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Release date ≈ Q2 2022.

Average Bench: 152% (154th of 1072)

Based on 171 user benchmarks.  Model: KZ512
Poor: 56%Average: 152% Great: 244%

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Outstanding average bench

The KZ512 512GB averaged 51.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the KZ512 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 323MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 576MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the KZ512 512GB is 188%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the KZ512 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 22MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 676MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 171 samples)
Rank 154152%
Min Avg Max
360 Read 1,141 1,727
293 Write 959 1,543
205 Mixed 746 1,141
159 SusWrite 676 1,431
197% 880 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 4K Read 35.7 49.5
37 4K Write 109 202
8.2 4K Mixed 22 34.6
140% 55.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
146 DQ Read 520 822
151 DQ Write 576 1,024
14.9 DQ Mixed 323 579
305% 473 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
477GB free
Firmware: V0523B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1531 1541 1541 1546 1117 637 MB/s
248% Outstanding
Read 1,972
Write 1663
Mixed 1,172
SusWrite 1,319
343% 1,531 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 29.1
177% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 748
DQ Write 942
DQ Mixed 522
484% 737 MB/s
450GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0414A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1287 1255 1295 1249 1064 225 MB/s
199% Outstanding
Read 1,532
Write 1,069
Mixed 879
SusWrite 1,062
254% 1,136 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 15.5
140% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 808
DQ Write 704
DQ Mixed 458
425% 657 MB/s
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0808A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 702 273 255 228 1029 259 MB/s
193% Outstanding
Read 1634
Write 1,586
Mixed 1,150
SusWrite 458
270% 1,207 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 33.8
215% 90.6 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 997
DQ Mixed 512
481% 735 MB/s
381GB free
Firmware: T1103L0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 165 176 239 247 168 MB/s
97.4% Outstanding
Read 898
Write 745
Mixed 537
SusWrite 256
136% 609 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 39.3
4K Mixed 12.9
62% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 647
DQ Write 594
DQ Mixed 457
388% 566 MB/s
57GB free
Firmware: HP2818E3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 362 401 316 19 38 MB/s
75.7% Very good
Read 476
Write 446
Mixed 391
SusWrite 257
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 10.2
112% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 15
69% 150 MB/s
221GB free
Firmware: HTS2818B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 396 401 352 15 15 MB/s
69.3% Good
Read 490
Write 403
Mixed 379
SusWrite 262
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 12.7
83% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 16.2
68% 150 MB/s
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Typical KZ512 512GB Builds (Compare 7,917 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: MSI H510M-A PRO (MS-7D22)

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,764x
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples1,319x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples990x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples898x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples673x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples562x
SSD
KZ512 512GBBench 152%, 171 samples1x
RAM
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples326x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples300x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples279x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $372

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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