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SSD 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 103% (244th of 1072)

Based on 312 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD
Poor: 68%Average: 103% Great: 128%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SSD 512GB averaged 2.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SSD 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 199MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.6MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SSD 512GB is 60.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SSD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 356MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 383MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 312 samples)
Rank 244103%
Min Avg Max
392 Read 478 525
160 Write 399 497
238 Mixed 383 512
121 SusWrite 356 490
90.8% 404 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.7 4K Read 32.6 43.8
40 4K Write 96.1 140
18.9 4K Mixed 41.6 60.6
153% 56.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
98.4 DQ Read 324 386
111 DQ Write 273 345
38.8 DQ Mixed 199 358
176% 265 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
324GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 224 253 414 414 471 MB/s
98.8% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 164
Mixed 377
SusWrite 340
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 66.2
4K Mixed 43.7
146% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 327
233% 302 MB/s
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 232 222 222 214 212 MB/s
91.6% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 246
Mixed 359
SusWrite 232
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 65
4K Mixed 43.8
144% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 318
229% 295 MB/s
290GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 363 388 273 212 238 MB/s
77.2% Very good
Read 437
Write 299
Mixed 280
SusWrite 296
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 36
4K Mixed 30.2
99% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 145
132% 210 MB/s
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT23D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 178 238 226 197 185 MB/s
54% Above average
Read 336
Write 278
Mixed 290
SusWrite 214
63% 280 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 21.8
4K Mixed 20.3
64% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 93.8
DQ Mixed 129
105% 153 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,645x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,685x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,046x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,173x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,254x
SSD
SSD 512GBSamsungBench 103%, 312 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples811x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples569x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples560x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $655

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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