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M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X831

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 184% (114th of 1071)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: imation M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X831
Poor: 121%Average: 184% Great: 231%

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Outstanding average bench

The Imation M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X831 averaged 84.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Imation M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X831 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 921MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,048MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Imation M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X831 is 109%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Imation M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X831 performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 513MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 984MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 114184%
Min Avg Max
464 Read 984 1,352
410 Write 1,465 1,814
466 Mixed 1,072 1,392
327 SusWrite 513 729
228% 1,009 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.9 4K Read 46.9 56.4
40.1 4K Write 156 211
21.9 4K Mixed 66.6 85.5
239% 89.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
508 DQ Read 1,048 1,282
258 DQ Write 755 1,243
484 DQ Mixed 921 1,196
683% 908 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFMG1.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 986 307 317 318 317 316 MB/s
237% Outstanding
Read 1,320
Write 1,662
Mixed 1,407
SusWrite 427
271% 1,204 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 213
4K Mixed 81.9
298% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,593
DQ Write 1,429
DQ Mixed 1,143
958% 1,388 MB/s
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFM90.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 941 1249 52 211 230 47 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 812
Write 1,180
Mixed 830
SusWrite 455
185% 819 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 27.3
85% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 613
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 484
346% 452 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,899,839 SSDs tested

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Typical M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X831 Builds (Compare 8,766 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples3,912x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $88Bench 72%, 342,244 samples2,398x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples639x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1,331x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples817x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples740x
SSD
M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X831ImationBench 184%, 25 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples553x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples382x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples301x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $557

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $280Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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