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M.2 NVME SSD 512GB

M.2 NVME SSD 512GB
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Effective Speed -148%Effective Speed -148%Average Score -159%Read -159%, Write -226%, 4K Read -77%, 4K Write -43%, Mixed -191%, 4K Mixed -189%, SusWrite -231%Peak Score -157%Read -162%, Write -163%, 4K Read -190%, 4K Write -65%, Mixed -158%, 4K Mixed -150%, SusWrite -207%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -102%DQ Read -147%, DQ Write -49%, DQ Mixed -124%, ADQ Read -90%, ADQ Write -53%, ADQ Mixed -166%, Age -79%, AS-SSD Total -111%

Average Bench: 219% (90^th of 1080)

Based on 69 user benchmarks. Model: PCS M.2 NVME SSD 512GB

Poor: 139%Average: 219% Great: 297%

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Outstanding average bench

The PCS M.2 NVME SSD 512GB averaged 118.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PCS M.2 NVME SSD 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 559MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 824MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PCS M.2 NVME SSD 512GB is 158%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PCS M.2 NVME SSD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 48.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 69 samples)

Rank 90219%

Min	Avg	Max
974	Read 1,600	2,253
626	Write 1,416	2,407
688	Mixed 1,095	1,792
306	SusWrite 958	1,486
284% 1,267 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.4	4K Read 48.5	65.8
62.2	4K Write 143	230
19.1	4K Mixed 37.4	87.5
197% 76.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
748	DQ Read 900	939
307	DQ Write 824	1,276
377	DQ Mixed 559	935
502% 761 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

369GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H220902a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2257 577 414 399 436 449 MB/s

304% Outstanding

Write 2521

Mixed 1,788

SusWrite 755

412% 1,837 MB/s

4K Read 73.6

4K Write 264

4K Mixed 103

383% 147 MB/s

DQ Read 928

DQ Write 1293

DQ Mixed 630

611% 951 MB/s

ITA-User, 3 months ago.

441GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0520A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 1316 1321 1332 1330 1330 MB/s

222% Outstanding

Write 1,314

Mixed 951

SusWrite 1,325

294% 1,310 MB/s

4K Read 43.3

4K Write 98.6

4K Mixed 21.7

146% 54.5 MB/s

DQ Read 629

DQ Write 857

DQ Mixed 378

387% 621 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 days ago.

105GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H220902a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 424 285 390 388 383 MB/s

126% Outstanding

Write 262

Mixed 359

SusWrite 376

101% 457 MB/s

4K Read 37.4

4K Write 183

4K Mixed 47.6

214% 89.2 MB/s

DQ Read 164

DQ Write 74.7

DQ Mixed 310

179% 183 MB/s

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 144%

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System: Pcspecialist Vortex ST-S

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $190Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	233x
Core i7-10700Intel $235Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	3x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	199x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	12x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $565Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	6x

SSD
M.2 NVME SSD 512GBPCSBench 219%, 69 samples	8x

RAM
CM4X8GD3200C16K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 89%, 9,947 samples	168x
CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CM4X8GD3200C16K4 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CM4X8GD3200C16K4 32GBCorsairBench 93%, 341 samples	8x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	6x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $650

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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342

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M.2 NVME SSD 512GB

Average Bench: 219% (90^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 219% (90^th of 1080)