IMPERION-512GB 512GB

IMPERION-512GB 512GB
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Effective Speed -1%Effective Speed -1%Average Score -1%Read 44%, Write 33%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed 26%, 4K Mixed -117%, SusWrite 35%Peak Score +152% Read 312%, Write 257%, 4K Read 39%, 4K Write 50%, Mixed 192%, 4K Mixed -84%, SusWrite 301%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +76% DQ Read 142%, DQ Write 174%, DQ Mixed 73%, ADQ Read -20%, ADQ Write 18%, ADQ Mixed -79%, Age 156%, AS-SSD Total 149%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 97.2% (266^th of 1072)

Based on 44 user benchmarks. Model: IMPERION-512GB

Poor: 38%Average: 97.2% Great: 207%

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Excellent average bench

The IMPERION-512GB 512GB averaged just 2.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the IMPERION-512GB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 145MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 341MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the IMPERION-512GB 512GB is 170%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the IMPERION-512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 20.7MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 401MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 44 samples)

Rank 26697.2%

Min	Avg	Max
128	Read 657	2086
31.7	Write 539	1,732
9.9	Mixed 453	1,237
47.3	SusWrite 401	1,553
115% 513 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
4.6	4K Read 28.1	59.6
5.4	4K Write 82.8	183
0.3	4K Mixed 20.7	31.7
113% 43.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
77.3	DQ Read 271	889
5.7	DQ Write 341	981
0.4	DQ Mixed 145	572
154% 252 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

MYS-User, 4 months ago.

388GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U1006A5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1111 1110 1120 1119 1126 1127 MB/s

225% Outstanding

Write 1121

Mixed 1,021

SusWrite 1,119

288% 1,293 MB/s

4K Read 44.2

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 28.7

166% 63.8 MB/s

DQ Read 750

DQ Write 670

DQ Mixed 467

417% 629 MB/s

MYS-User, 4 months ago.

388GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U1006A5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1086 1112 1117 1116 1114 1110 MB/s

224% Outstanding

Write 1,108

Mixed 1,023

SusWrite 1,109

284% 1,276 MB/s

4K Read 44.9

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 29.5

169% 64.7 MB/s

DQ Read 752

DQ Write 724

DQ Mixed 459

422% 645 MB/s

MYS-User, 4 months ago.

271GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0620A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 687 295 140 54 56 72 MB/s

170% Outstanding

Write 1,131

Mixed 1,086

SusWrite 217

229% 1,034 MB/s

4K Read 48

4K Write 188

4K Mixed 32

213% 89.3 MB/s

DQ Read 360

DQ Write 849

DQ Mixed 362

345% 524 MB/s

IDN-User, 1 month ago.

83GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1103A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 624 315 317 198 182 233 MB/s

149% Outstanding

Write 1,072

Mixed 901

SusWrite 311

204% 915 MB/s

4K Read 43.2

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 29.3

157% 58.1 MB/s

DQ Read 797

DQ Write 522

DQ Mixed 474

404% 598 MB/s

IDN-User, 4 months ago.

367GB free

Firmware: FW201219

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 84 93 20 8 102 MB/s

70.6% Very good

Write 426

Mixed 366

SusWrite 78.4

76% 340 MB/s

4K Read 41.4

4K Write 81.9

4K Mixed 15.8

126% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 208

DQ Write 254

DQ Mixed 19.7

74% 161 MB/s

IDN-User, 24 days ago.

372GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0220A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 295 342 281 251 243 MB/s

55.6% Above average

Write 296

Mixed 300

SusWrite 284

69% 307 MB/s

4K Read 12.3

4K Write 40.7

4K Mixed 10.7

54% 21.2 MB/s

DQ Read 164

DQ Write 212

DQ Mixed 42.5

73% 140 MB/s

IDN-User, 4 months ago.

367GB free

Firmware: FW201219

SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 54 6.8 13 20 MB/s

46.6% Average

Write 395

Mixed 302

SusWrite 21.1

54% 242 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 67.8

4K Mixed 13.2

86% 34.4 MB/s

DQ Read 200

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 12.1

71% 159 MB/s

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Typical IMPERION-512GB 512GB Builds (Compare 659 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Asrock H410M-HDV/M.2

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	162x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	127x
Core i3-10100Intel $94Bench 80%, 24,563 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	68x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples	42x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	39x

SSD
IMPERION-512GB 512GBBench 97%, 44 samples	1x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	28x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x
3200 C16 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 86%, 42,084 samples	16x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $411

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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

IMPERION-512GB 512GB

Average Bench: 97.2% (266^th of 1072)

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Excellent average bench

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Motherboard: Asrock H410M-HDV/M.2

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IMPERION-512GB 512GB

Average Bench: 97.2% (266th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asrock H410M-HDV/M.2

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Average Bench: 97.2% (266^th of 1072)