GS512 512GB

GS512 512GB
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Effective Speed -40%Effective Speed -40%Average Score -40%Read -11%, Write -28%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -52%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -134%, SusWrite -6%Peak Score -3%Read -1%, Write -2%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite 14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -57%DQ Read -53%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -25%, ADQ Read -93%, ADQ Write -39%, ADQ Mixed -332%, Age 115%, AS-SSD Total -22%

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Average Bench: 70.1% (665^th of 1071)

Based on 48 user benchmarks. Model: GS512

Poor: 39%Average: 70.1% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The GS512 512GB averaged 29.8% 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 27.8MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 208MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the GS512 512GB is 56.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the GS512 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 169MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 279MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 48 samples)

Rank 66570.1%

Min	Avg	Max
126	Read 413	500
23.8	Write 317	476
6.7	Mixed 286	431
28.4	SusWrite 279	443
72.5% 324 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
5.9	4K Read 27.8	41.4
0	4K Write 57.5	113
0.6	4K Mixed 19.2	46.8
97.1% 34.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
54.8	DQ Read 169	240
20.4	DQ Write 208	339
1.4	DQ Mixed 60.2	265
81% 146 MB/s

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

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

93GB free

Firmware: U0104A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 325 339 375 375 384 MB/s

80.6% Excellent

Write 321

Mixed 348

SusWrite 351

80% 354 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 68.8

4K Mixed 24

114% 41.3 MB/s

DQ Read 183

DQ Write 232

DQ Mixed 46.6

80% 154 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

55GB free

Firmware: U0104A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 344 358 367 305 64 MB/s

79.7% Very good

Write 351

Mixed 342

SusWrite 298

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 28.9

4K Write 76.6

4K Mixed 24.8

116% 43.4 MB/s

DQ Read 213

DQ Write 199

DQ Mixed 47.4

79% 153 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

66GB free

Firmware: U0104A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 348 361 197 75 68 MB/s

76% Very good

Write 365

Mixed 342

SusWrite 232

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 75.9

4K Mixed 25.1

116% 43.3 MB/s

DQ Read 238

DQ Write 192

DQ Mixed 50

82% 160 MB/s

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Typical GS512 512GB Builds (Compare 57 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 27%

Raft

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 21%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 - $75

CPU
A10-5800K APU (2012 D.Tr)AMD $119Bench 50%, 18,312 samples	20x
A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)AMD $467Bench 51%, 11,295 samples	17x
A8-5600K APUAMD $250Bench 49%, 14,744 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	10x
R7 240AMDBench 5%, 58,337 samples	5x
Radeon HD 7660DAMDBench 5%, 7,665 samples	5x

SSD
GS512 512GBBench 70%, 48 samples	6x

RAM
F3-1600C11-4G Kingston KHX1866C9D3/8 12GBUnknownBench 29%, 7 samples	5x
BLT4G3D1869DT Corsair CMY8GX3M2A186 BLT4G3D1869DT Corsair CMY8GX3M2A186 16GBUnknownBench 35%, 11 samples	3x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x8GBCorsairBench 42%, 1,351 samples	2x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $313

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

GS512 512GB

Average Bench: 70.1% (665^th of 1071)

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