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Portable SSD SL2 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 67.5% (706th of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: Lexar Portable SSD SL2
Poor: 51%Average: 67.5% Great: 78%

Above average average bench

The Lexar Portable SSD SL2 512GB averaged 32.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 376MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar Portable SSD SL2 512GB is 26.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Lexar Portable SSD SL2 512GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 34.4MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 141MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 70667.5%
Min Avg Max
254 Read 357 413
223 Write 371 435
250 Mixed 333 383
270 SusWrite 376 453
81.1% 359 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.5 4K Read 24.3 26.8
31 4K Write 39.2 47
10.1 4K Mixed 18.1 22
80.8% 27.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
91.4 DQ Read 141 193
83.9 DQ Write 128 170
31.7 DQ Mixed 34.4 37.8
53.2% 101 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
477GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 457 436 459 459 456 MB/s
77.8% Very good
Read 413
Write 435
Mixed 383
SusWrite 453
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 19.2
85% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 34.2
66% 133 MB/s
253GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 415 415 423 425 422 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 408
Write 434
Mixed 378
SusWrite 416
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 47
4K Mixed 20.6
91% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 33.2
54% 103 MB/s
253GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 409 414 425 424 431 MB/s
74.4% Very good
Read 399
Write 418
Mixed 364
SusWrite 416
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 46.1
4K Mixed 20.6
90% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 34
53% 101 MB/s
29GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 263 257 260 258 261 MB/s
59.5% Above average
Read 354
Write 371
Mixed 325
SusWrite 278
75% 332 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 17.9
82% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 91.4
DQ Write 83.9
DQ Mixed 35.1
41% 70.1 MB/s
196GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 278 253 247 254 250 MB/s
58.2% Above average
Read 327
Write 334
Mixed 312
SusWrite 270
70% 311 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 31
4K Mixed 18.8
76% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 37.8
53% 96.9 MB/s
126GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 312 314 315 325 321 MB/s
51.5% Above average
Read 254
Write 223
Mixed 250
SusWrite 319
59% 262 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 32.1
4K Mixed 10.1
60% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 89.9
DQ Mixed 31.7
43% 77.9 MB/s

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