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THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

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Average Bench: 126% (140th of 1011)

Based on 8,553 user benchmarks.  Models: NVMe THNSN5512GPUK NV, NVMe THNSN5512GPUK TO, THNSN5512GPUK NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB, THNSN5512GPUK TOSHIBA
Poor: 74%Average: 126% Great: 169%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB averaged 26.3% 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 466MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 707MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB is 94.9%. 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 330MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 32.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,553 samples)
Rank 140126%
Min Avg Max
357 Read 807 1,156
255 Write 687 1,002
336 Mixed 655 965
155 SusWrite 330 446
139% 620 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.72 4K Read 32.4 45.3
29 4K Write 94.3 144
15.2 4K Mixed 44.4 63.8
156% 57 MB/s
Min Avg Max
164 DQ Read 707 956
129 DQ Write 458 729
61.7 DQ Mixed 466 820
379% 544 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
385GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 561 465 413 422 455 426 MB/s
186% Outstanding
Read 1,187
Write 1,001
Mixed 1,012
SusWrite 457
205% 914 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 68.7
236% 87 MB/s
DQ Read 938
DQ Write 729
DQ Mixed 829
622% 832 MB/s
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 465 417 440 427 391 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,192
Write 1,010
Mixed 1,014
SusWrite 424
204% 910 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 68.2
234% 85.2 MB/s
DQ Read 923
DQ Write 724
DQ Mixed 600
510% 749 MB/s
87GB free
Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 344 439 328 410 285 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 952
Write 495
Mixed 442
SusWrite 352
124% 560 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 51.1
188% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 801
DQ Write 495
DQ Mixed 394
362% 563 MB/s
280GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 349 314 374 351 352 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 642
Write 425
Mixed 529
SusWrite 346
109% 485 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 85.2
4K Mixed 50.1
152% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 905
DQ Write 539
DQ Mixed 500
432% 648 MB/s
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 107 127 137 115 206 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 560
Write 635
Mixed 501
SusWrite 147
103% 461 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 58.7
202% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 570
DQ Write 465
DQ Mixed 479
369% 505 MB/s
440GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 17 49 14 23 54 MB/s
58.4% Above average
Read 145
Write 94.8
Mixed 394
SusWrite 38.3
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 7.6
127% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 427
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 37.2
111% 243 MB/s
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 295 147 192 132 219 MB/s
48.3% Average
Read 544
Write 571
Mixed 431
SusWrite 202
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 17.1
4K Mixed 11.6
35% 12 MB/s
DQ Read 78.1
DQ Write 61.4
DQ Mixed 18.9
28% 52.8 MB/s
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Typical THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB Builds (Compare 14,227 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 17%
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Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation 41%
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System: Dell XPS 15 9560 - $1,120

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 58%, 230,303 samples13,195x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 52%, 83,606 samples1,015x
Core i3-7100HIntelBench 34%, 51 samples15x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 7%, 157,501 samples8,999x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 60,914 samples5,075x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 124%, 540,220 samples45x
SSD
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 126%, 8,553 samples2,449x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 33,494 samples5,760x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 2x4GBHynixBench 57%, 12,460 samples1,647x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBHynixBench 73%, 3,256 samples1,062x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $1,120

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