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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 197% (100th of 1072)

Based on 18,245 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZ
Poor: 99%Average: 197% Great: 297%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB averaged 96.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 322MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,860MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB is 198%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 522MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 420MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18,245 samples)
Rank 100197%
Min Avg Max
875 Read 1,860 2,437
352 Write 1,129 1,575
144 Mixed 896 1,315
98.6 SusWrite 522 1,238
244% 1,102 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.1 4K Read 58.9 79.3
23.8 4K Write 111 213
25 4K Mixed 65.2 103
232% 78.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
257 DQ Read 420 453
71.6 DQ Write 446 1,115
107 DQ Mixed 322 414
273% 396 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 41 29 177 29 20 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 2,416
Write 620
Mixed 689
SusWrite 109
207% 959 MB/s
4K Read 85.4
4K Write 238
4K Mixed 115
402% 146 MB/s
DQ Read 454
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 158
163% 273 MB/s
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 1326 1287 1355 1154 93 MB/s
239% Outstanding
Read 2,106
Write 1,356
Mixed 1115
SusWrite 1,086
315% 1,416 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 69.2
233% 77.6 MB/s
DQ Read 446
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 412
293% 378 MB/s
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 599 495 375 351 407 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 953
Write 531
Mixed 492
SusWrite 442
134% 605 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 48.5
4K Mixed 37.6
122% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 401
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 323
234% 308 MB/s
325GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 148 83 131 84 133 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 1,135
Write 670
Mixed 142
SusWrite 110
112% 514 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 27.5
4K Mixed 28
103% 30 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 78.8
DQ Mixed 123
108% 167 MB/s
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Typical INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB Builds (Compare 3,214 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 8%
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System: Asus ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX506HCB_FX506HCB

CPU
Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 35,470 samples2,604x
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples289x
Gen Intel Core i5-11260H11thBench 72%, 2,929 samples220x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 25,082 samples1,665x
RTX 3050 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 56%, 5,186 samples636x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 54%, 21,526 samples634x
SSD
INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GBNvmeBench 197%, 18,245 samples1,779x
RAM
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E2 1x8GBMicronBench 39%, 6,335 samples739x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 19,438 samples518x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E2 2x8GBMicronBench 71%, 19,121 samples514x
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