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PCS PCIe M.2 SSD PRO 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 195% (102nd of 1072)

Based on 214 user benchmarks.  Model: 512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD PRO
Poor: 95%Average: 195% Great: 304%

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Outstanding average bench

The 512gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD PRO 512GB averaged 95.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 512gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD PRO 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 255MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,478MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 512gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD PRO 512GB is 209%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 512gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD PRO 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 121MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 214 samples)
Rank 102195%
Min Avg Max
645 Read 1,283 2,103
367 Write 1,478 2,371
224 Mixed 1,079 1,755
108 SusWrite 839 1,777
263% 1,170 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.3 4K Read 44 68.4
59.5 4K Write 121 217
16 4K Mixed 47.3 89.8
192% 70.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
548 DQ Read 861 1,033
136 DQ Write 689 1,242
110 DQ Mixed 255 664
332% 602 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.1.7.1S Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1212 684 535 515 524 539 MB/s
225% Outstanding
Read 1,668
Write 2,326
Mixed 1,516
SusWrite 668
348% 1,545 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 193
4K Mixed 57.4
246% 98.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,024
DQ Write 944
DQ Mixed 171
351% 713 MB/s
317GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.1.4.1S Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2242 1823 494 302 383 304 MB/s
190% Outstanding
Read 1347
Write 1,985
Mixed 1,322
SusWrite 925
315% 1,395 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 36.9
133% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 998
DQ Write 760
DQ Mixed 202
335% 653 MB/s
244GB free
Firmware: 2.1.4.1S Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1254 330 336 231 449 280 MB/s
185% Outstanding
Read 1,161
Write 1,416
Mixed 1,202
SusWrite 480
240% 1,065 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 54.7
216% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,033
DQ Write 921
DQ Mixed 158
343% 704 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.1.4.1S Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 58 69 78 65 57 MB/s
130% Outstanding
Read 967
Write 669
Mixed 541
SusWrite 105
126% 571 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 41.9
179% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 768
DQ Write 622
DQ Mixed 158
264% 516 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.1.4.1S Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 115 113 115 92 102 MB/s
99.6% Outstanding
Read 866
Write 653
Mixed 210
SusWrite 130
102% 464 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 90.8
4K Mixed 23.7
126% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 650
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 142
185% 346 MB/s
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Typical PCS PCIe M.2 SSD PRO 512GB Builds (Compare 71 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
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Desktop 99%
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Workstation 38%
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System: Pcspecialist Vortex G30

CPU
Core i3-12100FIntel  $95Bench 94%, 11,860 samples65x
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples4x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples53x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples5x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2x
SSD
PCS PCIe M.2 SSD PRO 512GB512gbBench 195%, 214 samples32x
RAM
CM4X8GD3200C16K4 1x8GBCorsairBench 46%, 435 samples28x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples7x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $250

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