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2300 NVMe 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 226% (77th of 1071)

Based on 3,314 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron 2300 NVMe 512GB
Poor: 140%Average: 226% Great: 321%

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Outstanding average bench

The Micron 2300 NVMe 512GB averaged 126.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron 2300 NVMe 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 790MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,733MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron 2300 NVMe 512GB is 182%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Micron 2300 NVMe 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 95MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 47.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,314 samples)
Rank 77226%
Min Avg Max
805 Read 1,679 2,640
624 Write 1,733 2,437
684 Mixed 1,173 1,529
533 SusWrite 1,081 1,776
318% 1,417 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.1 4K Read 47.7 58.2
52 4K Write 95 148
37.1 4K Mixed 57.8 76.3
197% 66.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
334 DQ Read 766 888
152 DQ Write 675 1,213
233 DQ Mixed 790 1,121
573% 744 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000030 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1965 1565 1992 2058 844 575 MB/s
266% Outstanding
Read 2,139
Write 2,070
Mixed 1,315
SusWrite 1,500
394% 1,756 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 49
166% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 853
DQ Write 859
DQ Mixed 959
692% 890 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1982 2035 1187 733 456 470 MB/s
264% Outstanding
Read 2,360
Write 2,011
Mixed 1,436
SusWrite 1,144
388% 1,738 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 97.2
4K Mixed 59.9
202% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 876
DQ Write 791
DQ Mixed 908
660% 858 MB/s
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000030 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1610 1644 1781 1810 1873 801 MB/s
224% Outstanding
Read 1,235
Write 1,874
Mixed 1,245
SusWrite 1,586
337% 1,485 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 68.6
4K Mixed 46.3
154% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 714
DQ Write 614
DQ Mixed 651
492% 660 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000030 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 496 456 475 485 462 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 1,100
Write 570
Mixed 585
SusWrite 473
151% 682 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 54.5
4K Mixed 39.7
126% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 527
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 179
182% 305 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,508,965 SSDs tested.

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Typical 2300 NVMe 512GB Builds (Compare 2,511 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9500

CPU
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples1,711x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples429x
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples292x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples1,673x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 33,798 samples789x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples5x
SSD
2300 NVMe 512GBMicronBench 226%, 3,314 samples1x
RAM
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples279x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 7,504 samples254x
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 69,946 samples228x
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