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SDM6QS512 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 64.4% (755th of 1080)

Based on 5 user benchmarks.  Model: SDM6QS512
Poor: 45%Average: 64.4% Great: 92%

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Above average average bench

The SDM6QS512 512GB averaged 35.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 283MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 65.2MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 171MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 43.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5 samples)
Rank 75564.4%
Min Avg Max
291 Read 384 512
65.7 Write 318 443
288 Mixed 349 428
36.4 SusWrite 171 421
68.5% 305 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.4 4K Read 22.1 31.6
26.8 4K Write 65.2 105
13 4K Mixed 21 30.7
94.8% 36.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
118 DQ Read 174 246
156 DQ Write 283 343
41.4 DQ Mixed 43.5 47.6
85% 167 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
186GB free
Firmware: V0414A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 437 39 56 117 45 MB/s
87.2% Excellent
Read 512
Write 443
Mixed 428
SusWrite 190
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 30.7
143% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 47.6
101% 201 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0414A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 150 16 61 119 12 MB/s
52.2% Above average
Read 363
Write 328
Mixed 313
SusWrite 71.3
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 51.3
4K Mixed 19.4
78% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 42.3
81% 156 MB/s
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0414A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 6.3 7.4 6.5 6 9.7 MB/s
46.1% Average
Read 291
Write 330
Mixed 288
SusWrite 36.4
53% 237 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 13
74% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 41.4
87% 171 MB/s
360GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0414A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 243 135 60 137 13 MB/s
44.5% Average
Read 335
Write 65.7
Mixed 298
SusWrite 136
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 26.8
4K Mixed 14.5
55% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 42.2
58% 105 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,379,309 SSDs tested

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Typical SDM6QS512 512GB Builds (Compare 1,405 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 (MS-7798) - $240

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples318x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples234x
Core i5-3570KIntel  $85Bench 68%, 185,516 samples106x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples111x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples95x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $144Bench 52%, 627,793 samples60x
SSD
SDM6QS512 512GBBench 64%, 5 samples1x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples42x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples37x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $596

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