BW-NV3 512GB

BW-NV3 512GB
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Effective Speed -196%Effective Speed -196%Average Score -215%Read -154%, Write -280%, 4K Read -79%, 4K Write -54%, Mixed -252%, 4K Mixed -205%, SusWrite -480%Peak Score -229%Read -206%, Write -287%, 4K Read -240%, 4K Write -52%, Mixed -259%, 4K Mixed -265%, SusWrite -295%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -169%DQ Read -156%, DQ Write -80%, DQ Mixed -218%, ADQ Read -125%, ADQ Write -123%, ADQ Mixed -267%, Age -241%, AS-SSD Total -139%

Black SN850X M.2 2TB

Average Bench: 181% (128^th of 1080)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: BW-NV3

Poor: 126%Average: 181% Great: 229%

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Outstanding average bench

The BW-NV3 512GB averaged 81.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the BW-NV3 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 404MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,607MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the BW-NV3 512GB is 103%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the BW-NV3 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 548MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 128181%

Min	Avg	Max
1,126	Read 1,607	1,865
104	Write 1,201	1588
177	Mixed 889	1,175
152	SusWrite 548	1,158
236% 1,061 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
33.8	4K Read 46.2	56.3
22.4	4K Write 131	236
16.3	4K Mixed 34.2	50.5
183% 70.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
296	DQ Read 761	903
23.7	DQ Write 562	1,060
41.6	DQ Mixed 404	658
372% 575 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 19 months ago.

83GB free

Firmware: S1111A0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1226 1230 1147 369 196 205 MB/s

210% Outstanding

Write 1,066

Mixed 952

SusWrite 729

252% 1,137 MB/s

4K Read 43

4K Write 163

4K Mixed 31

191% 78.9 MB/s

DQ Read 901

DQ Write 805

DQ Mixed 507

475% 738 MB/s

MAR-User, 19 months ago.

393GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1111A0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 246 285 267 202 246 MB/s

201% Outstanding

Write 292

Mixed 1,099

SusWrite 267

188% 856 MB/s

4K Read 53.2

4K Write 236

4K Mixed 34.1

249% 108 MB/s

DQ Read 883

DQ Write 1,050

DQ Mixed 527

519% 820 MB/s

GLP-User, 7 months ago.

202GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0614B0G

SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 235 331 228 92 90 MB/s

181% Outstanding

Write 1,552

Mixed 1,175

SusWrite 241

263% 1,182 MB/s

4K Read 50.6

4K Write 132

4K Mixed 46.9

206% 76.3 MB/s

DQ Read 899

DQ Write 646

DQ Mixed 93.9

254% 547 MB/s

GLP-User, 14 months ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0614B0G

SusWrite @10s intervals: 807 567 403 152 82 252 MB/s

164% Outstanding

Write 1,384

Mixed 1,008

SusWrite 377

242% 1086 MB/s

4K Read 40.6

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 40

167% 61.3 MB/s

DQ Read 729

DQ Write 506

DQ Mixed 590

448% 608 MB/s

GLP-User, 14 months ago.

99GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0614B0G

SusWrite @10s intervals: 512 401 288 706 483 153 MB/s

147% Outstanding

Write 1,522

Mixed 976

SusWrite 424

251% 1,126 MB/s

4K Read 45.8

4K Write 58.3

4K Mixed 24.7

132% 42.9 MB/s

DQ Read 753

DQ Write 90.2

DQ Mixed 277

239% 373 MB/s

GLP-User, 15 months ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0614B0G

SusWrite @10s intervals: 610 327 453 226 211 113 MB/s

135% Outstanding

Write 366

Mixed 177

SusWrite 323

134% 620 MB/s

4K Read 40.3

4K Write 54

4K Mixed 24.2

121% 39.5 MB/s

DQ Read 633

DQ Write 64.9

DQ Mixed 102

137% 267 MB/s

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Gaming 48%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) - $289

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	450x
Core i7-5930KIntel $143Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	88x
Core i7-5960XIntel $400Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	57x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	51x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
BW-NV3 512GBBench 181%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples	12x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $919

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353

BW-NV3 512GB

Average Bench: 181% (128^th of 1080)

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Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) - $289

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BW-NV3 512GB

Average Bench: 181% (128th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 181% (128^th of 1080)