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S501 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 219% (82nd of 1072)

Based on 253 user benchmarks.  Model: Fanxiang S501 1TB
Poor: 109%Average: 219% Great: 280%

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Outstanding average bench

The Fanxiang S501 1TB averaged 119.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Fanxiang S501 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 529MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 787MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Fanxiang S501 1TB is 170%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Fanxiang S501 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 27.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 253 samples)
Rank 82219%
Min Avg Max
715 Read 1,508 1,825
543 Write 1,377 1,713
336 Mixed 1,004 1,182
328 SusWrite 1,191 1,671
285% 1,270 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.2 4K Read 44.5 54.3
54.5 4K Write 137 228
16.5 4K Mixed 27.3 34.6
175% 69.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
489 DQ Read 820 948
212 DQ Write 787 1,076
253 DQ Mixed 529 606
473% 712 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
786GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0721A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1071 1485 1521 1608 1610 1601 MB/s
254% Outstanding
Read 1,589
Write 1,578
Mixed 1150
SusWrite 1,483
326% 1,450 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 33.8
205% 82 MB/s
DQ Read 869
DQ Write 976
DQ Mixed 582
533% 809 MB/s
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0721A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1046 1411 1504 1572 1579 1565 MB/s
253% Outstanding
Read 1,617
Write 1,565
Mixed 1,159
SusWrite 1,446
326% 1,447 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 33.9
201% 81.2 MB/s
DQ Read 877
DQ Write 994
DQ Mixed 571
531% 814 MB/s
911GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0808A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1067 1584 1567 1614 1611 1608 MB/s
244% Outstanding
Read 1,579
Write 1,598
Mixed 1,134
SusWrite 1,509
328% 1,455 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 32.7
182% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 836
DQ Write 758
DQ Mixed 574
492% 723 MB/s
598GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1103K0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 990 153 276 1147 1143 163 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,357
Write 1,183
Mixed 919
SusWrite 645
230% 1,026 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 206
4K Mixed 27.5
223% 95.1 MB/s
DQ Read 842
DQ Write 907
DQ Mixed 549
503% 766 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,741,105 SSDs tested

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Typical S501 1TB Builds (Compare 687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples352x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples111x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples57x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples96x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples49x
SSD
S501 1TBFanxiangBench 219%, 253 samples1x
RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples33x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples27x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples25x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $743

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