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GD-403 512GB

GD-403 512GB
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Effective Speed -143%Effective Speed -143%Average Score -129%Read -205%, Write -142%, 4K Read -77%, 4K Write -49%, Mixed -148%, 4K Mixed -57%, SusWrite -228%Peak Score -178%Read -265%, Write -181%, 4K Read -192%, 4K Write -66%, Mixed -203%, 4K Mixed -132%, SusWrite -210%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -96%DQ Read -184%, DQ Write -40%, DQ Mixed -135%, ADQ Read -123%, ADQ Write -47%, ADQ Mixed -115%, Age -3%, AS-SSD Total -123%

Average Bench: 225% (84^th of 1080)

Based on 17 user benchmarks. Model: Ember SSD GD-403

Poor: 167%Average: 225% Great: 288%

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Outstanding average bench

The Ember GD-403 512GB averaged 124.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ember GD-403 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 691MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,914MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ember GD-403 512GB is 121%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Ember GD-403 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 139MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 967MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)

Rank 84225%

Min	Avg	Max
629	Read 1,371	1,624
1,115	Write 1,914	2,281
492	Mixed 1,302	1,544
290	SusWrite 967	1,475
314% 1,388 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.9	4K Read 50.5	65.9
79.7	4K Write 139	230
38	4K Mixed 70.4	94.7
240% 86.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
168	DQ Read 768	816
446	DQ Write 854	1,359
392	DQ Mixed 691	891
553% 771 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BRA-User, 10 months ago.

342GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN10515

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2133 1997 978 578 602 595 MB/s

244% Outstanding

Write 2,241

Mixed 1,438

SusWrite 1,147

362% 1,601 MB/s

4K Read 53.7

4K Write 133

4K Mixed 71.2

243% 85.8 MB/s

DQ Read 810

DQ Write 808

DQ Mixed 627

521% 748 MB/s

BRA-User, 5 months ago.

439GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN10515

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1742 1699 1754 1218 580 628 MB/s

221% Outstanding

Write 2,092

Mixed 1,446

SusWrite 1,270

353% 1,559 MB/s

4K Read 42.7

4K Write 79.7

4K Mixed 54.9

177% 59.1 MB/s

DQ Read 808

DQ Write 589

DQ Mixed 836

587% 744 MB/s

BRA-User, 7 months ago.

109GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN09842

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1178 963 541 580 361 253 MB/s

216% Outstanding

Write 1,315

Mixed 1,207

SusWrite 646

255% 1,137 MB/s

4K Read 59

4K Write 154

4K Mixed 78.2

271% 96.9 MB/s

DQ Read 807

DQ Write 882

DQ Mixed 630

533% 773 MB/s

BRA-User, 6 months ago.

322GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN10515

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1068 954 569 568 523 286 MB/s

188% Outstanding

Write 1,221

Mixed 1,141

SusWrite 661

245% 1,093 MB/s

4K Read 48.2

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 61.3

205% 70.2 MB/s

DQ Read 804

DQ Write 542

DQ Mixed 627

480% 658 MB/s

BRA-User, 2 months ago.

70GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN10515

SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 483 240 226 225 226 MB/s

99.6% Outstanding

Write 1,115

Mixed 492

SusWrite 290

143% 631 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 81.1

4K Mixed 38

140% 50.3 MB/s

DQ Read 168

DQ Write 446

DQ Mixed 392

275% 335 MB/s

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 95%

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Motherboard: Asrock B660M-HDV

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Core i5-12400FIntel $112Bench 98%, 48,886 samples	535x
Core i3-12100FIntel $83Bench 94%, 11,860 samples	262x
Core i5-12400Intel $125Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	141x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $281Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	168x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $280Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	97x
RTX 3070Nvidia $395Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	90x

SSD
GD-403 512GBEmberBench 225%, 17 samples	1x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	71x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	60x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples	60x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $393

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Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $146
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Ember

GD-403 512GB

Average Bench: 225% (84^th of 1080)

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Motherboard: Asrock B660M-HDV

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GD-403 512GB

Average Bench: 225% (84th of 1080)

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Motherboard: Asrock B660M-HDV

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Average Bench: 225% (84^th of 1080)