Average Bench: 79.6% (490th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: 690 NEO SATA 512GB

Good average bench

The 690 NEO SATA 512GB averaged 20.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 690 NEO SATA 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 80.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 690 NEO SATA 512GB is 49.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 690 NEO SATA 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 172MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Min Avg Max
81.1 Read 438 495
3 Write 390 460
271 Mixed 372 432
99.3 SusWrite 330 442
86% 383 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.6 4K Read 30.8 41.6
24.1 4K Write 80.2 130
0.1 4K Mixed 17.1 28.9
111% 42.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.1 DQ Read 172 259
27.9 DQ Write 267 327
0.1 DQ Mixed 25.5 49.1
73.9% 155 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2227I
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 434 428 455 307 288 MB/s
Read 476
Write 441
Mixed 386
SusWrite 391
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 13.9
148% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 16.1
78% 174 MB/s
163GB free
Firmware: HPS2227I
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 443 436 451 445 448 MB/s
Read 493
Write 439
Mixed 382
SusWrite 445
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 12.9
118% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 15.9
80% 178 MB/s
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U1224A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 71 63 356 70 67 MB/s
Read 318
Write 292
Mixed 272
SusWrite 157
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 24.1
4K Mixed 8
41% 14.6 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 38.6
69% 131 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,768,159 SSDs tested

Typical NEO SATA 512GB Builds (Compare 5,412 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Elite 8300 SFF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

Popular NEO SATA 512GB systems:

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