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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 72.5% (622nd of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: MS06
Poor: 50%Average: 72.5% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The MS06 512GB averaged 27.4% 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 Random Write Speed 74.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MS06 512GB is 45.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the MS06 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 28.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 125MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 62272.5%
Min Avg Max
60.7 Read 404 512
192 Write 352 442
91.8 Mixed 338 415
44.6 SusWrite 321 440
79.5% 354 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.2 4K Read 25.2 40
13.2 4K Write 74.2 122
0.9 4K Mixed 15.8 22.7
97.6% 38.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
39.5 DQ Read 125 221
7.7 DQ Write 252 345
0.3 DQ Mixed 28.3 33.6
67.1% 135 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
192GB free
Firmware: T1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 279 273 217 97 52 MB/s
66.5% Good
Read 418
Write 331
Mixed 341
SusWrite 199
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 17
91% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 31.1
84% 174 MB/s
316GB free
Firmware: T1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 214 429 418 437 437 MB/s
60.7% Good
Read 108
Write 192
Mixed 104
SusWrite 354
43% 190 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 72.7
4K Mixed 13.8
91% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 41.3
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 28.8
70% 137 MB/s
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 271 86 168 43 69 MB/s
58.2% Above average
Read 444
Write 348
Mixed 364
SusWrite 167
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 55.9
4K Mixed 18.5
85% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 50.5
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 33.5
46% 79.8 MB/s
316GB free
Firmware: T1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 196 193 352 453 444 MB/s
55.8% Above average
Read 60.7
Write 196
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 306
38% 164 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 78
4K Mixed 13.8
90% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 39.5
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 29.3
70% 137 MB/s
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Typical MS06 512GB Builds (Compare 2,450 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Asus ROG GL552VW GAMING LAPTOP - $1,049

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples2,046x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples404x
GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples1,611x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples839x
SSD
MS06 512GBBench 73%, 25 samples1x
RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples423x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples356x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples168x
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