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M.2 VP4100 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 275% (42nd of 1072)

Based on 36 user benchmarks.  Model: Viper M.2 VP4100
Poor: 170%Average: 275% Great: 371%

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Outstanding average bench

The Viper M.2 VP4100 500GB averaged 175.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Viper M.2 VP4100 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 998MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,146MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Viper M.2 VP4100 500GB is 201%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Viper M.2 VP4100 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 46.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 166MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)
Rank 42275%
Min Avg Max
1,040 Read 1,944 2,388
1,244 Write 2,146 2,542
498 Mixed 1,668 2031
391 SusWrite 1,188 2,454
391% 1,736 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.7 4K Read 46.9 61
37.8 4K Write 166 251
19.7 4K Mixed 74.3 91.1
254% 95.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
249 DQ Read 1,194 1,628
191 DQ Write 888 1440
23.7 DQ Mixed 998 1531
758% 1,027 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM13.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 471 403 429 408 313 MB/s
275% Outstanding
Read 2,330
Write 2425
Mixed 1,939
SusWrite 418
398% 1,778 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 236
4K Mixed 85.2
308% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,546
DQ Write 1,220
DQ Mixed 935
821% 1,233 MB/s
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM13.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1076 1749 500 489 497 501 MB/s
267% Outstanding
Read 2,003
Write 2,368
Mixed 1,878
SusWrite 802
396% 1,763 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 77.9
258% 96.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,388
DQ Write 1,209
DQ Mixed 1,364
1,004% 1,320 MB/s
290GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM11.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 695 450 462 462 422 422 MB/s
233% Outstanding
Read 2,040
Write 2,370
Mixed 1,741
SusWrite 485
372% 1,659 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 73.1
243% 94.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,371
DQ Write 703
DQ Mixed 589
557% 888 MB/s
278GB free
Firmware: EGFM13.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1578 494 470 507 504 501 MB/s
231% Outstanding
Read 1,672
Write 1,466
Mixed 1,637
SusWrite 676
306% 1,363 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 62.3
219% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,308
DQ Write 1,163
DQ Mixed 1,269
942% 1,247 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM13.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 648 468 440 429 417 416 MB/s
225% Outstanding
Read 1,930
Write 2,303
Mixed 1,762
SusWrite 470
363% 1,616 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 75.4
254% 95.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1186
DQ Write 608
DQ Mixed 667
557% 820 MB/s
278GB free
Firmware: EGFM13.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 782 487 485 493 498 489 MB/s
222% Outstanding
Read 1,764
Write 1,422
Mixed 1,708
SusWrite 539
304% 1,358 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 57.7
204% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,287
DQ Write 1,199
DQ Mixed 1,195
910% 1,227 MB/s
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM11.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 250 427 486 458 174 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 2,284
Write 2,316
Mixed 1124
SusWrite 422
342% 1,536 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 49.7
225% 95.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,122
DQ Write 488
DQ Mixed 587
493% 732 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples792x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples286x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples117x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples366x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples173x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples144x
SSD
M.2 VP4100 500GBViperBench 275%, 36 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples61x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples34x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $357

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