Average Bench: 186% (113th of 1071)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe-512GB SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme-512gb SSD 512GB averaged 85.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme-512gb SSD 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 432MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,495MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme-512gb SSD 512GB is 98.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme-512gb SSD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 665MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Min Avg Max
650 Read 1,495 1,834
119 Write 1,212 1,583
497 Mixed 915 1,098
232 SusWrite 665 1,293
239% 1,072 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27 4K Read 45.3 53.3
65.2 4K Write 144 208
20.5 4K Mixed 28.6 33.1
182% 72.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
470 DQ Read 798 904
104 DQ Write 681 1,071
168 DQ Mixed 432 544
407% 637 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC2S038E Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1222 1251 1256 738 64 69 MB/s
Read 1,888
Write 1258
Mixed 1,047
SusWrite 767
276% 1,240 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 59.1
199% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 426
DQ Write 1,007
DQ Mixed 560
472% 664 MB/s
234GB free
Firmware: S1111H0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1014 1041 1092 1115 1014 1050 MB/s
Read 1,390
Write 1,076
Mixed 923
SusWrite 1,054
249% 1,111 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 32.2
207% 84.8 MB/s
DQ Read 896
DQ Write 687
DQ Mixed 479
443% 687 MB/s
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0609B0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1115 926 684 310 1581 1048 MB/s
Read 1560
Write 1,602
Mixed 1,044
SusWrite 944
289% 1,288 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 27.6
182% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 667
DQ Write 848
DQ Mixed 231
321% 582 MB/s
174GB free
Firmware: U0513A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 574 203 144 203 143 239 MB/s
Read 1,614
Write 1,205
Mixed 941
SusWrite 251
223% 1,003 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 28.8
188% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 743
DQ Write 834
DQ Mixed 474
444% 683 MB/s
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0214B0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 705 359 996 637 491 661 MB/s
Read 1,308
Write 1046
Mixed 803
SusWrite 641
212% 950 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 26.1
157% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 699
DQ Write 566
DQ Mixed 445
384% 570 MB/s
135GB free
Firmware: U0513A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 605 180 163 184 224 157 MB/s
Read 1578
Write 1,134
Mixed 879
SusWrite 252
213% 961 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 28.4
176% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 744
DQ Write 822
DQ Mixed 464
438% 677 MB/s
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 506 340 262 411 161 MB/s
Read 1,255
Write 1,052
Mixed 856
SusWrite 304
193% 867 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 24.7
147% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 900
DQ Write 650
DQ Mixed 470
434% 673 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,848,371 SSDs tested

Typical SSD 512GB Builds (Compare 2,716 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3-CF - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $362

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