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1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 229% (76th of 1074)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe 1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD
Poor: 165%Average: 229% Great: 344%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme 1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 1TB averaged 128.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme 1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 377MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,573MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme 1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 1TB is 179%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme 1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 46.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)
Rank 76229%
Min Avg Max
1,240 Read 1,611 1,915
1,209 Write 1,573 2,461
855 Mixed 1,107 1,634
279 SusWrite 1,024 2,472
298% 1,329 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37.8 4K Read 46.9 58.6
122 4K Write 202 250
24.5 4K Mixed 32.3 59.1
219% 93.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
788 DQ Read 936 1,332
70.7 DQ Write 806 1,117
48 DQ Mixed 377 594
417% 706 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
903GB free
Firmware: 2.1.0.1S Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2471 2474 2484 2480 2468 2457 MB/s
362% Outstanding
Read 1,727
Write 2,461
Mixed 1,634
SusWrite 2,472
470% 2,074 MB/s
4K Read 58.6
4K Write 250
4K Mixed 59.1
297% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 1,332
DQ Write 1,108
DQ Mixed 167
412% 869 MB/s
659GB free
Firmware: 2.1.0.1S Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2089 2432 2438 2460 2459 2457 MB/s
344% Outstanding
Read 1,669
Write 2,397
Mixed 1,463
SusWrite 2,389
449% 1,979 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 210
4K Mixed 52.4
260% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,319
DQ Write 1,117
DQ Mixed 171
414% 869 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 821 301 430 568 190 560 MB/s
199% Outstanding
Read 1,421
Write 1,626
Mixed 1,055
SusWrite 478
257% 1,145 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 240
4K Mixed 31
244% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 863
DQ Write 1,075
DQ Mixed 456
487% 798 MB/s
255GB free
Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 980 195 552 406 195 408 MB/s
180% Outstanding
Read 1,240
Write 1,232
Mixed 855
SusWrite 456
212% 946 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 218
4K Mixed 29.4
210% 94.9 MB/s
DQ Read 863
DQ Write 1,046
DQ Mixed 568
535% 825 MB/s
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Gaming 178%
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Desktop 113%
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Workstation 195%
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System: Pcspecialist Intel Z690

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples123x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples75x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples55x
GPU
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples59x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples52x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples45x
SSD
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 1TBNvmeBench 229%, 12 samples1x
RAM
CM4X16GC3200C16K4 2x16GBCorsairBench 95%, 2,261 samples55x
CM4X16GD3600C18K4D 2x16GBCorsairBench 103%, 503 samples49x
CMWX16GC3600C18W2D 2x16GBCorsairBench 102%, 1,308 samples45x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $719

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