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CA6-8D512-Q11 SSSTC 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 266% (51st of 1074)

Based on 40 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe CA6-8D512-Q11 NVMe SSSTC 512GB
Poor: 119%Average: 266% Great: 375%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme CA6-8D512-Q11 SSSTC 512GB averaged 165.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme CA6-8D512-Q11 SSSTC 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 760MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,103MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme CA6-8D512-Q11 SSSTC 512GB is 256%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme CA6-8D512-Q11 SSSTC 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 870MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 603MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 40 samples)
Rank 51266%
Min Avg Max
610 Read 2,070 4,851
26 Write 2,103 3,848
193 Mixed 1,696 2,898
169 SusWrite 870 2,851
378% 1,685 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.3 4K Read 64.5 89.4
43.5 4K Write 174 364
29.3 4K Mixed 85.6 137
299% 108 MB/s
Min Avg Max
304 DQ Read 1,073 2,159
49 DQ Write 603 1,718
67.2 DQ Mixed 760 1,915
586% 812 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 24201114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1209 1043 1058 1037 1014 1016 MB/s
323% Outstanding
Read 3,033
Write 3,790
Mixed 2,861
SusWrite 1,063
604% 2,687 MB/s
4K Read 79.9
4K Write 252
4K Mixed 69.5
343% 134 MB/s
DQ Read 1,028
DQ Write 546
DQ Mixed 773
578% 782 MB/s
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 24201114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1260 1042 1045 1016 658 421 MB/s
283% Outstanding
Read 2439
Write 2,011
Mixed 1,039
SusWrite 907
356% 1,599 MB/s
4K Read 56.8
4K Write 247
4K Mixed 82
322% 129 MB/s
DQ Read 997
DQ Write 438
DQ Mixed 432
396% 622 MB/s
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 24201114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 764 873 816 610 605 MB/s
144% Outstanding
Read 1,056
Write 1,138
Mixed 892
SusWrite 694
213% 945 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 44.2
151% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 324
227% 291 MB/s
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 24201114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1080 838 726 681 707 698 MB/s
142% Outstanding
Read 905
Write 1,022
Mixed 910
SusWrite 788
205% 906 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 33.7
129% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 629
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 425
310% 415 MB/s
216GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 24201114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 928 525 514 743 891 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 1,094
Write 604
Mixed 528
SusWrite 648
160% 718 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 24.3
4K Mixed 21.7
70% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 84.1
DQ Mixed 102
76% 100 MB/s
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Typical CA6-8D512-Q11 SSSTC 512GB Builds (Compare 3,778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 140%
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Desktop 110%
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Workstation
Workstation 152%
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System: Dell XPS 8950

CPU
Core i7-12700IntelBench 108%, 25,535 samples1,780x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $298Bench 117%, 66,991 samples802x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $235Bench 114%, 78,749 samples775x
GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples1,226x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples509x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples489x
SSD
CA6-8D512-Q11 SSSTC 512GBNvmeBench 266%, 40 samples1x
RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples444x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples300x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples256x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $340

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