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SSDPEKNW512GZL 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 190% (110th of 1072)

Based on 3,651 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDPEKNW512GZL
Poor: 98%Average: 190% Great: 274%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel SSDPEKNW512GZL 512GB averaged 89.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDPEKNW512GZL 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 355MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,643MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDPEKNW512GZL 512GB is 176%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDPEKNW512GZL 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 93.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 646MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,651 samples)
Rank 110190%
Min Avg Max
832 Read 1,643 2,201
468 Write 1,222 1,592
159 Mixed 961 1,303
102 SusWrite 646 1,268
249% 1,118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.2 4K Read 48.7 70
26.5 4K Write 93.7 167
23.6 4K Mixed 58.4 87.5
198% 67 MB/s
Min Avg Max
352 DQ Read 431 453
82.8 DQ Write 598 1,133
115 DQ Mixed 355 414
313% 461 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
423GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C02C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1498 1532 1554 1475 1410 573 MB/s
288% Outstanding
Read 2,150
Write 1,577
Mixed 1,310
SusWrite 1,340
356% 1,594 MB/s
4K Read 65.6
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 84.8
290% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 453
DQ Write 913
DQ Mixed 409
389% 592 MB/s
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C01C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1019 1057 925 990 1011 721 MB/s
165% Outstanding
Read 1,633
Write 821
Mixed 1,020
SusWrite 954
247% 1,107 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 16.1
107% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 159
140% 215 MB/s
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C01C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 697 284 492 289 497 288 MB/s
161% Outstanding
Read 1,696
Write 1302
Mixed 959
SusWrite 425
244% 1,096 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 49.8
170% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 401
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 376
267% 343 MB/s
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C01C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1014 362 404 135 84 339 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 1,280
Write 1,110
Mixed 926
SusWrite 390
207% 926 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 49.8
167% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 443
DQ Write 419
DQ Mixed 396
307% 419 MB/s
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C01C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 104 159 105 113 106 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 1,169
Write 956
Mixed 803
SusWrite 143
171% 768 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 42.1
141% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 450
DQ Write 572
DQ Mixed 407
336% 476 MB/s
296GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C01C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 12 120 212 238 398 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 1,377
Write 1,195
Mixed 61
SusWrite 167
154% 700 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 24.8
4K Mixed 22.9
124% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 411
DQ Write 28
DQ Mixed 53
81% 164 MB/s
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Gaming 16%
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Desktop 78%
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Workstation 15%
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CPU
Ryzen 5 5600HAMDBench 73%, 23,730 samples3,147x
Ryzen 7 5800HAMDBench 75%, 16,344 samples1,083x
Ryzen 5 5500H GraphicsAMDBench 75%, 23 samples3x
GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples2,737x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 39%, 8,686 samples426x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 54%, 21,526 samples364x
SSD
SSDPEKNW512GZL 512GBIntelBench 190%, 3,651 samples482x
RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 19,438 samples985x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 68%, 57,752 samples491x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples328x
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