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Z3_512GB 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 73.7% (606th of 1080)

Based on 140 user benchmarks.  Model: GeIL Z3_512GB
Poor: 36%Average: 73.7% Great: 101%

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Good average bench

The Geil Z3_512GB 512GB averaged 26.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 79.2MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil Z3_512GB 512GB is 65.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Geil Z3_512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 142MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 272MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 140 samples)
Rank 60673.7%
Min Avg Max
333 Read 437 505
298 Write 396 471
18.6 Mixed 333 427
57 SusWrite 272 439
80.7% 360 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.8 4K Read 25.5 35.3
12.6 4K Write 70.2 116
0.31 4K Mixed 22.6 41.1
105% 39.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
78.7 DQ Read 142 281
14.8 DQ Write 237 342
0.4 DQ Mixed 79.2 301
91.1% 153 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
476GB free
Firmware: V0414A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 404 396 379 344 373 MB/s
91% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 395
Mixed 422
SusWrite 383
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 27.5
125% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 42.2
84% 164 MB/s
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 246 107 44 38 47 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 403
Write 367
Mixed 364
SusWrite 123
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 24.9
116% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 38
85% 169 MB/s
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 232 198 21 43 48 MB/s
68.6% Good
Read 437
Write 378
Mixed 362
SusWrite 112
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 76.7
4K Mixed 24.9
115% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 37.5
82% 162 MB/s
74GB free
Firmware: H220916a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 66 47 45 45 45 MB/s
47.5% Average
Read 425
Write 464
Mixed 397
SusWrite 58.2
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 28.7
4K Mixed 23.3
77% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 85.1
DQ Write 46.6
DQ Mixed 65.3
49% 65.7 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0121A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 3 2.9 2.6 163 9.4 MB/s
27.2% Poor
Read 463
Write 71.2
Mixed 6.2
SusWrite 30.6
30% 143 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.2
26% 6.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,251,015 SSDs tested

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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 62%
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Workstation 6%
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Motherboard: Asus B75M-A - $110

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples111x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples91x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples53x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples76x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples55x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples37x
SSD
Z3_512GB 512GBGeilBench 74%, 140 samples1x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples15x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples13x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $407

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