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Spark 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 70.8% (660th of 1072)

Based on 218 user benchmarks.  Model: Patriot Spark
Poor: 35%Average: 70.8% Great: 88%

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Good average bench

The Patriot Spark 512GB averaged 29.2% 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. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 102MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.6MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Patriot Spark 512GB is 52.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Patriot Spark 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 120MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 303MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 218 samples)
Rank 66070.8%
Min Avg Max
276 Read 407 491
116 Write 303 442
205 Mixed 333 464
32.2 SusWrite 120 176
65% 291 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.6 4K Read 28.6 36
15 4K Write 67.2 90
0.4 4K Mixed 23.3 38.6
109% 39.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.5 DQ Read 216 325
16.2 DQ Write 226 335
3.21 DQ Mixed 102 207
109% 181 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
226GB free
Firmware: SBFM10.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 119 119 120 119 121 MB/s
91.2% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 432
Mixed 344
SusWrite 171
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 39.5
154% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 202
184% 278 MB/s
163GB free
Firmware: SBFM10.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 143 121 121 121 121 MB/s
85.4% Excellent
Read 458
Write 355
Mixed 320
SusWrite 175
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 36.7
140% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 200
180% 271 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: SBFM10.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 198 116 119 119 120 MB/s
85.3% Excellent
Read 495
Write 426
Mixed 337
SusWrite 166
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 73.5
4K Mixed 35.7
134% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 200
184% 281 MB/s
163GB free
Firmware: SBFM10.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 136 121 121 121 121 MB/s
84.7% Excellent
Read 477
Write 305
Mixed 329
SusWrite 174
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 36.3
136% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 200
177% 265 MB/s
163GB free
Firmware: SBFM10.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 133 121 120 121 122 MB/s
83.6% Excellent
Read 462
Write 321
Mixed 330
SusWrite 173
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 35
134% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 200
179% 269 MB/s
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM11.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 150 111 110 109 110 MB/s
81.8% Excellent
Read 450
Write 392
Mixed 337
SusWrite 169
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 34.4
131% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 196
176% 265 MB/s
121GB free
Firmware: SBFM10.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 138 118 144 119 119 MB/s
72.6% Very good
Read 399
Write 310
Mixed 304
SusWrite 152
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 58.7
4K Mixed 28.4
107% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 209
189% 288 MB/s
452GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 177 106 104 110 111 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 346
Write 331
Mixed 273
SusWrite 161
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 68
4K Mixed 23.6
100% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 202
184% 278 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM10.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 34 9.2 31 7.6 29 MB/s
20% Poor
Read 446
Write 158
Mixed 181
SusWrite 19.3
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 0.3
4% 2.07 MB/s
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Typical Spark 512GB Builds (Compare 2,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples960x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples412x
FX-8320AMD  $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples264x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples166x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples149x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples141x
SSD
Spark 512GBPatriotBench 71%, 218 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples34x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $189

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