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DST5512-NVME.M2-512GB 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 173% (129th of 1071)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Model: DST5512-NVME.M2-512GB
Poor: 117%Average: 173% Great: 205%

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Outstanding average bench

The DST5512-NVME.M2-512GB 512GB averaged 72.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the DST5512-NVME.M2-512GB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 323MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 765MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the DST5512-NVME.M2-512GB 512GB is 87.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the DST5512-NVME.M2-512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 22.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 607MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Rank 129173%
Min Avg Max
533 Read 1,309 1,527
438 Write 1,155 1,489
188 Mixed 684 965
328 SusWrite 607 871
210% 939 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.4 4K Read 48.3 59.1
57.4 4K Write 145 220
11 4K Mixed 22.2 26.6
178% 71.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
380 DQ Read 696 737
104 DQ Write 765 1,077
125 DQ Mixed 323 427
356% 595 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1076 976 618 867 722 764 MB/s
204% Outstanding
Read 1,438
Write 1,460
Mixed 961
SusWrite 837
263% 1,174 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 26.2
210% 89.8 MB/s
DQ Read 729
DQ Write 864
DQ Mixed 420
421% 671 MB/s
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 983 1141 688 600 319 178 MB/s
201% Outstanding
Read 1,484
Write 1,470
Mixed 965
SusWrite 652
256% 1,143 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 211
4K Mixed 26.1
221% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 730
DQ Write 1,032
DQ Mixed 424
448% 729 MB/s
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 325 476 854 570 739 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,527
Write 1,359
Mixed 868
SusWrite 572
241% 1,081 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 220
4K Mixed 23.7
219% 97 MB/s
DQ Read 727
DQ Write 993
DQ Mixed 425
442% 715 MB/s
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 656 480 549 536 357 665 MB/s
177% Outstanding
Read 1,485
Write 1,176
Mixed 188
SusWrite 540
187% 847 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 87.8
4K Mixed 25.4
159% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 736
DQ Write 1,014
DQ Mixed 147
314% 632 MB/s
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 562 361 341 543 375 MB/s
165% Outstanding
Read 1,485
Write 1,062
Mixed 195
SusWrite 442
175% 796 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 76.4
4K Mixed 17.8
140% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 720
DQ Write 1,033
DQ Mixed 163
323% 639 MB/s
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0514A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 841 883 883 865 900 853 MB/s
153% Outstanding
Read 1,269
Write 927
Mixed 804
SusWrite 871
217% 968 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 77.2
4K Mixed 20.6
115% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 354
267% 357 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 720 592 613 157 163 222 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 1361
Write 1,226
Mixed 674
SusWrite 411
204% 918 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 57.4
4K Mixed 11
108% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 711
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 217
208% 344 MB/s
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2011XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 425 260 393 450 219 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 533
Write 471
Mixed 443
SusWrite 367
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 18.4
161% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 737
DQ Write 530
DQ Mixed 410
367% 559 MB/s
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2011XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 473 289 450 350 203 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 540
Write 438
Mixed 445
SusWrite 328
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 23.2
156% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 725
DQ Write 491
DQ Mixed 125
224% 447 MB/s
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Gaming 109%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 102%
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Motherboard: Asrock B550M Pro4

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples645x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples639x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD  $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples238x
GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples214x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples181x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples178x
SSD
DST5512-NVME.M2-512GB 512GBBench 173%, 14 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples111x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples104x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples70x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $463

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