Average Bench: 140% (168th of 1072)

Based on 158 user benchmarks.  Model: SSSTC CL5-8D512

Outstanding average bench

The Ssstc CL5-8D512 512GB averaged 39.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ssstc CL5-8D512 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 480MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 659MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ssstc CL5-8D512 512GB is 156%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Ssstc CL5-8D512 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 417MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 158 samples)
Min Avg Max
351 Read 894 1,246
128 Write 643 990
159 Mixed 701 1,095
89.2 SusWrite 417 821
148% 664 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.2 4K Read 28.9 42.4
4.39 4K Write 145 255
3.3 4K Mixed 42.7 69.3
175% 72.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
380 DQ Read 570 668
109 DQ Write 659 993
178 DQ Mixed 480 642
399% 570 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EX92101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 987 987 993 413 139 139 MB/s
Read 1002
Write 993
Mixed 1,013
SusWrite 610
204% 904 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 268
4K Mixed 69.9
289% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 670
DQ Write 996
DQ Mixed 639
538% 768 MB/s
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EX92102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 939 934 564 136 137 MB/s
Read 1,070
Write 959
Mixed 966
SusWrite 604
202% 900 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 286
4K Mixed 61.2
280% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 664
DQ Write 983
DQ Mixed 636
534% 761 MB/s
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EX92102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 984 985 993 418 139 139 MB/s
Read 1,149
Write 985
Mixed 1,075
SusWrite 610
214% 954 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 212
4K Mixed 53.9
240% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 666
DQ Write 986
DQ Mixed 638
535% 763 MB/s
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EX92101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 878 929 948 548 133 134 MB/s
Read 1,114
Write 951
Mixed 1,038
SusWrite 595
208% 925 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 61.7
234% 93.8 MB/s
DQ Read 657
DQ Write 992
DQ Mixed 640
536% 763 MB/s
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EX92102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 855 923 351 132 128 129 MB/s
Read 1,086
Write 970
Mixed 1,058
SusWrite 420
198% 884 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 64.7
234% 94.5 MB/s
DQ Read 630
DQ Write 804
DQ Mixed 584
478% 673 MB/s
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EX92101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 134 137 138 130 138 MB/s
Read 866
Write 243
Mixed 290
SusWrite 136
84% 383 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 30.9
169% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 414
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 251
213% 314 MB/s
25GB free
Firmware: EX92101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 85 47 46 62 61 MB/s
Read 746
Write 137
Mixed 203
SusWrite 63
62% 287 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 26.5
136% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 397
DQ Write 74.6
DQ Mixed 95.3
106% 189 MB/s
285GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EX92101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 134 136 114 200 136 MB/s
Read 605
Write 129
Mixed 119
SusWrite 143
54% 249 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 16.2
81% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 489
DQ Write 547
DQ Mixed 195
236% 410 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,803,226 SSDs tested

Typical CL5-8D512 512GB Builds (Compare 114 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

System: Thunderobot 911 Plus

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