Average Bench: 57.3% (827th of 1071)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: VisionTek 500GB M.2
Poor: 41%Average: 57.3% Great: 72%

Average average bench

The Visiontek 500GB M.2 500GB averaged 42.6% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 96.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Visiontek 500GB M.2 500GB is 31.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Visiontek 500GB M.2 500GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 18.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 87.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Min Avg Max
286 Read 420 513
192 Write 250 309
233 Mixed 298 354
89.9 SusWrite 214 272
66% 296 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.1 4K Read 23.7 33.1
12.9 4K Write 18.6 24.5
7.2 4K Mixed 18.8 28.6
69.8% 20.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.9 DQ Read 171 227
16.6 DQ Write 87.8 106
6.22 DQ Mixed 96.1 138
80.3% 118 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
267GB free
Firmware: 609ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 275 263 242 251 249 MB/s
Read 426
Write 282
Mixed 340
SusWrite 259
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 21.1
4K Mixed 23.7
78% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 137
109% 155 MB/s
303GB free
Firmware: 609ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 267 235 246 254 247 MB/s
Read 348
Write 250
Mixed 288
SusWrite 251
64% 284 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 18.8
4K Mixed 22.8
82% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 97
DQ Mixed 127
102% 146 MB/s
303GB free
Firmware: 609ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 257 239 237 228 254 MB/s
Read 350
Write 219
Mixed 291
SusWrite 246
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 18.8
4K Mixed 22.8
82% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 95.8
DQ Mixed 125
100% 145 MB/s
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 609ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 248 235 141 157 184 MB/s
Read 372
Write 251
Mixed 296
SusWrite 203
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 22.2
4K Mixed 20.9
82% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 124
102% 149 MB/s
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 609ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 214 185 194 206 174 MB/s
Read 422
Write 238
Mixed 280
SusWrite 200
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 17.1
4K Mixed 19.2
65% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 98.6
DQ Mixed 125
100% 144 MB/s
357GB free
Firmware: 609ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 219 229 216 220 217 MB/s
Read 389
Write 259
Mixed 280
SusWrite 222
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 16.7
4K Mixed 19.5
64% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 128
102% 146 MB/s
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 609ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 184 197 155 94 18 MB/s
Read 286
Write 262
Mixed 282
SusWrite 146
55% 244 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 13.7
4K Mixed 14.6
43% 13.1 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 92.2
DQ Mixed 120
98% 142 MB/s
203GB free
Firmware: 609ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 164 157 24 19 19 MB/s
Read 337
Write 210
Mixed 274
SusWrite 89.9
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 17.1
4K Mixed 7.2
55% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 71.3
DQ Mixed 88.1
66% 89.1 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,746,371 SSDs tested

Typical 500GB M.2 500GB Builds (Compare 1,421 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 56%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

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