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XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB

XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB
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Effective Speed +121% Effective Speed 121%Average Score +126% Read 379%, Write 134%, 4K Read 44%, 4K Write 39%, Mixed 176%, 4K Mixed 51%, SusWrite 58%Peak Score +163% Read 418%, Write 160%, 4K Read 51%, 4K Write 90%, Mixed 203%, 4K Mixed 57%, SusWrite 159%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +140% DQ Read 113%, DQ Write 170%, DQ Mixed 152%, ADQ Read 116%, ADQ Write 125%, ADQ Mixed 159%, Age 149%, AS-SSD Total 138%

Average Bench: 217% (85^th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe XPG SPECTRIX S40G

Poor: 135%Average: 217% Great: 256%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB averaged 117.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 675MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,192MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB is 120%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 469MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 122MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)

Rank 85217%

Min	Avg	Max
137	Read 2,192	2,625
256	Write 947	1,261
144	Mixed 990	1,284
82.4	SusWrite 469	1,001
253% 1,149 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.3	4K Read 49.5	64.9
78.5	4K Write 122	232
35.7	4K Mixed 68.2	91.7
227% 79.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
375	DQ Read 704	782
191	DQ Write 651	967
138	DQ Mixed 675	835
507% 677 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

ZAF-User, 1 month ago.

119GB free

Firmware: VB421D65 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1089 965 1090 820 243 247 MB/s

267% Outstanding

Write 1,082

Mixed 1,101

SusWrite 742

300% 1,359 MB/s

4K Read 61.5

4K Write 173

4K Mixed 78.6

285% 104 MB/s

DQ Read 741

DQ Write 774

DQ Mixed 794

587% 770 MB/s

BLR-User, 7 months ago.

100GB free

Firmware: VB411D62 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1139 896 135 210 105 108 MB/s

244% Outstanding

Write 1,108

Mixed 1,106

SusWrite 432

277% 1,260 MB/s

4K Read 57.5

4K Write 189

4K Mixed 79.6

289% 109 MB/s

DQ Read 729

DQ Write 766

DQ Mixed 790

582% 762 MB/s

NLD-User, 6 months ago.

143GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VB421D57 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 788 233 563 534 302 229 MB/s

244% Outstanding

Write 704

Mixed 829

SusWrite 442

229% 1,046 MB/s

4K Read 64.2

4K Write 198

4K Mixed 84.6

310% 116 MB/s

DQ Read 725

DQ Write 778

DQ Mixed 800

589% 768 MB/s

NLD-User, 3 months ago.

43GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VB421D57 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 101 112 102 91 91 MB/s

193% Outstanding

Write 484

Mixed 117

SusWrite 109

167% 787 MB/s

4K Read 48.6

4K Write 88.6

4K Mixed 67.2

207% 68.1 MB/s

DQ Read 718

DQ Write 358

DQ Mixed 277

275% 451 MB/s

LVA-User, 4 months ago.

134GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VB411D62 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 134 123 151 122 176 MB/s

188% Outstanding

Write 479

Mixed 397

SusWrite 146

185% 863 MB/s

4K Read 35.5

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 60.1

191% 69.6 MB/s

DQ Read 664

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 344

298% 450 MB/s

SAU-User, 8 months ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VB421D56 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 107 124 121 108 103 MB/s

159% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 526

SusWrite 123

160% 739 MB/s

4K Read 44.8

4K Write 83.8

4K Mixed 53.1

180% 60.6 MB/s

DQ Read 601

DQ Write 419

DQ Mixed 343

301% 454 MB/s

GRC-User, 5 months ago.

109GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VB411D45 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 293 100 117 127 135 MB/s

123% Outstanding

Write 686

Mixed 1,141

SusWrite 202

129% 563 MB/s

4K Read 50.3

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 66.6

224% 78 MB/s

DQ Read 684

DQ Write 753

DQ Mixed 797

578% 745 MB/s

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Typical XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB Builds (Compare 6,123 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 149%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 150%

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Motherboard: MSI Z590 PRO WIFI (MS-7D09)

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $221Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,357x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	759x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	575x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	879x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	630x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	603x

SSD
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GBNvmeBench 217%, 50 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	196x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	184x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	158x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $677

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Nvme

XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB

Average Bench: 217% (85^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI Z590 PRO WIFI (MS-7D09)

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Average Bench: 217% (85th of 1072)

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