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SSDPEKNU512GZH 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 185% (114th of 1071)

Based on 1,568 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZH
Poor: 95%Average: 185% Great: 277%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel SSDPEKNU512GZH 512GB averaged 85.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDPEKNU512GZH 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 362MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,452MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDPEKNU512GZH 512GB is 183%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDPEKNU512GZH 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 96.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 423MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,568 samples)
Rank 114185%
Min Avg Max
700 Read 1,452 2,150
474 Write 1,119 1,581
177 Mixed 896 1,302
129 SusWrite 714 1,277
233% 1,045 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.8 4K Read 50.4 69.5
30.9 4K Write 96.6 157
26.1 4K Mixed 60.5 85.7
205% 69.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
263 DQ Read 423 453
84.6 DQ Write 463 993
116 DQ Mixed 362 423
295% 416 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 787 814 828 1259 1246 999 MB/s
235% Outstanding
Read 1,771
Write 1,412
Mixed 1,011
SusWrite 989
290% 1,296 MB/s
4K Read 64.3
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 79
267% 90.7 MB/s
DQ Read 452
DQ Write 468
DQ Mixed 408
321% 443 MB/s
376GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1129 1205 724 220 201 189 MB/s
212% Outstanding
Read 1,526
Write 1,305
Mixed 1,069
SusWrite 611
252% 1,128 MB/s
4K Read 63.1
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 79.5
268% 92.1 MB/s
DQ Read 448
DQ Write 913
DQ Mixed 412
390% 591 MB/s
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 804 880 814 1019 1036 1018 MB/s
188% Outstanding
Read 1,294
Write 1301
Mixed 980
SusWrite 928
253% 1,126 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 62.8
205% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 438
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 405
283% 359 MB/s
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1002 1098 1060 1283 1259 1247 MB/s
187% Outstanding
Read 1,347
Write 1,145
Mixed 887
SusWrite 1,158
255% 1,134 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 63.1
4K Mixed 46.8
151% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 449
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 415
290% 369 MB/s
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Typical SSDPEKNU512GZH 512GB Builds (Compare 975 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 14%
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Desktop 71%
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Workstation 13%
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CPU
Ryzen 5 5500UAMDBench 69%, 20,393 samples519x
Ryzen 3 5300UAMDBench 65%, 3,603 samples236x
Ryzen 7 5700UAMDBench 72%, 14,132 samples220x
GPU
Radeon GraphicsAMDBench 12%, 36,301 samples972x
Radeon RX Vega GraphicsAMDBench 12%, 11 samples3x
SSD
SSDPEKNU512GZH 512GBIntelBench 185%, 1,568 samples119x
RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 46%, 11,096 samples135x
HP32D4S2S8MR-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 44%, 657 samples127x
M471A5244CB0-CWE 2x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 26,749 samples56x
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