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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 98.9% (259th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: Best Buy NS-PCNVMEHDE(-C)
Poor: 63%Average: 98.9% Great: 144%

Excellent average bench

The Best Buy NS-PCNVMEHDE(-C) 500GB averaged just 1.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Best Buy NS-PCNVMEHDE(-C) 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 247MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.7MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Best Buy NS-PCNVMEHDE(-C) 500GB is 80.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Best Buy NS-PCNVMEHDE(-C) 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 45.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 248MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 25998.9%
Min Avg Max
324 Read 580 824
321 Write 540 773
312 Mixed 505 728
281 SusWrite 464 741
118% 522 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.4 4K Read 31.7 51.4
25.6 4K Write 45.1 77.8
19.3 4K Mixed 35.4 60.9
117% 37.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.3 DQ Read 248 500
41.2 DQ Write 241 410
36.1 DQ Mixed 247 440
185% 245 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
148GB free
Firmware: 7202 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 23 23 22 MB/s
777% Outstanding
Read 10,806
Write 22.1
Mixed 44
SusWrite 22.3
564% 2,724 MB/s
4K Read 854
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 3.8
1,300% 287 MB/s
148GB free
Firmware: 7202 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s
452% Outstanding
Read 4,665
Write 18.2
Mixed 36
SusWrite 18
246% 1,184 MB/s
4K Read 656
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 3.7
1,000% 221 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7202 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 718 530 227 717 579 254 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 534
Write 714
Mixed 480
SusWrite 504
126% 558 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 76.7
4K Mixed 37.9
143% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 291
234% 330 MB/s
374GB free
Firmware: 7202 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 669 438 438 437 437 437 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 786
Write 674
Mixed 641
SusWrite 476
145% 644 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 36.1
119% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 308
231% 309 MB/s
318GB free
Firmware: 7202 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 359 361 359 361 360 MB/s
86.5% Excellent
Read 355
Write 356
Mixed 343
SusWrite 360
80% 353 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 38.6
130% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 240
176% 230 MB/s
297GB free
Firmware: 7202 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 638 239 237 238 236 236 MB/s
85.9% Excellent
Read 723
Write 701
Mixed 646
SusWrite 304
133% 593 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 34.5
4K Mixed 31.2
103% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 149
111% 146 MB/s
205GB free
Firmware: 7202 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 364 369 362 353 354 MB/s
70.8% Very good
Read 358
Write 357
Mixed 314
SusWrite 362
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 38.6
4K Mixed 27.8
91% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 149
107% 138 MB/s
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