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CA5-8D512-Q11 NV 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 180% (121st of 1072)

Based on 17 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe CA5-8D512-Q11 NV
Poor: 129%Average: 180% Great: 241%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme CA5-8D512-Q11 NV 512GB averaged 79.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme CA5-8D512-Q11 NV 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 596MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 838MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme CA5-8D512-Q11 NV 512GB is 112%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme CA5-8D512-Q11 NV 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 91.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 647MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)
Rank 121180%
Min Avg Max
534 Read 1,368 1,967
128 Write 1,205 2,119
247 Mixed 985 1,606
268 SusWrite 647 876
235% 1,051 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.1 4K Read 43.8 63.3
16.1 4K Write 91.5 172
16 4K Mixed 53.5 86.6
183% 62.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
513 DQ Read 838 1170
103 DQ Write 447 915
72.5 DQ Mixed 596 983
455% 627 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1403 991 512 496 510 515 MB/s
241% Outstanding
Read 1,575
Write 1,433
Mixed 1,606
SusWrite 738
300% 1,338 MB/s
4K Read 63.3
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 86.6
298% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1050
DQ Write 787
DQ Mixed 891
673% 909 MB/s
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 869 446 456 838 616 506 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 1,678
Write 317
Mixed 630
SusWrite 622
178% 812 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 61.8
4K Mixed 37.8
128% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 751
DQ Write 498
DQ Mixed 324
323% 524 MB/s
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 711 751 617 502 399 390 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 1,148
Write 894
Mixed 1,068
SusWrite 562
206% 918 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 63.9
4K Mixed 31
129% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 908
DQ Write 553
DQ Mixed 698
528% 720 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 503 393 381 354 291 294 MB/s
134% Outstanding
Read 1,356
Write 481
Mixed 1169
SusWrite 370
187% 844 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 51.3
4K Mixed 36.4
118% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 739
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 398
310% 444 MB/s
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Gaming 10%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 10%
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System: Dell Precision 3551

CPU
Core i7-10850HIntelBench 79%, 6,246 samples327x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples303x
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples53x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples575x
Quadro P620NvidiaBench 19%, 1,055 samples222x
UHD Graphics P630IntelBench 5%, 1,032 samples17x
SSD
CA5-8D512-Q11 NV 512GBNvmeBench 180%, 17 samples1x
RAM
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 13,312 samples89x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples86x
HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 1x16GBUnknownBench 46%, 2,256 samples76x
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