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INTEL SSDPE2ME40 400GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 136% (173rd of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe INTEL SSDPE2ME40
Poor: 125%Average: 136% Great: 163%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme INTEL SSDPE2ME40 400GB averaged 35.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme INTEL SSDPE2ME40 400GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,465MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 195MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme INTEL SSDPE2ME40 400GB is 38.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Nvme INTEL SSDPE2ME40 400GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 199MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 432MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 173136%
Min Avg Max
700 Read 1,465 1,742
299 Write 442 487
248 Mixed 617 769
388 SusWrite 432 476
162% 739 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.4 4K Read 25.3 37.7
44.9 4K Write 97.3 223
15.5 4K Mixed 27.5 45
125% 50 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.2 DQ Read 345 1,173
58.2 DQ Write 199 487
64.6 DQ Mixed 195 652
166% 246 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8DV1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 478 475 472 474 475 MB/s
163% Outstanding
Read 700
Write 479
Mixed 248
SusWrite 476
106% 475 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 223
4K Mixed 45
233% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,173
DQ Write 487
DQ Mixed 652
530% 771 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 468 469 434 269 225 MB/s
135% Outstanding
Read 1041
Write 299
Mixed 327
SusWrite 388
113% 514 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 31.5
162% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 788
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 258
247% 407 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
133% Outstanding
Read 1,659
Write 480
Mixed 758
210% 966 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 26.9
103% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 66.1
69% 112 MB/s
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 1,657
Write 435
Mixed 664
199% 918 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 24.7
91% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 103
111% 185 MB/s
323GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0171 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 1,285
Write 382
Mixed 526
159% 731 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 11.7
91% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 15
67% 146 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,803,984 SSDs tested

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Typical INTEL SSDPE2ME40 400GB Builds (Compare 336 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples149x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples50x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples34x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples35x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples34x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples20x
SSD
INTEL SSDPE2ME40 400GBNvmeBench 136%, 8 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples19x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $412

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