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MegaSR 478GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 54.3% (859th of 1072)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel MegaSR
Poor: 23%Average: 54.3% Great: 81%

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Average average bench

The Intel MegaSR 478GB averaged 45.7% 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. Sequential Read Speed 495MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 19.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel MegaSR 478GB is 58.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel MegaSR 478GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 158MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 24.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 85954.3%
Min Avg Max
424 Read 495 603
24 Write 294 422
19.3 Mixed 190 406
121 SusWrite 158 190
62.9% 284 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.85 4K Read 19.7 32.3
0.42 4K Write 24.1 54.5
0.38 4K Mixed 9.95 26.8
55.5% 17.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
148 DQ Read 206 280
13.5 DQ Write 182 354
2.5 DQ Mixed 46.1 90.9
74.9% 145 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 395 106 117 131 56 MB/s
73.4% Very good
Read 496
Write 422
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 190
62% 282 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 12.8
4K Mixed 26.8
90% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 90.9
132% 242 MB/s
303GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 138 155 116 156 118 MB/s
60.5% Good
Read 603
Write 233
Mixed 396
SusWrite 121
75% 338 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 30.7
4K Mixed 14.8
67% 22.1 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 34.2
73% 147 MB/s
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 89 158 185 182 206 MB/s
55% Above average
Read 566
Write 249
Mixed 265
SusWrite 146
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 27
4K Mixed 15.7
62% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 65.4
DQ Mixed 5.5
31% 73 MB/s
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 401 108 110 54 113 MB/s
51.1% Above average
Read 453
Write 388
Mixed 47.8
SusWrite 176
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 1.7
49% 15.4 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 2.5
58% 138 MB/s
281GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 255 128 88 39 62 MB/s
48.8% Average
Read 424
Write 369
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 156
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 19.1
4K Mixed 1.8
45% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 80.9
102% 180 MB/s
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 375 130 49 180 79 MB/s
41.2% Average
Read 434
Write 372
Mixed 287
SusWrite 162
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 11.5
4K Mixed 1
37% 10.6 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 13.5
DQ Mixed 36.4
41% 74.6 MB/s

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Typical MegaSR 478GB Builds (Compare 44 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Intel S5520HC

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon X56501stBench 64%, 7,756 samples7x
CPU: Intel Xeon E56201stBench 58%, 5,965 samples4x
Xeon X5650IntelBench 70%, 13,757 samples3x
GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples4x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples3x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples3x
SSD
MegaSR 478GBIntelBench 54%, 9 samples1x
RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples9x
6x8GBUnknownBench 53%, 2,890 samples4x
5x8GBUnknownBench 50%, 238 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $119

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