XF-512 500GB

XF-512 500GB
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Effective Speed +165% Effective Speed 165%Average Score +209% Read 357%, Write 402%, 4K Read 39%, 4K Write 34%, Mixed 315%, 4K Mixed 40%, SusWrite 278%Peak Score +253% Read 414%, Write 440%, 4K Read 37%, 4K Write 45%, Mixed 342%, 4K Mixed 40%, SusWrite 452%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +270% DQ Read 136%, DQ Write 469%, DQ Mixed 246%, ADQ Read 150%, ADQ Write 281%, ADQ Mixed 284%, Age 351%, AS-SSD Total 245%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 261% (54^th of 1074)

Based on 39 user benchmarks. Model: XF-512

Poor: 175%Average: 261% Great: 342%

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Outstanding average bench

The XF-512 500GB averaged 161.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the XF-512 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,000MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 1,101MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the XF-512 500GB is 167%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the XF-512 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 117MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 47.6MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)

Rank 54261%

Min	Avg	Max
770	Read 2,091	2,604
700	Write 2,033	2,620
686	Mixed 1,489	1,872
439	SusWrite 1,120	2135
378% 1,683 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.9	4K Read 47.6	58.9
53.9	4K Write 117	177
25.4	4K Mixed 63.2	81.8
215% 76 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
511	DQ Read 817	865
175	DQ Write 1,101	2,037
353	DQ Mixed 1,000	1,146
744% 972 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 2 month ago.

317GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0629479F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2303 2326 1992 1083 284 275 MB/s

302% Outstanding

Write 2,322

Mixed 1785

SusWrite 1,377

446% 1,990 MB/s

4K Read 55.6

4K Write 133

4K Mixed 74

250% 87.6 MB/s

DQ Read 862

DQ Write 1,008

DQ Mixed 1,130

797% 1,000 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

306GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0629479F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 717 1698 2144 2171 283 283 MB/s

286% Outstanding

Write 2,279

Mixed 1,676

SusWrite 1,216

425% 1,895 MB/s

4K Read 49.8

4K Write 129

4K Mixed 67.4

230% 82.2 MB/s

DQ Read 864

DQ Write 1,117

DQ Mixed 1089

795% 1,023 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

261GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0629479F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1185 1752 1949 2176 265 273 MB/s

286% Outstanding

Write 2,220

Mixed 1,706

SusWrite 1,267

429% 1,916 MB/s

4K Read 51.7

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 65.9

226% 79.3 MB/s

DQ Read 860

DQ Write 920

DQ Mixed 985

715% 921 MB/s

GBR-User, 5 months ago.

269GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0629479F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1165 1184 1679 1914 907 259 MB/s

278% Outstanding

Write 2,176

Mixed 1,613

SusWrite 1,185

413% 1,845 MB/s

4K Read 51.2

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 67.5

227% 79.1 MB/s

DQ Read 859

DQ Write 912

DQ Mixed 972

707% 915 MB/s

IRL-User, 1 month ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0629479F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1685 256 288 274 246 232 MB/s

254% Outstanding

Write 2,398

Mixed 1753

SusWrite 497

398% 1,784 MB/s

4K Read 56.6

4K Write 150

4K Mixed 77.5

265% 94.8 MB/s

DQ Read 825

DQ Write 1,063

DQ Mixed 1,131

802% 1,006 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

173GB free

Firmware: 0629479F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1783 542 514 504 565 529 MB/s

242% Outstanding

Write 2,082

Mixed 1,597

SusWrite 739

380% 1,700 MB/s

4K Read 48.9

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 64.2

210% 71.8 MB/s

DQ Read 792

DQ Write 805

DQ Mixed 892

645% 830 MB/s

GBR-User, 5 months ago.

304GB free

Firmware: 0629479F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 680 688 692 690 405 299 MB/s

171% Outstanding

Write 703

Mixed 690

SusWrite 576

156% 692 MB/s

4K Read 49.6

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 67

220% 75.9 MB/s

DQ Read 835

DQ Write 743

DQ Mixed 1,105

742% 894 MB/s

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 60%

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System: PC Pulsar Elite

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	33x
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	30x
Core i5-9400FIntel $85Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	27x
GTX 1660Nvidia $200Bench 68%, 230,793 samples	17x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	13x

SSD
XF-512 500GBBench 261%, 39 samples	1x

RAM
CM4X8GF2400Z16K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 73%, 4,992 samples	16x
CM4X8GF2400Z16K4 1x8GBCorsairBench 41%, 959 samples	10x
CM4X16GE2400Z16K4 1x16GBCorsairBench 44%, 661 samples	10x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $375

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

XF-512 500GB

Average Bench: 261% (54^th of 1074)

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Average Bench: 261% (54th of 1074)

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Average Bench: 261% (54^th of 1074)