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ELITE 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 64.4% (747th of 1072)

Based on 15 user benchmarks.  Model: ZEPLIN ELITE 512GB
Poor: 35%Average: 64.4% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The Zeplin ELITE 512GB averaged 35.6% 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 Write Speed 263MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Zeplin ELITE 512GB is 48.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Zeplin ELITE 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 29.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 213MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 15 samples)
Rank 74764.4%
Min Avg Max
305 Read 451 499
278 Write 375 410
7 Mixed 273 403
38.6 SusWrite 213 400
73.3% 328 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.1 4K Read 22.1 25.7
3.8 4K Write 55.9 90.2
0.2 4K Mixed 15.6 25
83.1% 31.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.7 DQ Read 165 235
11.2 DQ Write 263 328
0.3 DQ Mixed 29.3 42.7
74.1% 152 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 401 392 257 173 24 MB/s
79.6% Very good
Read 483
Write 396
Mixed 402
SusWrite 275
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 69.8
4K Mixed 23.8
106% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 41.9
93% 187 MB/s
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 200 63 22 22 174 MB/s
70.2% Very good
Read 474
Write 401
Mixed 402
SusWrite 143
79% 355 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 24.4
101% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 42.5
95% 193 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 228 37 36 93 77 MB/s
67.3% Good
Read 479
Write 408
Mixed 401
SusWrite 136
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 23.2
99% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 40.5
82% 162 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 280 158 220 22 16 MB/s
64.2% Good
Read 428
Write 346
Mixed 339
SusWrite 179
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 59.8
4K Mixed 19.5
85% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 38.4
86% 170 MB/s
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 108 118 18 84 122 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 466
Write 384
Mixed 389
SusWrite 102
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 20.2
90% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 40
94% 192 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 387 314 383 70 70 MB/s
57.4% Above average
Read 460
Write 382
Mixed 110
SusWrite 250
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 40.7
4K Mixed 1.3
57% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 1.3
55% 129 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 18 85 33 36 18 MB/s
41.2% Average
Read 375
Write 336
Mixed 89.9
SusWrite 38.6
46% 210 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 58.2
4K Mixed 1
61% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 1.2
49% 114 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 298 217 MB/s
31.9% Below average
Read 426
Write 410
Mixed 7
SusWrite 88
51% 233 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.2
36% 8.7 MB/s
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Typical ELITE 512GB Builds (Compare 3,965 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel  $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,651x
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples1,264x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples690x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples303x
SSD
ELITE 512GBZeplinBench 64%, 15 samples1x
RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples60x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $191

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