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SPECTRIX S40G 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 246% (59th of 1072)

Based on 346 user benchmarks.  Model: XPG SPECTRIX S40G
Poor: 78%Average: 246% Great: 337%

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Outstanding average bench

The XPG SPECTRIX S40G 4TB averaged 146.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the XPG SPECTRIX S40G 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 920MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,118MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the XPG SPECTRIX S40G 4TB is 260%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the XPG SPECTRIX S40G 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 925MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 346 samples)
Rank 59246%
Min Avg Max
652 Read 2,118 2,843
312 Write 1,017 1,487
346 Mixed 1,088 1464
304 SusWrite 925 1,482
285% 1,287 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.8 4K Read 48.1 61.6
36.1 4K Write 117 180
12.8 4K Mixed 64.8 87.3
218% 76.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
315 DQ Read 1,092 1,495
87.8 DQ Write 586 907
118 DQ Mixed 920 1,426
662% 866 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB421D57
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1156 1226 1201 1080 1084 1084 MB/s
297% Outstanding
Read 2,340
Write 1,093
Mixed 1,196
SusWrite 1,138
320% 1442 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 80.8
271% 98.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,493
DQ Write 749
DQ Mixed 1,257
897% 1,166 MB/s
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB421D57
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1374 1407 1411 1415 1417 1417 MB/s
291% Outstanding
Read 2,423
Write 1,436
Mixed 1,313
SusWrite 1,407
366% 1,645 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 67.7
222% 75.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,008
DQ Write 741
DQ Mixed 827
631% 859 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: VB411D62
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1260 1260 1268 1274 1279 1280 MB/s
273% Outstanding
Read 2,336
Write 1,258
Mixed 1,393
SusWrite 1,270
348% 1,564 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 56
178% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,333
DQ Write 770
DQ Mixed 1,432
964% 1,178 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: VB421D57
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 441 480 481 471 470 MB/s
259% Outstanding
Read 2,765
Write 502
Mixed 979
SusWrite 469
256% 1,179 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 77.8
263% 93.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,215
DQ Write 490
DQ Mixed 974
689% 893 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D62
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 470 477 469 460 467 MB/s
229% Outstanding
Read 2240
Write 745
Mixed 981
SusWrite 469
243% 1,109 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 70.4
233% 83.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1212
DQ Write 492
DQ Mixed 940
672% 881 MB/s
473GB free
Firmware: VB421D57
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 457 433 462 452 431 MB/s
208% Outstanding
Read 2400
Write 801
Mixed 977
SusWrite 454
254% 1,158 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 52.6
167% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 957
DQ Write 490
DQ Mixed 898
620% 782 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D62
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 392 391 399 401 34 MB/s
84.6% Excellent
Read 667
Write 380
Mixed 400
SusWrite 335
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 50
4K Mixed 22.6
78% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 419
280% 338 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 93%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 88%
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System: Alienware m17 R4

CPU
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples236x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples81x
Core i7-4770KIntelBench 88%, 3 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples155x
RTX 3080 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 125%, 16,265 samples122x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples22x
SSD
SPECTRIX S40G 4TBXPGBench 246%, 346 samples1x
RAM
HMAB2GS6AMR6N-XN 2x16GBHynixBench 78%, 3,322 samples165x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 2x8GBMicronBench 70%, 20,634 samples68x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples61x
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