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M600 MSATA 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 87.2% (368th of 1072)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron M600 MSATA 512GB
Poor: 69%Average: 87.2% Great: 106%

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Very good average bench

The Micron M600 MSATA 512GB averaged just 12.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron M600 MSATA 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 216MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 290MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron M600 MSATA 512GB is 36.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron M600 MSATA 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 314MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 412MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 36887.2%
Min Avg Max
249 Read 412 525
295 Write 388 461
248 Mixed 314 402
289 SusWrite 381 466
84.1% 374 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.6 4K Read 22.9 31.6
26.8 4K Write 71.6 106
14.1 4K Mixed 30.4 45.3
112% 41.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.5 DQ Read 305 379
76.9 DQ Write 290 350
17.3 DQ Mixed 216 254
184% 270 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 432 421 467 467 466 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 457
Mixed 316
SusWrite 444
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 45.3
160% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 252
217% 319 MB/s
179GB free
Firmware: DL01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 469 460 465 470 469 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 461
Mixed 335
SusWrite 466
97% 429 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 41.6
155% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 156
144% 214 MB/s
29GB free
Firmware: DL01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 433 405 321 158 128 MB/s
98% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 443
Mixed 331
SusWrite 311
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 40.9
148% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 246
213% 314 MB/s
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 388 363 377 400 408 MB/s
84.7% Excellent
Read 401
Write 396
Mixed 303
SusWrite 385
84% 371 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 52.6
4K Mixed 28.1
96% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 249
212% 312 MB/s
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 326 337 352 388 390 MB/s
82.9% Excellent
Read 382
Write 378
Mixed 294
SusWrite 352
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 28.7
97% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 254
219% 325 MB/s
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Typical M600 MSATA 512GB Builds (Compare 4,018 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 44%
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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples1,369x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples1,202x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples390x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples319x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples309x
SSD
M600 MSATA 512GBMicronBench 87%, 18 samples1x
RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples84x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples77x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples74x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 130% - Outstanding Total price: $437

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