ZD512 512GB

ZD512 512GB
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Effective Speed -52%Effective Speed -52%Average Score -59%Read -9%, Write -26%, 4K Read -51%, 4K Write -54%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -239%, SusWrite -16%Peak Score -19%Read 0%, Write -8%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -98%, SusWrite 7%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -200%DQ Read -60%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -561%, ADQ Read -105%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -1,021%, Age 195%, AS-SSD Total -26%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 64.6% (745^th of 1072)

Based on 23 user benchmarks. Model: ZD512

Poor: 40%Average: 64.6% Great: 89%

Popular builds with this SSD

Above average average bench

The ZD512 512GB averaged 35.3% 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-64Thread Write Speed 248MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.7MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ZD512 512GB is 48.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the ZD512 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 23.2MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 13.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 23 samples)

Rank 74564.6%

Min	Avg	Max
220	Read 418	508
3	Write 322	450
5.2	Mixed 298	408
119	SusWrite 255	415
72.4% 323 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
7.4	4K Read 22.7	38.5
4.8	4K Write 56.7	105
5.7	4K Mixed 13.3	29.5
81.5% 30.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
44.6	DQ Read 159	229
63.1	DQ Write 248	337
9	DQ Mixed 23.2	50.1
68.3% 144 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

MYS-User, 1 month ago.

419GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0613A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 402 399 403 401 403 MB/s

88.9% Excellent

Write 411

Mixed 384

SusWrite 403

92% 411 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 80

4K Mixed 26

119% 44.9 MB/s

DQ Read 170

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 46.8

91% 177 MB/s

MYS-User, 5 months ago.

286GB free

Firmware: HPS1A30Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 353 402 425 415 412 MB/s

84.7% Excellent

Write 388

Mixed 348

SusWrite 403

88% 393 MB/s

4K Read 33.1

4K Write 90.7

4K Mixed 13.1

115% 45.6 MB/s

DQ Read 161

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 15.9

73% 159 MB/s

MYS-User, 12 months ago.

199GB free

Firmware: U0128A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 116 53 83 32 46 MB/s

79.1% Very good

Write 364

Mixed 385

SusWrite 124

77% 345 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 29.5

138% 54.6 MB/s

DQ Read 116

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 40.5

84% 164 MB/s

ARE-User, 8 months ago.

292GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW201105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 323 340 347 268 317 MB/s

67.5% Good

Write 394

Mixed 328

SusWrite 317

84% 372 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 45.8

4K Mixed 8.5

66% 24.9 MB/s

DQ Read 229

DQ Write 281

DQ Mixed 13.9

78% 175 MB/s

MYS-User, 4 months ago.

427GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HT3105A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 312 88 59 53 49 MB/s

63.3% Good

Write 373

Mixed 310

SusWrite 150

70% 313 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 70.5

4K Mixed 11.2

99% 37.7 MB/s

DQ Read 166

DQ Write 249

DQ Mixed 16.1

66% 144 MB/s

MYS-User, 12 months ago.

199GB free

Firmware: U0128A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 204 17 80 43 17 MB/s

60.9% Good

Write 398

Mixed 341

SusWrite 119

75% 336 MB/s

4K Read 14.6

4K Write 66

4K Mixed 18.1

80% 32.9 MB/s

DQ Read 113

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 40.9

84% 163 MB/s

MYS-User, 10 months ago.

392GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HT3105A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 66 138 254 115 58 MB/s

59.9% Above average

Write 427

Mixed 359

SusWrite 142

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 56.3

4K Mixed 12.4

82% 30.8 MB/s

DQ Read 171

DQ Write 270

DQ Mixed 16.4

70% 152 MB/s

MYS-User, 10 months ago.

441GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0823A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 280 314 293 295 293 MB/s

58.9% Above average

Write 291

Mixed 284

SusWrite 283

69% 308 MB/s

4K Read 13.4

4K Write 33.5

4K Mixed 12.9

55% 19.9 MB/s

DQ Read 182

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 49.8

88% 170 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus B85M-G - $80

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	964x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	788x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	533x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	481x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	403x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	372x

SSD
ZD512 512GBBench 65%, 23 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	158x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	127x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	86x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $289

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

ZD512 512GB

Average Bench: 64.6% (745^th of 1072)

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