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K5-960G 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 81% (473rd of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: faspeed K5-960G
Poor: 54%Average: 81% Great: 98%

Very good average bench

The Faspeed K5-960G 960GB averaged just 19.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Faspeed K5-960G 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 149MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Faspeed K5-960G 960GB is 44%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Faspeed K5-960G 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 136MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 250MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 47381%
Min Avg Max
222 Read 346 477
99.6 Write 136 375
84.8 Mixed 250 376
282 SusWrite 415 452
64.4% 287 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.6 4K Read 25.3 30.7
17.5 4K Write 62.4 103
10.2 4K Mixed 27.5 38.5
106% 38.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.7 DQ Read 221 292
15.1 DQ Write 196 344
14.3 DQ Mixed 149 204
128% 189 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
578GB free
Firmware: 0720I301
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 445 456 457 457 456 MB/s
94.4% Outstanding
Read 222
Write 102
Mixed 187
SusWrite 452
54% 240 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 37.6
146% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 190
174% 265 MB/s
326GB free
Firmware: 0720I301
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 412 436 444 432 427 MB/s
83.2% Excellent
Read 343
Write 101
Mixed 328
SusWrite 430
68% 300 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 58.9
4K Mixed 29.7
111% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 176
138% 196 MB/s
213GB free
Firmware: 0720I301
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 162 308 216 260 316 MB/s
77.9% Very good
Read 224
Write 99.6
Mixed 338
SusWrite 282
53% 236 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 81.3
4K Mixed 32.1
126% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 199
176% 264 MB/s
352GB free
Firmware: 0720I301
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 421 456 458 457 456 MB/s
59.8% Above average
Read 428
Write 100
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 442
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 20.5
4K Mixed 11.3
50% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 13.7
DQ Write 15.1
DQ Mixed 14.3
11% 14.4 MB/s
308GB free
Firmware: 0720I301
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 417 421 414 423 418 MB/s
47.9% Average
Read 196
Write 100
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 418
45% 200 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 17.7
4K Mixed 10.3
46% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 14.5
DQ Write 15.7
DQ Mixed 14.6
11% 14.9 MB/s

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