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SPECTRIX S20G 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 205% (93rd of 1072)

Based on 1,748 user benchmarks.  Model: XPG SPECTRIX S20G
Poor: 69%Average: 205% Great: 284%

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Outstanding average bench

The XPG SPECTRIX S20G 500GB averaged 104.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the XPG SPECTRIX S20G 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 738MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,663MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the XPG SPECTRIX S20G 500GB is 215%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the XPG SPECTRIX S20G 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 33.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 102MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,748 samples)
Rank 93205%
Min Avg Max
464 Read 1,663 2,217
302 Write 1,221 1,727
269 Mixed 1,000 1,345
171 SusWrite 872 1,596
265% 1,189 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.76 4K Read 33.7 48
28.6 4K Write 102 164
13.3 4K Mixed 48.3 68.1
167% 61.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
227 DQ Read 763 978
186 DQ Write 745 1,045
206 DQ Mixed 738 970
559% 749 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC0S036H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1470 1554 1507 1597 616 154 MB/s
234% Outstanding
Read 1,955
Write 1,524
Mixed 1,234
SusWrite 1,150
328% 1,466 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 52
176% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 648
DQ Write 754
DQ Mixed 832
590% 744 MB/s
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC0S036H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1116 858 213 416 88 175 MB/s
221% Outstanding
Read 2,052
Write 1,449
Mixed 1,297
SusWrite 478
293% 1,319 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 66.7
233% 84.5 MB/s
DQ Read 724
DQ Write 955
DQ Mixed 881
654% 853 MB/s
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC2SAD01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 649 658 665 666 666 669 MB/s
142% Outstanding
Read 711
Write 616
Mixed 602
SusWrite 662
146% 648 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 61.4
4K Mixed 44.8
140% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 721
DQ Write 614
DQ Mixed 705
518% 680 MB/s
340GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC0S036H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 323 288 345 446 447 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 554
Write 444
Mixed 362
SusWrite 349
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 28.5
4K Mixed 13.1
46% 17 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 246
187% 249 MB/s
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Typical SPECTRIX S20G 500GB Builds (Compare 20,174 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel  $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples1,465x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,629x
SSD
SPECTRIX S20G 500GBXPGBench 205%, 1,748 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples564x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $840

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