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Series NVMe SSD 512G 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 230% (80th of 1079)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: M2 Series NVMe SSD 512G
Poor: 126%Average: 230% Great: 294%

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Outstanding average bench

The M2 Series NVMe SSD 512G 512GB averaged 130.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the M2 Series NVMe SSD 512G 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 486MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,919MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the M2 Series NVMe SSD 512G 512GB is 168%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the M2 Series NVMe SSD 512G 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 108MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 49.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 80230%
Min Avg Max
426 Read 1,724 2,195
396 Write 1,919 2,491
399 Mixed 1,431 1,825
400 SusWrite 1,075 1,885
346% 1,537 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27 4K Read 49.3 61.9
19.2 4K Write 108 174
17.3 4K Mixed 61.5 88.5
211% 73.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
77.6 DQ Read 754 1,415
23.4 DQ Write 603 990
43.6 DQ Mixed 486 921
416% 614 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
477GB free
Firmware: SN10660 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1955 1873 1881 601 275 282 MB/s
311% Outstanding
Read 1,802
Write 2,111
Mixed 1,436
SusWrite 1,145
365% 1,624 MB/s
4K Read 60.7
4K Write 221
4K Mixed 90.6
325% 124 MB/s
DQ Read 1,833
DQ Write 1,253
DQ Mixed 997
892% 1,361 MB/s
476GB free
Firmware: SN10660 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2284 2316 1740 285 282 286 MB/s
292% Outstanding
Read 1,938
Write 2,532
Mixed 1,608
SusWrite 1,199
410% 1,819 MB/s
4K Read 66.4
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 91
310% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,178
DQ Write 828
DQ Mixed 949
723% 985 MB/s
436GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN12221 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1985 2158 1593 277 281 276 MB/s
252% Outstanding
Read 1,443
Write 2,100
Mixed 1,600
SusWrite 1,095
353% 1,559 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 80.5
264% 94 MB/s
DQ Read 1,222
DQ Write 787
DQ Mixed 859
680% 956 MB/s
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN12221 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1582 1748 1776 876 275 275 MB/s
248% Outstanding
Read 1,679
Write 2,194
Mixed 1,382
SusWrite 1,088
357% 1,586 MB/s
4K Read 59.9
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 78.8
264% 91.9 MB/s
DQ Read 894
DQ Write 529
DQ Mixed 691
520% 705 MB/s
207GB free
Firmware: SN12221 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1129 1099 1141 984 257 240 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,129
Write 1,169
Mixed 1,063
SusWrite 808
235% 1,042 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 76.4
4K Mixed 51.2
159% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 951
DQ Write 562
DQ Mixed 700
536% 738 MB/s
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Gaming 12%
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Desktop 71%
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Workstation 11%
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System: HP Z240 Tower Workstation

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,127x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples356x
Core i5-6500Intel  $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples291x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples229x
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples212x
Quadro K620Nvidia  $170Bench 11%, 16,214 samples182x
SSD
Series NVMe SSD 512G 512GBM2Bench 230%, 25 samples1x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples162x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples106x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples105x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $170

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