PSM-512GBSATA3SSD2.5 512GB

PSM-512GBSATA3SSD2.5 512GB
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Effective Speed -50%Effective Speed -50%Average Score -48%Read -1%, Write -15%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -32%, Mixed -39%, 4K Mixed -181%, SusWrite -37%Peak Score -14%Read -1%, Write -6%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write 2%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -74%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -231%DQ Read -93%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -583%, ADQ Read -165%, ADQ Write -51%, ADQ Mixed -1,031%, Age 113%, AS-SSD Total -32%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 65.6% (736^th of 1072)

Based on 76 user benchmarks. Model: PSM-512GBSATA3SSD2.5

Poor: 33%Average: 65.6% Great: 102%

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Above average average bench

The PSM-512GBSATA3SSD2.5 512GB averaged 34.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 66.2MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PSM-512GBSATA3SSD2.5 512GB is 69.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PSM-512GBSATA3SSD2.5 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 23MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 123MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 76 samples)

Rank 73665.6%

Min	Avg	Max
353	Read 452	501
67.1	Write 352	458
16.4	Mixed 258	380
15.8	SusWrite 216	439
71.3% 320 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.3	4K Read 25.9	34.9
9.23	4K Write 66.2	125
0.3	4K Mixed 16	33.5
94.7% 36 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
95.2	DQ Read 123	190
11.4	DQ Write 191	341
0.5	DQ Mixed 23	48.5
55% 112 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 4 months ago.

253GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0317A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 245 421 140 12 12 MB/s

71.8% Very good

Write 372

Mixed 342

SusWrite 140

73% 329 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 74

4K Mixed 27.5

114% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 157

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 0.5

66% 154 MB/s

USA-User, 15 days ago.

90GB free

Firmware: T0317A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 253 11 12 12 296 MB/s

60.1% Good

Write 357

Mixed 316

SusWrite 165

70% 312 MB/s

4K Read 19.5

4K Write 44

4K Mixed 19.6

78% 27.7 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 48.4

87% 163 MB/s

USA-User, 10 months ago.

274GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0628A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 34 99 53 53 32 MB/s

39.8% Below average

Write 422

Mixed 28.3

SusWrite 95.9

56% 253 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 21.4

4K Mixed 0.6

46% 14.7 MB/s

DQ Read 114

DQ Write 29.5

DQ Mixed 16.3

26% 53.3 MB/s

USA-User, 10 months ago.

55GB free

Firmware: T0317A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 8.2 8.1 8.2 47 8.3 MB/s

32.6% Below average

Write 72.8

Mixed 14.7

SusWrite 14.9

27% 128 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 8.9

4K Mixed 0.4

46% 12.1 MB/s

DQ Read 128

DQ Write 9.4

DQ Mixed 0.4

18% 45.8 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

42GB free

Firmware: T0317A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.9 9.1 9.3 9.3 120 MB/s

27% Poor

Write 124

Mixed 18.4

SusWrite 27.9

30% 140 MB/s

4K Read 22.1

4K Write 4.3

4K Mixed 0.5

36% 8.97 MB/s

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	121x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	43x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
PSM-512GBSATA3SSD2.5 512GBBench 66%, 76 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	8x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	6x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $330

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

PSM-512GBSATA3SSD2.5 512GB

Average Bench: 65.6% (736^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

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PSM-512GBSATA3SSD2.5 512GB

Average Bench: 65.6% (736th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 65.6% (736^th of 1072)