M.2

NVME 512GB

NVME 512GB
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Effective Speed +134% Effective Speed 134%Average Score +151% Read 290%, Write 255%, 4K Read 54%, 4K Write 109%, Mixed 180%, 4K Mixed -53%, SusWrite 224%Peak Score +137% Read 307%, Write 237%, 4K Read 42%, 4K Write 73%, Mixed 168%, 4K Mixed -79%, SusWrite 213%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +148% DQ Read 140%, DQ Write 182%, DQ Mixed 80%, ADQ Read 162%, ADQ Write 213%, ADQ Mixed 105%, Age 149%, AS-SSD Total 151%

Average Bench: 230% (72^nd of 1072)

Based on 51 user benchmarks. Model: M.2 NVME 512GB

Poor: 164%Average: 230% Great: 260%

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Outstanding average bench

The M.2 NVME 512GB averaged 130.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the M.2 NVME 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 533MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 905MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the M.2 NVME 512GB is 95.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the M.2 NVME 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 29.5MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 960MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 51 samples)

Rank 72230%

Min	Avg	Max
1,089	Read 1,785	2,064
657	Write 1,438	1,634
186	Mixed 1,006	1,135
337	SusWrite 960	1,210
290% 1,297 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
40.7	4K Read 52.8	61
86.6	4K Write 183	212
22.7	4K Mixed 29.5	32.5
214% 88.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
760	DQ Read 854	881
449	DQ Write 905	1,011
171	DQ Mixed 533	597
496% 764 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

IDN-User, 23 days ago.

410GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VC2S0390 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1538 1531 1512 1525 1524 1012 MB/s

255% Outstanding

Write 1,533

Mixed 1,166

SusWrite 1,440

328% 1,458 MB/s

4K Read 45

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 60.1

206% 73.5 MB/s

DQ Read 595

DQ Write 1,011

DQ Mixed 845

629% 817 MB/s

TUR-User, 22 months ago.

457GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2012XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1330 1476 1525 1533 482 219 MB/s

247% Outstanding

Write 1,522

Mixed 1,080

SusWrite 1094

320% 1,436 MB/s

4K Read 44.6

4K Write 211

4K Mixed 30.9

219% 95.5 MB/s

DQ Read 628

DQ Write 955

DQ Mixed 469

445% 684 MB/s

TUR-User, 22 months ago.

454GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2012XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1371 1525 1057 556 593 457 MB/s

244% Outstanding

Write 1,611

Mixed 1,124

SusWrite 926

314% 1,407 MB/s

4K Read 61.8

4K Write 193

4K Mixed 32.9

238% 95.8 MB/s

DQ Read 864

DQ Write 976

DQ Mixed 599

540% 813 MB/s

IDN-User, 2 months ago.

421GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VE1R900F Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 934 1033 1103 1106 1104 1099 MB/s

222% Outstanding

Write 1,549

Mixed 1,200

SusWrite 1,063

309% 1,379 MB/s

4K Read 48.1

4K Write 126

4K Mixed 36

186% 70.1 MB/s

DQ Read 624

DQ Write 930

DQ Mixed 835

616% 796 MB/s

TUR-User, 22 months ago.

463GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2012XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 951 1481 1502 1540 1033 304 MB/s

217% Outstanding

Write 1,575

Mixed 1,090

SusWrite 1,135

310% 1,380 MB/s

4K Read 50.9

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 30

173% 63.1 MB/s

DQ Read 851

DQ Write 442

DQ Mixed 140

239% 478 MB/s

TUR-User, 15 months ago.

247GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2012XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 567 954 930 1230 619 478 MB/s

178% Outstanding

Write 1,100

Mixed 860

SusWrite 796

232% 1,038 MB/s

4K Read 37.5

4K Write 128

4K Mixed 17.3

147% 61.1 MB/s

DQ Read 863

DQ Write 566

DQ Mixed 576

467% 668 MB/s

TUR-User, 19 months ago.

330GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2012XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1093 424 338 347 380 367 MB/s

175% Outstanding

Write 1,215

Mixed 1,086

SusWrite 492

256% 1,151 MB/s

4K Read 48.3

4K Write 144

4K Mixed 23.6

180% 72 MB/s

DQ Read 548

DQ Write 420

DQ Mixed 445

344% 471 MB/s

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI H410M-A PRO (MS-7C89)

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,171x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	778x
Core i5-10400Intel $99Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	310x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	236x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	230x

SSD
NVME 512GBM.2Bench 230%, 51 samples	1x

RAM
CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 12,037 samples	91x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $253

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

M.2

NVME 512GB

Average Bench: 230% (72^nd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 230% (72nd of 1072)

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