Average Bench: 202% (95th of 1072)

Based on 67 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZL

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZL 512GB averaged 101.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZL 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 374MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,652MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZL 512GB is 148%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZL 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 422MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 101MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 67 samples)
Min Avg Max
714 Read 1,652 2,342
481 Write 1,093 1,568
310 Mixed 913 1,281
153 SusWrite 822 1,259
250% 1,120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.2 4K Read 52 74.6
35.3 4K Write 101 187
27.3 4K Mixed 61 93.4
210% 71.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
293 DQ Read 422 451
87.3 DQ Write 481 1,174
144 DQ Mixed 374 414
303% 426 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L01C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1493 1421 1449 1099 86 287 MB/s
Read 2,444
Write 1,398
Mixed 1,195
SusWrite 973
333% 1,502 MB/s
4K Read 70.9
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 87.5
301% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 450
DQ Write 966
DQ Mixed 405
394% 607 MB/s
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L01C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1215 1251 1142 1140 1202 1161 MB/s
Read 1,987
Write 1,389
Mixed 1,119
SusWrite 1,185
317% 1,420 MB/s
4K Read 66.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 70.6
254% 85.2 MB/s
DQ Read 449
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 408
296% 387 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L01C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 106 163 107 114 108 MB/s
Read 2,368
Write 1,438
Mixed 1244
SusWrite 146
287% 1,299 MB/s
4K Read 66.5
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 86.4
318% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 448
DQ Write 1,050
DQ Mixed 411
410% 636 MB/s
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L02C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 940 381 465 844 468 472 MB/s
Read 1,748
Write 1,100
Mixed 921
SusWrite 595
242% 1,091 MB/s
4K Read 55.3
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 64.8
217% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 449
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 417
296% 381 MB/s
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L01C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 962 1088 1048 725 238 300 MB/s
Read 1,692
Write 1,038
Mixed 830
SusWrite 727
238% 1,071 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 61.4
200% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 446
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 406
286% 367 MB/s
272GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L01C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 314 259 289 183 397 MB/s
Read 1,630
Write 1,084
Mixed 893
SusWrite 292
216% 975 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 63.4
208% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 443
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 410
299% 392 MB/s
317GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L02C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 316 131 237 128 86 MB/s
Read 930
Write 446
Mixed 555
SusWrite 164
116% 524 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 17
4K Mixed 14.4
74% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 96.7
102% 173 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,658,276 SSDs tested

Typical INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZL 512GB Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo F0G4004EUS

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