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SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 279% (38th of 1072)

Based on 128 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SHGP31-500GM-2
Poor: 202%Average: 279% Great: 360%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB averaged 178.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 829MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,322MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB is 157%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 135MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,067MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 128 samples)
Rank 38279%
Min Avg Max
1,317 Read 2,322 2,830
1,116 Write 1,969 2,455
920 Mixed 1,549 1,783
794 SusWrite 1,067 1,347
386% 1,727 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.6 4K Read 59.8 74.7
56.8 4K Write 135 211
47.9 4K Mixed 79.2 106
264% 91.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
627 DQ Read 1,022 1,454
128 DQ Write 712 1,324
173 DQ Mixed 829 1,337
629% 854 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
435GB free
Firmware: 41062C20 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2086 2271 969 887 818 812 MB/s
317% Outstanding
Read 2,658
Write 2,297
Mixed 1,729
SusWrite 1,307
447% 1,998 MB/s
4K Read 62.4
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 88.1
283% 97.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,070
DQ Write 833
DQ Mixed 918
696% 940 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: 0C20 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1246 1048 1055 1055 1041 1053 MB/s
274% Outstanding
Read 2,342
Write 1,711
Mixed 1,509
SusWrite 1,083
371% 1,661 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 68.6
226% 78.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,124
DQ Write 865
DQ Mixed 972
733% 987 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41060C20 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 816 624 585 533 637 562 MB/s
263% Outstanding
Read 2,461
Write 2,133
Mixed 1,565
SusWrite 626
378% 1,696 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 81.4
263% 93.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,094
DQ Write 904
DQ Mixed 980
739% 993 MB/s
379GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41060C20 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1086 830 655 716 799 819 MB/s
210% Outstanding
Read 1,977
Write 1493
Mixed 1,256
SusWrite 817
309% 1,386 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 64.5
214% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 416
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 411
283% 355 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,722,508 SSDs tested

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Gaming 111%
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Desktop 95%
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Workstation 102%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS ULTRA GAMING WIFI-CF

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples345x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples125x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples67x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples73x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia  $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples57x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples54x
SSD
SHGP31-500GM-2 500GBNvmeBench 279%, 128 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples23x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples17x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $714

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