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SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 300% (30th of 1072)

Based on 2,984 user benchmarks.  Model: SHGP31-500GM-2
Poor: 208%Average: 300% Great: 370%

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Outstanding average bench

The SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB averaged 200.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,045MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,525MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB is 162%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,003MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 153MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,984 samples)
Rank 30300%
Min Avg Max
1,345 Read 2,525 2,920
1,181 Write 2,164 2,604
1,087 Mixed 1,683 1,893
678 SusWrite 1,003 1,322
412% 1,844 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45.9 4K Read 64.6 77
74.6 4K Write 153 237
56.6 4K Mixed 86.7 113
290% 101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
726 DQ Read 1,246 1,810
310 DQ Write 907 1,375
458 DQ Mixed 1,045 1543
790% 1,066 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41060C20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2363 2008 815 849 808 816 MB/s
341% Outstanding
Read 2,716
Write 2,500
Mixed 1,841
SusWrite 1,276
466% 2,084 MB/s
4K Read 58.3
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 75.4
253% 87.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,830
DQ Write 1,594
DQ Mixed 1,717
1,286% 1,714 MB/s
259GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41060C20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 980 862 837 851 845 835 MB/s
273% Outstanding
Read 2,671
Write 2,266
Mixed 1,752
SusWrite 868
422% 1,889 MB/s
4K Read 65.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 83.6
269% 89.1 MB/s
DQ Read 813
DQ Write 501
DQ Mixed 616
470% 644 MB/s
396GB free
Firmware: 41061C20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 685 676 694 692 690 694 MB/s
179% Outstanding
Read 736
Write 606
Mixed 645
SusWrite 688
151% 669 MB/s
4K Read 56.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 70.6
232% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 822
DQ Write 748
DQ Mixed 939
662% 836 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 91%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 84%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,547x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples5,225x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples2,940x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,618x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,541x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,314x
SSD
SHGP31-500GM-2 500GBBench 300%, 2,984 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,078x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples989x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples695x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $886

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