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SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 208% (79th of 1058)

Based on 10,744 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZ
Poor: 125%Average: 208% Great: 290%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB averaged 108.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 374MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,689MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB is 165%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 438MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 754MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,744 samples)
Rank 79208%
Min Avg Max
882 Read 1,689 2,179
624 Write 1,290 1,590
161 Mixed 1,007 1,307
122 SusWrite 754 1,297
264% 1,185 MB/s
Min Avg Max
36.4 4K Read 57.2 75.6
45.4 4K Write 114 192
37.4 4K Mixed 68.3 98
234% 79.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
406 DQ Read 438 452
94.9 DQ Write 545 1,145
117 DQ Mixed 374 427
315% 452 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
317GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1448 1517 1535 1064 85 189 MB/s
260% Outstanding
Read 2,107
Write 1,546
Mixed 1,261
SusWrite 973
328% 1,472 MB/s
4K Read 56.8
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 87.5
282% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 444
DQ Write 784
DQ Mixed 408
368% 546 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 500 505 350 234 137 138 MB/s
213% Outstanding
Read 2,087
Write 1,572
Mixed 1,286
SusWrite 311
292% 1,314 MB/s
4K Read 62.7
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 80.2
270% 92.8 MB/s
DQ Read 448
DQ Write 740
DQ Mixed 412
364% 534 MB/s
416GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 632 742 1160 1060 1179 764 MB/s
189% Outstanding
Read 1,199
Write 1229
Mixed 944
SusWrite 923
242% 1,074 MB/s
4K Read 56.6
4K Write 92.2
4K Mixed 63.4
216% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 428
DQ Write 385
DQ Mixed 413
308% 409 MB/s
397GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 506 647 505 773 531 375 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 1,436
Write 1,086
Mixed 907
SusWrite 556
222% 996 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 60.1
207% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 444
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 409
288% 368 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 148 98 144 99 96 MB/s
64.6% Good
Read 574
Write 75.7
Mixed 161
SusWrite 108
50% 230 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 35.1
4K Mixed 25.1
78% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 123
120% 198 MB/s
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Typical SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB Builds (Compare 2,893 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 23%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 23%
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System: Asus ROG Strix G513QY_G513QY

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900HXAMDBench 87%, 26,187 samples2,795x
Ryzen 9 5980HX GraphicsAMDBench 92%, 251 samples98x
GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 18%, 96,804 samples2,246x
RX 6800MAMDBench 109%, 744 samples646x
RTX 3090-TiNvidiaBench 266%, 3,993 samples1x
SSD
SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GBIntelBench 208%, 10,744 samples888x
RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 68%, 57,494 samples854x
8ATF1G64HZ-3G2J1 2x8GBMicronBench 84%, 42,339 samples803x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E2 2x8GBMicronBench 72%, 16,665 samples396x
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