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MEMORY-512GB 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 106% (229th of 1072)

Based on 119 user benchmarks.  Model: GOLDEN MEMORY-512GB
Poor: 35%Average: 106% Great: 223%

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Outstanding average bench

The Golden MEMORY-512GB 512GB averaged 5.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Golden MEMORY-512GB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 175MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 387MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Golden MEMORY-512GB 512GB is 188%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Golden MEMORY-512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 18.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 375MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 119 samples)
Rank 229106%
Min Avg Max
319 Read 810 1,746
194 Write 662 1,523
17.8 Mixed 481 1,065
60.3 SusWrite 375 934
130% 582 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12 4K Read 29.5 50.9
10.7 4K Write 94.2 204
0.3 4K Mixed 18.4 32.1
118% 47.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
78.5 DQ Read 363 904
14.6 DQ Write 387 1,005
0.4 DQ Mixed 175 539
187% 308 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
251GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1226A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1389 1385 1399 1414 1431 1436 MB/s
229% Outstanding
Read 1,534
Write 1,231
Mixed 1,020
SusWrite 1409
292% 1,299 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 26.1
165% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 629
DQ Write 904
DQ Mixed 438
423% 657 MB/s
276GB free
Firmware: U0521A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1104 1100 1104 1103 1096 1105 MB/s
206% Outstanding
Read 1,397
Write 1,106
Mixed 952
SusWrite 1,102
256% 1,139 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 30.2
180% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 793
DQ Write 580
DQ Mixed 501
425% 625 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0204A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 432 36 170 111 38 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 1,598
Write 282
Mixed 66.9
SusWrite 189
114% 534 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 31.5
4K Mixed 7
98% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 37.2
DQ Mixed 56
78% 152 MB/s
167GB free
Firmware: HPS2704A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 275 248 406 415 409 MB/s
67.1% Good
Read 392
Write 328
Mixed 342
SusWrite 339
79% 350 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 8.9
77% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 14.9
63% 138 MB/s
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0924A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 371 357 361 365 373 MB/s
64.6% Good
Read 413
Write 361
Mixed 332
SusWrite 366
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 29.3
4K Mixed 16.1
60% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 43.3
67% 126 MB/s
190GB free
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 18 133 13 17 25 MB/s
62.9% Good
Read 478
Write 404
Mixed 357
SusWrite 87.5
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 23.2
98% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 41.6
77% 146 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS2705D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 352 348 359 209 157 MB/s
58.6% Above average
Read 430
Write 365
Mixed 334
SusWrite 293
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 25.4
4K Mixed 8.7
55% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 15.4
55% 121 MB/s
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 43 62 109 64 18 MB/s
48.3% Average
Read 485
Write 396
Mixed 372
SusWrite 80.1
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 76.5
4K Mixed 0.3
80% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 13.8
DQ Mixed 0.3
15% 39.4 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 189 13 79 73 18 MB/s
21.5% Poor
Read 355
Write 273
Mixed 10
SusWrite 62.6
38% 175 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 0.2
13% 4.4 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 39%
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Desktop 80%
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Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350M-DS3H V2-CF

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples184x
Ryzen 5 1600AFAMD  $97Bench 72%, 52,721 samples161x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples122x
GPU
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples101x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples93x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples57x
SSD
MEMORY-512GB 512GBGoldenBench 106%, 119 samples1x
RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples43x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples38x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples27x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $285

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