Average Bench: 186% (112th of 1072)

Based on 1,776 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe INTEL SSDPEKNW512GZL

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNW512GZL 512GB averaged 86.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNW512GZL 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 367MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,517MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNW512GZL 512GB is 174%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNW512GZL 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 603MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 428MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,776 samples)
Min Avg Max
790 Read 1,517 2,318
433 Write 1,010 1,534
249 Mixed 853 1,250
110 SusWrite 603 1,189
222% 996 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.9 4K Read 53.8 75.1
40.8 4K Write 112 205
28.5 4K Mixed 64.4 96.7
223% 76.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
305 DQ Read 428 454
102 DQ Write 451 1,160
135 DQ Mixed 367 415
296% 415 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C01C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1068 1243 1236 1195 1008 511 MB/s
Read 1,997
Write 1,329
Mixed 978
SusWrite 1,044
298% 1,337 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 76.4
248% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 451
DQ Write 981
DQ Mixed 407
398% 613 MB/s
259GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C02C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 268 500 130 239 137 MB/s
Read 2,098
Write 1,384
Mixed 1,129
SusWrite 265
270% 1,219 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 75.1
252% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 443
DQ Write 372
DQ Mixed 412
307% 409 MB/s
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C01C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 831 753 19 8.8 184 137 MB/s
Read 2012
Write 1,134
Mixed 1,053
SusWrite 322
250% 1,130 MB/s
4K Read 59.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 70.3
239% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 454
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 416
310% 413 MB/s
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C01C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 101 102 91 99 96 MB/s
Read 1,941
Write 1,325
Mixed 1,102
SusWrite 136
249% 1126 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 77.1
257% 86.9 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 394
DQ Mixed 368
272% 355 MB/s
255GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C02C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 321 87 104 122 111 MB/s
Read 1740
Write 938
Mixed 878
SusWrite 152
204% 927 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 57.6
197% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 449
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 415
298% 386 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C01C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 18 17 296 103 110 MB/s
Read 1,966
Write 1297
Mixed 61.6
SusWrite 95.5
186% 855 MB/s
4K Read 56.9
4K Write 24.8
4K Mixed 31.2
139% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 434
DQ Write 27.1
DQ Mixed 54.3
84% 172 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C01C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 19 55 287 103 56 MB/s
Read 1,237
Write 990
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 91.5
130% 595 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 24.4
4K Mixed 29.2
136% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 439
DQ Write 27
DQ Mixed 55.1
85% 174 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,656,073 SSDs tested

Typical INTEL SSDPEKNW512GZL 512GB Builds (Compare 4,193 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
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System: Lenovo 82H8

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