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Vi550 S3 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 78.6% (509th of 1072)

Based on 615 user benchmarks.  Model: Verbatim Vi550 S3
Poor: 47%Average: 78.6% Great: 100%

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Good average bench

The Verbatim Vi550 S3 512GB averaged 21.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Verbatim Vi550 S3 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 117MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 260MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Verbatim Vi550 S3 512GB is 52.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Verbatim Vi550 S3 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 121MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 330MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 615 samples)
Rank 50978.6%
Min Avg Max
292 Read 409 499
261 Write 391 475
109 Mixed 357 421
82 SusWrite 330 441
83.7% 372 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.9 4K Read 25.5 32.4
23.8 4K Write 70.1 109
11.1 4K Mixed 27.3 39.4
111% 40.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43.5 DQ Read 121 197
62.3 DQ Write 260 338
20.9 DQ Mixed 117 203
110% 166 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0704A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 448 449 452 453 454 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 459
Mixed 424
SusWrite 446
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 25.9
152% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 34
81% 161 MB/s
156GB free
Firmware: V0414A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 414 415 411 299 25 MB/s
90.8% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 418
Mixed 420
SusWrite 331
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 29.8
142% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 43.7
70% 133 MB/s
210GB free
Firmware: H220916a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 407 406 420 416 420 MB/s
84.3% Excellent
Read 432
Write 448
Mixed 401
SusWrite 417
96% 424 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 32.3
123% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 27.4
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 40.6
44% 70.4 MB/s
142GB free
Firmware: H221215a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 374 312 294 337 360 MB/s
83.9% Excellent
Read 405
Write 418
Mixed 403
SusWrite 332
88% 389 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 34.6
130% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 200
143% 181 MB/s
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H220916a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 403 402 403 394 398 MB/s
82.1% Excellent
Read 414
Write 442
Mixed 401
SusWrite 406
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 55.9
4K Mixed 29.8
105% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 88.5
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 149
125% 174 MB/s
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0704A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 396 420 405 411 413 MB/s
78% Very good
Read 441
Write 388
Mixed 333
SusWrite 385
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 20.3
100% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 32.4
61% 119 MB/s
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Typical Vi550 S3 512GB Builds (Compare 527 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asus Rampage II Extreme

CPU
Core i7-920Intel  $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples176x
Core i7-950Intel  $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples46x
Core i7 975Intel  $550Bench 72%, 3,143 samples46x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples30x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples30x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples30x
SSD
Vi550 S3 512GBVerbatimBench 79%, 615 samples1x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples109x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples83x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples46x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $207

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