Consistent

S6 512GB

S6 512GB
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Effective Speed -42%Effective Speed -42%Average Score -40%Read -12%, Write -15%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write -41%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -157%, SusWrite 3%Peak Score -26%Read -3%, Write -12%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -127%, SusWrite 10%Value & Sentiment -873%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,733%Nice To Haves -61%DQ Read -116%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -196%, ADQ Read -186%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -567%, Age 627%, AS-SSD Total -41%

Average Bench: 69.6% (676^th of 1072)

Based on 82 user benchmarks. Model: CONSISTENT SSD S6 512GB

Poor: 41%Average: 69.6% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The Consistent S6 512GB averaged 30.4% 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 273MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Consistent S6 512GB is 48%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Consistent S6 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 114MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 39MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 82 samples)

Rank 67669.6%

Min	Avg	Max
242	Read 408	494
223	Write 353	432
232	Mixed 343	407
83.7	SusWrite 304	426
79.1% 352 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.9	4K Read 22	32.3
23.8	4K Write 62.3	111
0.46	4K Mixed 17.5	25.7
88.8% 33.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
67.9	DQ Read 114	170
143	DQ Write 273	338
28.2	DQ Mixed 39	112
74% 142 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IND-User, 5 days ago.

440GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VE0R840H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 380 384 388 388 387 MB/s

86.3% Excellent

Write 412

Mixed 350

SusWrite 380

88% 389 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 76.4

4K Mixed 35.9

125% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 71.3

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 69.3

83% 138 MB/s

IND-User, 16 days ago.

463GB free

Firmware: VE0R840H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 408 414 394 399 394 MB/s

85.6% Excellent

Write 386

Mixed 317

SusWrite 401

83% 367 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 99.2

4K Mixed 30.8

125% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 124

DQ Write 257

DQ Mixed 180

140% 187 MB/s

IND-User, 30 days ago.

259GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0203A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 432 200 7.4 7 152 MB/s

82% Excellent

Write 426

Mixed 396

SusWrite 205

85% 378 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 22.3

138% 56.4 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 31.4

80% 160 MB/s

IND-User, 1 month ago.

250GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1021B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 153 146 85 6.1 97 MB/s

67.7% Good

Write 371

Mixed 399

SusWrite 116

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 75

4K Mixed 20.1

111% 41.7 MB/s

DQ Read 107

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 32.3

79% 158 MB/s

IND-User, 1 month ago.

140GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0203A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 6.7 3.6 152 7.8 8.8 MB/s

65.8% Good

Write 407

Mixed 425

SusWrite 51.2

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 89.8

4K Mixed 24.3

119% 47 MB/s

DQ Read 102

DQ Write 230

DQ Mixed 36.1

65% 123 MB/s

IND-User, 21 days ago.

366GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 293 330 286 276 281 MB/s

63.8% Good

Write 312

Mixed 304

SusWrite 291

73% 326 MB/s

4K Read 17.1

4K Write 53

4K Mixed 16.1

75% 28.7 MB/s

DQ Read 122

DQ Write 230

DQ Mixed 43.3

70% 132 MB/s

ITA-User, 20 days ago.

442GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VE0R840H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 235 242 236 238 238 MB/s

48.5% Average

Write 235

Mixed 202

SusWrite 218

54% 241 MB/s

4K Read 17.4

4K Write 29.1

4K Mixed 20.2

68% 22.2 MB/s

DQ Read 22.1

DQ Write 56.2

DQ Mixed 29

25% 35.8 MB/s

IND-User, 10 days ago.

114GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0413A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 40 41 40 39 MB/s

47.2% Average

Write 325

Mixed 343

SusWrite 39.6

62% 277 MB/s

4K Read 17.3

4K Write 59.6

4K Mixed 11.6

73% 29.5 MB/s

DQ Read 82.6

DQ Write 265

DQ Mixed 28.3

64% 125 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	1,971x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,002x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	989x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,012x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	708x

SSD
S6 512GBConsistentBench 70%, 82 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	603x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	586x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	242x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	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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Average Bench: 69.6% (676^th of 1072)

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