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THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

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Average Bench: 120% (136th of 1003)

Based on 9,653 user benchmarks.  Models: NVMe THNSN5512GPUK NV, NVMe THNSN5512GPUK TO, THNSN5512GPUK NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB, THNSN5512GPUK TOSHIBA
Poor: 71%Average: 120% Great: 164%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB averaged 20.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 439MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 680MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB is 93.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 320MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,653 samples)
Rank 136120%
Min Avg Max
248 Read 788 1,141
217 Write 675 995
307 Mixed 634 955
145 SusWrite 320 444
135% 604 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.69 4K Read 28.4 44
28.3 4K Write 86.6 132
16.2 4K Mixed 42.8 62.4
144% 52.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
82.5 DQ Read 680 956
127 DQ Write 440 718
51.9 DQ Mixed 439 802
360% 519 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 474 368 277 316 326 MB/s
151% Outstanding
Read 1,108
Write 984
Mixed 950
SusWrite 368
191% 852 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 55.3
166% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 854
DQ Write 586
DQ Mixed 677
517% 706 MB/s
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 537 333 301 256 208 206 MB/s
141% Outstanding
Read 1,080
Write 998
Mixed 672
SusWrite 307
171% 764 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 96.2
4K Mixed 53.2
158% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 781
DQ Write 537
DQ Mixed 385
362% 568 MB/s
353GB free
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 414 154 127 124 124 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 577
Write 469
Mixed 860
SusWrite 229
120% 534 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 69.4
214% 77.5 MB/s
DQ Read 914
DQ Write 553
DQ Mixed 488
429% 651 MB/s
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 522 236 307 314 205 MB/s
134% Outstanding
Read 875
Write 556
Mixed 848
SusWrite 323
146% 650 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 56.4
166% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 687
DQ Write 502
DQ Mixed 604
449% 598 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 429 311 324 327 330 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 98.7
Write 412
Mixed 467
SusWrite 328
75% 326 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 62.7
212% 76.7 MB/s
DQ Read 936
DQ Write 518
DQ Mixed 435
402% 630 MB/s
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 452 400 434 406 452 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 703
Write 683
Mixed 650
SusWrite 433
139% 617 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 60.5
4K Mixed 42.3
137% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 469
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 378
278% 370 MB/s
299GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 342 277 325 234 304 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 553
Write 885
Mixed 583
SusWrite 298
131% 579 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 50.2
127% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 796
DQ Write 474
DQ Mixed 612
462% 627 MB/s
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 362 396 457 418 376 MB/s
85.8% Excellent
Read 605
Write 662
Mixed 504
SusWrite 411
123% 546 MB/s
4K Read 9.2
4K Write 35.1
4K Mixed 18.9
57% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 396
DQ Write 441
DQ Mixed 502
355% 446 MB/s
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Gaming 17%
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Desktop 66%
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Workstation 45%
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System: Dell XPS 15 9560 - $1,244

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 67%, 222,690 samples12,441x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 63%, 76,795 samples960x
Core i3-7100HIntelBench 44%, 45 samples14x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 7%, 152,089 samples8,511x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 55,695 samples4,766x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 123%, 484,715 samples43x
SSD
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 120%, 9,653 samples2,361x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 29,747 samples5,484x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 2x4GBHynixBench 57%, 7,644 samples1,573x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBHynixBench 72%, 2,886 samples1,004x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $1,244

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