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CA5-8D512-Q79 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 167% (135th of 1072)

Based on 64 user benchmarks.  Model: SSSTC CA5-8D512-Q79
Poor: 81%Average: 167% Great: 233%

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Outstanding average bench

The Ssstc CA5-8D512-Q79 512GB averaged 67.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ssstc CA5-8D512-Q79 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 470MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,275MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ssstc CA5-8D512-Q79 512GB is 152%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Ssstc CA5-8D512-Q79 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 585MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 86.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 64 samples)
Rank 135167%
Min Avg Max
519 Read 1,351 1,972
200 Write 1,275 2,100
311 Mixed 1,028 1,542
184 SusWrite 585 1,012
237% 1,060 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19 4K Read 43 58.2
23.5 4K Write 86.4 147
15.2 4K Mixed 53.3 77.2
179% 60.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
44.7 DQ Read 583 1,044
53 DQ Write 391 870
53.9 DQ Mixed 470 805
355% 481 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
345GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6Q279
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1036 541 439 409 374 457 MB/s
212% Outstanding
Read 1,718
Write 908
Mixed 1,423
SusWrite 543
256% 1,148 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 72.4
241% 83.9 MB/s
DQ Read 939
DQ Write 619
DQ Mixed 762
573% 773 MB/s
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6Q279
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1188 612 615 591 614 622 MB/s
204% Outstanding
Read 1,820
Write 1,960
Mixed 1,501
SusWrite 707
336% 1,497 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 62.2
208% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 633
DQ Write 414
DQ Mixed 515
386% 521 MB/s
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4Q279
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1627 1201 538 441 502 455 MB/s
199% Outstanding
Read 1,642
Write 1,897
Mixed 1,465
SusWrite 794
326% 1,450 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 54.5
177% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 847
DQ Write 505
DQ Mixed 669
500% 674 MB/s
435GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6Q279
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1450 595 1207 1375 728 860 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,247
Write 1,526
Mixed 1000
SusWrite 1,036
271% 1,202 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 41.1
138% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 713
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 437
340% 478 MB/s
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6Q279
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1142 406 342 142 138 271 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 1,330
Write 1,402
Mixed 1,218
SusWrite 407
244% 1,089 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 35
120% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 376
256% 314 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6Q279
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 539 567 567 645 620 MB/s
69.7% Good
Read 490
Write 362
Mixed 482
SusWrite 568
107% 475 MB/s
4K Read 13.1
4K Write 10
4K Mixed 12
40% 11.7 MB/s
DQ Read 65.7
DQ Write 66.7
DQ Mixed 65.8
50% 66.1 MB/s
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6Q279
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 185 165 273 287 330 MB/s
42.3% Average
Read 346
Write 637
Mixed 207
SusWrite 246
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 8.6
4K Write 8.4
4K Mixed 9.4
30% 8.8 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 72.3
DQ Mixed 140
92% 109 MB/s
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Desktop 56%
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Workstation 10%
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System: Lenovo 20N3S6G600

CPU
Core i5-8265UIntelBench 53%, 87,841 samples3x
GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples3x
SSD
CA5-8D512-Q79 512GBSsstcBench 167%, 64 samples2x
RAM
M471A1K43BB1-CTD Hynix HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 16GBSamsungBench 70%, 299 samples2x
4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 Hynix HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 16GBMicronBench 70%, 50 samples1x
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