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512GB SSD 512GB

512GB SSD 512GB
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Effective Speed -42%Effective Speed -42%Average Score -40%Read -2%, Write -13%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -160%, SusWrite -25%Peak Score -17%Read 1%, Write -9%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -92%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -196%DQ Read -62%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -580%, ADQ Read -113%, ADQ Write -20%, ADQ Mixed -850%, Age 91%, AS-SSD Total -26%

Average Bench: 69.5% (677^th of 1072)

Based on 939 user benchmarks. Model: 3 512GB SSD

Poor: 35%Average: 69.5% Great: 95%

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Above average average bench

The 3 512GB SSD 512GB averaged 30.5% 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 25.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 69.4MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 3 512GB SSD 512GB is 60.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 3 512GB SSD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 27.4MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 238MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 939 samples)

Rank 67769.5%

Min	Avg	Max
322	Read 447	511
99.2	Write 359	443
19.4	Mixed 304	410
42.1	SusWrite 238	429
75.4% 337 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.3	4K Read 25.4	35.8
11.4	4K Write 69.4	115
0.36	4K Mixed 17.3	30.4
97.4% 37.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
64.2	DQ Read 153	226
15.5	DQ Write 240	340
0.4	DQ Mixed 27.4	48.7
68.2% 140 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BRA-User, 18 days ago.

180GB free

Firmware: VE0R840H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 422 423 426 428 429 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 428

Mixed 353

SusWrite 424

91% 403 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 74.4

4K Mixed 35.2

124% 45.1 MB/s

DQ Read 119

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 164

134% 186 MB/s

MYS-User, 20 days ago.

383GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0525A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 407 403 409 417 392 MB/s

78.7% Very good

Write 415

Mixed 382

SusWrite 407

95% 421 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 46.7

4K Mixed 17

89% 30.5 MB/s

DQ Read 116

DQ Write 263

DQ Mixed 32.6

70% 137 MB/s

BRA-User, 3 days ago.

152GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VE0R840H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 396 379 330 357 361 MB/s

76.2% Very good

Write 389

Mixed 327

SusWrite 369

82% 363 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 58.2

4K Mixed 28.8

101% 36.2 MB/s

DQ Read 83.1

DQ Write 262

DQ Mixed 168

130% 171 MB/s

USA-User, 12 days ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1021A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 128 104 176 9.3 233 MB/s

74.2% Very good

Write 375

Mixed 362

SusWrite 139

72% 324 MB/s

4K Read 30.7

4K Write 69.1

4K Mixed 27.7

119% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 9.6

87% 201 MB/s

BRA-User, 11 days ago.

40GB free

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 25 40 37 29 48 MB/s

43.2% Average

Write 203

Mixed 38.3

SusWrite 43.4

41% 188 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 36.4

4K Mixed 0.8

66% 22.5 MB/s

DQ Read 159

DQ Write 28.8

DQ Mixed 0.2

24% 62.7 MB/s

BRA-User, 25 days ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1128B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 216 117 9.4 81 2.3 MB/s

23.5% Poor

Write 412

Mixed 7

SusWrite 72.4

53% 242 MB/s

4K Read 0

4K Write 0.1

4K Mixed 0

0% 0.03 MB/s

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Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples	1,018x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples	955x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples	905x

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GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	485x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples	478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	458x

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512GB SSD 512GB3Bench 69%, 939 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	1,364x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples	486x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples	354x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 69.5% (677^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 69.5% (677^th of 1072)