41.1% 87.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
136GB free
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 161 19 135 26 18 MB/s
82.9% Excellent
Read 522
Write 437
Mixed 420
SusWrite 136
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 28.9
148% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 40.4
84% 162 MB/s
216GB free
Firmware: S1128B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 67 102 52 61 18 MB/s
77% Very good
Read 494
Write 419
Mixed 392
SusWrite 90.7
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 28.5
142% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 40.4
80% 156 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 54 16 147 8.8 5.7 MB/s
74.7% Very good
Read 506
Write 351
Mixed 380
SusWrite 78.7
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 27.4
133% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 0.2
65% 151 MB/s
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 8.7 5.6 17 125 15 MB/s
64.2% Good
Read 477
Write 382
Mixed 357
SusWrite 49.6
70% 316 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 24
110% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 39.2
77% 148 MB/s
216GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1030A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 12 128 66 18 39 MB/s
51% Above average
Read 405
Write 355
Mixed 315
SusWrite 86.9
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 57.8
4K Mixed 18.1
76% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 42.8
61% 109 MB/s
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 386 66 69 9.9 9.5 MB/s
50% Above average
Read 493
Write 362
Mixed 375
SusWrite 91.6
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 82.5
4K Mixed 0.4
81% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 16.5
DQ Mixed 0.5
17% 44.3 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 40 95 49 7.7 12 MB/s
38.4% Below average
Read 505
Write 360
Mixed 388
SusWrite 64.6
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 8.6
4K Mixed 0.2
45% 11.8 MB/s
DQ Read 96.5
DQ Write 9.6
DQ Mixed 0.3
14% 35.5 MB/s
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Typical QLC SATA SSD 512GB Builds (Compare 16,446 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop 79%
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Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples3,587x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,689x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples1,081x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,285x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples980x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples979x
SSD
QLC SATA SSD 512GB512gbBench 56%, 2,433 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples424x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $374

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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