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PCIe SSD 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 205% (93rd of 1072)

Based on 159 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PCIe SSD
Poor: 100%Average: 205% Great: 289%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PCIe SSD 2TB averaged 105.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PCIe SSD 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 880MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,653MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PCIe SSD 2TB is 189%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PCIe SSD 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 37.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 926MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 159 samples)
Rank 93205%
Min Avg Max
371 Read 1,165 1,610
429 Write 1,653 2,526
337 Mixed 1,209 1,790
361 SusWrite 926 1,599
280% 1,238 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 4K Read 37.1 48.4
61.8 4K Write 143 232
26.4 4K Mixed 56.1 81.4
204% 78.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
121 DQ Read 992 1,444
166 DQ Write 804 1,249
168 DQ Mixed 880 1,345
664% 892 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: 12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1600 927 924 925 919 924 MB/s
673% Outstanding
Read 6,916
Write 9,315
Mixed 8046
SusWrite 1,037
1,425% 6,328 MB/s
4K Read 264
4K Write 226
4K Mixed 241
829% 244 MB/s
DQ Read 1,991
DQ Write 1,434
DQ Mixed 1,725
1,285% 1,717 MB/s
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2275 1049 913 827 830 900 MB/s
235% Outstanding
Read 1,376
Write 2,411
Mixed 1,601
SusWrite 1,132
370% 1,630 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 62.8
207% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,204
DQ Write 884
DQ Mixed 1,046
781% 1,044 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: ECFM22.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1961 1072 1058 1015 1050 1054 MB/s
227% Outstanding
Read 834
Write 1071
Mixed 1,081
SusWrite 1,202
238% 1,047 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 75.2
255% 98.3 MB/s
DQ Read 998
DQ Write 853
DQ Mixed 982
720% 944 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: ECFM22.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2146 1064 1059 1053 1074 1077 MB/s
177% Outstanding
Read 968
Write 1,085
Mixed 797
SusWrite 1,246
232% 1,024 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 31.8
152% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 55.7
DQ Write 712
DQ Mixed 858
523% 542 MB/s
455GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 768 719 761 270 479 548 MB/s
164% Outstanding
Read 729
Write 2,018
Mixed 707
SusWrite 591
230% 1,011 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 48.2
186% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 1,078
DQ Write 818
DQ Mixed 850
662% 916 MB/s
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Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING (WI-FI)

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples1,862x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples1,483x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples1,392x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples513x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples502x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples443x
SSD
PCIe SSD 2TBNvmeBench 205%, 159 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples277x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples242x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples183x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $805

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