SSD-512G 512GB

SSD-512G 512GB
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Effective Speed -48%Effective Speed -48%Average Score -43%Read -9%, Write -13%, 4K Read -45%, 4K Write -45%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -147%, SusWrite -22%Peak Score -4%Read 2%, Write -2%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -76%DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 0%, DQ Mixed -96%, ADQ Read -116%, ADQ Write -28%, ADQ Mixed -539%, Age 161%, AS-SSD Total 2%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 66.6% (726^th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: SSD-512G

Poor: 28%Average: 66.6% Great: 106%

Popular builds with this SSD

Above average average bench

The SSD-512G 512GB averaged 33.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.6MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 226MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD-512G 512GB is 77.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SSD-512G 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 151MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 243MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 72666.6%

Min	Avg	Max
246	Read 419	517
153	Write 359	474
20.4	Mixed 303	433
38.2	SusWrite 243	437
74.2% 331 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.2	4K Read 23.6	33.7
3.7	4K Write 60.2	126
0.2	4K Mixed 18.2	47.9
90.9% 34 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.1	DQ Read 151	389
8.6	DQ Write 226	360
0.2	DQ Mixed 40.7	169
72.2% 139 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 3 months ago.

429GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0915A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 373 382 383 388 367 MB/s

86.3% Excellent

Write 376

Mixed 393

SusWrite 377

90% 401 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 70.5

4K Mixed 26.1

113% 41.4 MB/s

DQ Read 192

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 46.3

91% 180 MB/s

POL-User, 2 months ago.

444GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1031C0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 379 381 404 407 403 MB/s

82.2% Excellent

Write 388

Mixed 394

SusWrite 392

93% 414 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 65.5

4K Mixed 19.6

98% 36.9 MB/s

DQ Read 124

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 32.2

79% 158 MB/s

SAU-User, 30 days ago.

176GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0915A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 6.2 6 5.9 5.8 6 MB/s

67.9% Good

Write 396

Mixed 407

SusWrite 36.1

75% 336 MB/s

4K Read 29.8

4K Write 75.8

4K Mixed 25.7

118% 43.8 MB/s

DQ Read 147

DQ Write 309

DQ Mixed 42

85% 166 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

397GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0915A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 196 11 21 108 60 MB/s

57.5% Above average

Write 370

Mixed 365

SusWrite 98

72% 321 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 42.4

4K Mixed 20.5

92% 30.4 MB/s

DQ Read 153

DQ Write 117

DQ Mixed 43.9

58% 105 MB/s

IDN-User, 3 months ago.

381GB free

Firmware: V0915A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 321 354 349 357 357 MB/s

51% Above average

Write 264

Mixed 237

SusWrite 346

64% 283 MB/s

4K Read 8.9

4K Write 23.8

4K Mixed 8.7

37% 13.8 MB/s

DQ Read 149

DQ Write 174

DQ Mixed 43.9

66% 122 MB/s

IDN-User, 22 days ago.

92GB free

Firmware: V1031C0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 5.9 5.4 6.2 6.1 6.1 MB/s

24.9% Poor

Write 223

Mixed 6.2

SusWrite 5.5

32% 148 MB/s

4K Read 24.2

4K Write 3.7

4K Mixed 0.2

39% 9.37 MB/s

IDN-User, 3 months ago.

323GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1031C0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 6.1 6.6 5.6 141 4.8 MB/s

24.7% Poor

Write 69.7

Mixed 8.4

SusWrite 28.1

25% 118 MB/s

4K Read 19.8

4K Write 2

4K Mixed 0.2

31% 7.33 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	286x
Core i5-4440Intel $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples	133x
Core i3-4130Intel $42Bench 52%, 49,509 samples	129x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	149x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	148x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	138x

SSD
SSD-512G 512GBBench 67%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	46x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	32x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $209

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SSD-512G 512GB

Average Bench: 66.6% (726^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1

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Average Bench: 66.6% (726th of 1072)

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