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Sandisk_hermes2--nvmefw

-MODE-IDENT_CNTR 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 287% (34th of 1072)

Based on 38 user benchmarks.  Model: SANDISK_HERMES2--NVMEFW -MODE-IDENT_CNTR
Poor: 226%Average: 287% Great: 325%

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Outstanding average bench

The Sandisk_hermes2--nvmefw -MODE-IDENT_CNTR 4TB averaged 186.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk_hermes2--nvmefw -MODE-IDENT_CNTR 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 952MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,960MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk_hermes2--nvmefw -MODE-IDENT_CNTR 4TB is 98.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Sandisk_hermes2--nvmefw -MODE-IDENT_CNTR 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 147MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 38 samples)
Rank 34287%
Min Avg Max
556 Read 1,742 1,964
227 Write 1,960 2,362
317 Mixed 1,613 1,860
225 SusWrite 1,687 1,930
395% 1,751 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.7 4K Read 44.1 47.3
69.7 4K Write 147 191
39 4K Mixed 64 74.7
227% 85 MB/s
Min Avg Max
248 DQ Read 1,190 1,368
214 DQ Write 800 1,223
276 DQ Mixed 952 1,275
722% 981 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: CG002M2P Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2024 2256 2124 1570 1571 1579 MB/s
311% Outstanding
Read 1,956
Write 2,283
Mixed 1800
SusWrite 1,854
446% 1,973 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 67.4
239% 90.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,244
DQ Write 813
DQ Mixed 1,004
755% 1,020 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: CG002M2P Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2118 2243 2110 1580 1582 1580 MB/s
307% Outstanding
Read 1,717
Write 2,312
Mixed 1,826
SusWrite 1,869
437% 1,931 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 69.6
242% 90.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,290
DQ Write 928
DQ Mixed 1,049
800% 1,089 MB/s
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI

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Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,273x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,044x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples959x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples655x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples614x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples415x
SSD
-MODE-IDENT_CNTR 4TBSandisk_hermes2--nvmefwBench 287%, 38 samples1x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples235x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples193x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples137x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $1,110

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