Average Bench: 186% (112th of 1072)

Based on 113 user benchmarks.  Model: CA5-8D512-Q11 NVMe SSSTC 512GB

Outstanding average bench

The Ca5-8d512-q11 NVMe SSSTC 512GB averaged 86.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ca5-8d512-q11 NVMe SSSTC 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 593MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 894MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ca5-8d512-q11 NVMe SSSTC 512GB is 177%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Ca5-8d512-q11 NVMe SSSTC 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 617MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 95.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 113 samples)
Min Avg Max
548 Read 1,480 2,036
49.3 Write 1,245 2,129
125 Mixed 1,003 1,618
135 SusWrite 617 1,070
243% 1,086 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.6 4K Read 43.9 61
24.5 4K Write 95.8 153
21.6 4K Mixed 54.6 81.4
187% 64.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
213 DQ Read 894 1,383
80.4 DQ Write 518 1,107
101 DQ Mixed 593 1,072
472% 669 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21201114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 740 614 618 631 618 611 MB/s
Read 1,858
Write 2,011
Mixed 1,527
SusWrite 638
338% 1,509 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 54.6
170% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 908
DQ Write 642
DQ Mixed 760
572% 770 MB/s
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21201114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 596 614 613 590 618 614 MB/s
Read 1,365
Write 629
Mixed 566
SusWrite 607
175% 792 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 53.5
188% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,090
DQ Write 645
DQ Mixed 482
462% 739 MB/s
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21201114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1164 1304 623 593 594 580 MB/s
Read 1,375
Write 881
Mixed 1,263
SusWrite 810
242% 1,082 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 52.3
170% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 570
DQ Write 595
DQ Mixed 508
402% 557 MB/s
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21201114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 141 152 130 126 144 MB/s
Read 1,658
Write 145
Mixed 223
SusWrite 146
116% 543 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 44.7
177% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,267
DQ Write 82.9
DQ Mixed 290
308% 547 MB/s
271GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21201114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 382 386 395 423 329 MB/s
Read 1,475
Write 339
Mixed 429
SusWrite 375
143% 655 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 44.2
162% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 742
DQ Write 424
DQ Mixed 417
355% 527 MB/s
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21201114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 673 494 502 144 483 326 MB/s
Read 1,088
Write 824
Mixed 805
SusWrite 437
176% 789 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 44.9
154% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 514
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 356
258% 344 MB/s
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21201114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 125 130 132 125 MB/s
Read 1,626
Write 44.9
Mixed 106
SusWrite 135
101% 478 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 52.3
4K Mixed 18.1
97% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 961
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 226
244% 433 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,793,591 SSDs tested

Typical NVMe SSSTC 512GB Builds (Compare 90 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude 5424 Rugged

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