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M.2 NVME 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 198% (99th of 1072)

Based on 23 user benchmarks.  Model: DRAGOS M.2 NVME 512GB
Poor: 73%Average: 198% Great: 237%

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Outstanding average bench

The Dragos M.2 NVME 512GB averaged 98.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Dragos M.2 NVME 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 423MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 833MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Dragos M.2 NVME 512GB is 164%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Dragos M.2 NVME 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 23.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 868MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23 samples)
Rank 99198%
Min Avg Max
312 Read 1,406 1,655
228 Write 1,308 1,560
265 Mixed 868 1,031
230 SusWrite 914 1260
252% 1,124 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.3 4K Read 45.6 56.9
49.8 4K Write 161 209
15.3 4K Mixed 23.2 27.5
184% 76.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
222 DQ Read 690 764
199 DQ Write 833 1029
121 DQ Mixed 423 482
413% 649 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2101XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 45 48 43 32 MB/s
521% Outstanding
Read 6,482
Write 50.5
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 44.2
345% 1,663 MB/s
4K Read 642
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 5.5
981% 217 MB/s
435GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2101XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1001 1517 1471 1509 774 1289 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 1,649
Write 1,560
Mixed 1,031
SusWrite 1260
309% 1,375 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 203
4K Mixed 27.3
216% 93 MB/s
DQ Read 729
DQ Write 1,001
DQ Mixed 476
469% 736 MB/s
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2101XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 976 1110 999 683 1062 659 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 1,576
Write 1,533
Mixed 1,022
SusWrite 915
283% 1,262 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 27.3
220% 90.8 MB/s
DQ Read 755
DQ Write 994
DQ Mixed 476
470% 742 MB/s
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2101XKR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 331 430 418 284 627 MB/s
165% Outstanding
Read 1,352
Write 1458
Mixed 932
SusWrite 427
233% 1,042 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 23.8
179% 75.4 MB/s
DQ Read 757
DQ Write 780
DQ Mixed 467
434% 668 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,776,181 SSDs tested

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Gaming 66%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 55%
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Motherboard: MSI B365M PRO-VH (MS-7C31)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $96Bench 85%, 299,482 samples1,485x
Core i3-9100FIntel  $88Bench 80%, 34,310 samples533x
Core i5-9400Intel  $161Bench 86%, 22,187 samples167x
GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples290x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples279x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples213x
SSD
M.2 NVME 512GBDragosBench 198%, 23 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples245x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples81x
DDR4 2666 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 2,111 samples78x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $411

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