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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 145% (160th of 1071)

Based on 46 user benchmarks.  Model: GV512
Poor: 80%Average: 145% Great: 199%

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Outstanding average bench

The GV512 512GB averaged 45.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the GV512 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 391MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,249MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the GV512 512GB is 118%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the GV512 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 20.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 558MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)
Rank 160145%
Min Avg Max
374 Read 1,249 1,898
273 Write 1,102 1,467
134 Mixed 792 1,142
196 SusWrite 558 1,331
207% 925 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 35.3 58.9
13.6 4K Write 98.1 206
5.4 4K Mixed 20.7 37.8
132% 51.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
144 DQ Read 570 854
81.4 DQ Write 469 1,011
49.4 DQ Mixed 391 574
328% 477 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
255GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111H0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1400 1430 1327 931 654 421 MB/s
177% Outstanding
Read 1,434
Write 1,427
Mixed 921
SusWrite 1,027
270% 1,202 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 21.1
126% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 508
DQ Write 426
DQ Mixed 421
328% 452 MB/s
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111H0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 691 751 933 936 705 619 MB/s
161% Outstanding
Read 1,415
Write 1,413
Mixed 925
SusWrite 772
254% 1,131 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 21.3
125% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 510
DQ Write 420
DQ Mixed 421
327% 450 MB/s
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111H0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 614 635 729 728 723 382 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 1,390
Write 1,437
Mixed 883
SusWrite 635
243% 1,086 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 71.3
4K Mixed 18.6
118% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 511
DQ Write 431
DQ Mixed 421
329% 454 MB/s
272GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0530B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 517 490 182 220 178 189 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 967
Write 833
Mixed 735
SusWrite 296
158% 708 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 18.2
118% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 623
DQ Write 450
DQ Mixed 430
350% 501 MB/s
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0530B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 413 153 436 196 170 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 899
Write 687
Mixed 702
SusWrite 301
145% 647 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 57.8
4K Mixed 19.1
101% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 565
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 124
166% 312 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,749,905 SSDs tested

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Typical GV512 512GB Builds (Compare 14,535 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

System: Default string

CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples1,019x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples958x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples906x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples486x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples458x
SSD
GV512 512GBBench 145%, 46 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples1,365x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples488x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples354x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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