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Series NVMe SSD 1T 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 277% (39th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: M2 Series NVMe SSD 1T
Poor: 95%Average: 277% Great: 355%

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Outstanding average bench

The M2 Series NVMe SSD 1T 1TB averaged 177.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the M2 Series NVMe SSD 1T 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 491MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,971MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the M2 Series NVMe SSD 1T 1TB is 260%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the M2 Series NVMe SSD 1T 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 128MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 52.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 39277%
Min Avg Max
330 Read 1,745 2,268
417 Write 1,971 2,484
430 Mixed 1,554 2,031
213 SusWrite 1,546 2358
384% 1,704 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.5 4K Read 52.7 66.9
7.4 4K Write 128 212
7.7 4K Mixed 66.6 96.4
233% 82.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
257 DQ Read 1,108 1,739
72.8 DQ Write 778 1,329
66.1 DQ Mixed 491 1,007
489% 792 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
740GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10660 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2273 2265 1699 276 272 268 MB/s
309% Outstanding
Read 1755
Write 2,258
Mixed 1734
SusWrite 1,176
391% 1,731 MB/s
4K Read 70.6
4K Write 214
4K Mixed 105
355% 130 MB/s
DQ Read 1,532
DQ Write 998
DQ Mixed 587
620% 1,039 MB/s
898GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN12221 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1952 1915 1975 1813 425 284 MB/s
292% Outstanding
Read 1686
Write 1,926
Mixed 1576
SusWrite 1,394
371% 1,646 MB/s
4K Read 59.5
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 83.1
287% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,452
DQ Write 843
DQ Mixed 927
749% 1,074 MB/s
229GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN09843 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1945 1081 378 294 293 293 MB/s
250% Outstanding
Read 2,103
Write 2,311
Mixed 1,792
SusWrite 714
388% 1,730 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 72.6
242% 84.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,299
DQ Write 838
DQ Mixed 630
588% 923 MB/s
751GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN09843 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1929 1014 986 561 565 510 MB/s
240% Outstanding
Read 2,040
Write 2,242
Mixed 1910
SusWrite 928
400% 1,780 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 67.9
221% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 924
DQ Write 573
DQ Mixed 631
502% 709 MB/s
272GB free
Firmware: SN11665 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2044 904 284 274 205 164 MB/s
228% Outstanding
Read 1,702
Write 2,206
Mixed 1,676
SusWrite 646
351% 1,558 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 59.7
200% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,590
DQ Write 1,054
DQ Mixed 583
635% 1,076 MB/s
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Typical Series NVMe SSD 1T 1TB Builds (Compare 13,592 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING - $154

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,465x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples3,160x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $246Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,535x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,289x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples999x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples957x
SSD
Series NVMe SSD 1T 1TBM2Bench 277%, 50 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples616x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples435x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples401x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $729

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