Hi-level

Elite Series 512GB

Elite Series 512GB
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Effective Speed -35%Effective Speed -35%Average Score -31%Read -5%, Write -7%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -139%, SusWrite -13%Peak Score -10%Read 0%, Write -5%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -0%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed -71%, SusWrite 17%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -53%DQ Read -56%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -75%, ADQ Read -127%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -524%, Age 394%, AS-SSD Total -21%

Average Bench: 72.7% (622^nd of 1072)

Based on 111 user benchmarks. Model: HI-LEVEL Elite Series 512GB

Poor: 44%Average: 72.7% Great: 100%

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Good average bench

The Hi-level Elite Series 512GB averaged 27.3% 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 Random Write Speed 74.6MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hi-level Elite Series 512GB is 56%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hi-level Elite Series 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 144MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 41.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 111 samples)

Rank 62272.7%

Min	Avg	Max
316	Read 437	507
251	Write 380	460
178	Mixed 349	425
35.8	SusWrite 262	454
80.1% 357 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.5	4K Read 26	38.8
21.3	4K Write 74.6	122
2.04	4K Mixed 18.8	34.1
103% 39.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
84.2	DQ Read 144	236
37.2	DQ Write 259	349
0.3	DQ Mixed 41.7	189
76.8% 148 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

AUT-User, 20 days ago.

201GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2227I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 448 156 328 285 183 MB/s

84.7% Excellent

Write 467

Mixed 393

SusWrite 303

93% 416 MB/s

4K Read 35.6

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 11.8

125% 51.1 MB/s

DQ Read 228

DQ Write 273

DQ Mixed 15.5

77% 172 MB/s

TUR-User, 10 days ago.

117GB free

Firmware: V1021B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 442 34 55 117 17 MB/s

83.9% Excellent

Write 445

Mixed 423

SusWrite 184

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 93.7

4K Mixed 28.9

131% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 245

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 43.8

101% 207 MB/s

TUR-User, 21 days ago.

279GB free

Firmware: W0203A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 299 23 23 144 155 MB/s

76.3% Very good

Write 435

Mixed 425

SusWrite 182

86% 385 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 77.2

4K Mixed 22.9

118% 43.9 MB/s

DQ Read 130

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 34

83% 166 MB/s

TUR-User, 30 days ago.

278GB free

Firmware: W0203A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 23 23 238 286 8.5 MB/s

70.1% Very good

Write 444

Mixed 418

SusWrite 140

84% 376 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 70.2

4K Mixed 21.4

106% 39.6 MB/s

DQ Read 114

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 33

80% 160 MB/s

TUR-User, 11 days ago.

200GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0203A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 2.1 2.1 109 2.9 2.6 MB/s

62.2% Good

Write 434

Mixed 400

SusWrite 20.9

74% 332 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 81.2

4K Mixed 21.4

111% 43.1 MB/s

DQ Read 92.4

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 29.7

75% 150 MB/s

TUR-User, 26 days ago.

371GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0203A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 336 369 51 2.7 2.6 MB/s

55.7% Above average

Write 364

Mixed 347

SusWrite 180

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 22.5

4K Write 52.4

4K Mixed 13.6

79% 29.5 MB/s

DQ Read 86.4

DQ Write 159

DQ Mixed 29.4

49% 91.7 MB/s

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: MSI H510M PRO-E (MS-7D23)

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	366x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	284x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	213x

GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	163x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples	135x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	129x

SSD
Elite Series 512GBHi-levelBench 73%, 111 samples	1x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	76x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples	58x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	41x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $253

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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