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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 105% (231st of 1072)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD Smartbuy 512GB
Poor: 74%Average: 105% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The SSD Smartbuy 512GB averaged 5.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSD Smartbuy 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 294MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49.2MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD Smartbuy 512GB is 50.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD Smartbuy 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 349MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 484MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Rank 231105%
Min Avg Max
377 Read 484 520
346 Write 458 498
340 Mixed 446 482
196 SusWrite 349 473
97.8% 434 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.6 4K Read 34.5 43.6
44.4 4K Write 93.6 127
29.8 4K Mixed 49.2 61.3
165% 59.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.6 DQ Read 300 389
99.7 DQ Write 294 371
50.4 DQ Mixed 294 378
222% 296 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
114GB free
Firmware: SCFM13.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 432 304 304 284 289 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 498
Mixed 482
SusWrite 351
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 61.3
212% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 328
242% 317 MB/s
64GB free
Firmware: SCFM13.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 302 267 249 230 203 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 498
Mixed 482
SusWrite 287
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 60
207% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 328
242% 317 MB/s
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SCFM13.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 395 389 394 395 397 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 445
Mixed 448
SusWrite 391
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 46.5
150% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 232
174% 234 MB/s
62GB free
Firmware: SCFM13.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 233 165 150 155 164 MB/s
92.7% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 459
Mixed 461
SusWrite 196
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 38.1
149% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 327
245% 325 MB/s
26GB free
Firmware: SCFM12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 332 349 343 338 283 MB/s
73.9% Very good
Read 381
Write 366
Mixed 340
SusWrite 311
79% 349 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 34.6
118% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 32.6
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 50.6
44% 61.6 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,657,231 SSDs tested

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Typical Smartbuy 512GB Builds (Compare 4,289 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $92

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples976x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples416x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples388x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples490x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples302x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples277x
SSD
Smartbuy 512GBSSDBench 105%, 14 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples258x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples124x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $362

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