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Whalekom

512GB 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 97.2% (274th of 1080)

Based on 43 user benchmarks.  Model: WHALEKOM SSD 512GB
Poor: 34%Average: 97.2% Great: 212%

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Excellent average bench

The Whalekom 512GB 512GB averaged just 2.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Whalekom 512GB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 172MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 376MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Whalekom 512GB 512GB is 178%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Whalekom 512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 209MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 359MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)
Rank 27497.2%
Min Avg Max
39.4 Read 700 1,909
129 Write 558 1,525
69.7 Mixed 474 1,110
35.5 SusWrite 359 940
117% 523 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 29.1 55.1
0.7 4K Write 70.1 138
3.5 4K Mixed 26.3 71.6
115% 41.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.8 DQ Read 209 726
17.5 DQ Write 376 1,048
9.2 DQ Mixed 172 568
165% 252 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC2S038E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1195 1238 1250 640 58 64 MB/s
200% Outstanding
Read 1,830
Write 1,267
Mixed 1,028
SusWrite 741
271% 1,217 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 56
187% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 423
DQ Write 638
DQ Mixed 566
418% 542 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VE1R9105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 413 408 390 405 411 MB/s
83.8% Excellent
Read 410
Write 418
Mixed 354
SusWrite 407
90% 397 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 57.8
4K Mixed 32.2
106% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 197
153% 205 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0823B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 285 126 148 146 58 MB/s
82.8% Excellent
Read 498
Write 421
Mixed 399
SusWrite 199
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 29.1
129% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 50.7
100% 198 MB/s
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0823B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 138 122 114 104 110 MB/s
76% Very good
Read 508
Write 417
Mixed 418
SusWrite 126
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 28.5
122% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 48.1
92% 182 MB/s
198GB free
Firmware: HPS2704A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 429 433 433 331 84 MB/s
75.4% Very good
Read 457
Write 411
Mixed 278
SusWrite 357
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 5.5
94% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 15.7
67% 145 MB/s
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0201A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 275 4.4 314 129 2.4 MB/s
75.3% Very good
Read 462
Write 354
Mixed 390
SusWrite 191
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 18.9
123% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 33.2
77% 153 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0823B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 286 356 148 120 131 MB/s
72.3% Very good
Read 455
Write 359
Mixed 374
SusWrite 226
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 20.1
97% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 51.3
97% 191 MB/s
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0413A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 35 34 56 33 34 MB/s
38.6% Below average
Read 442
Write 289
Mixed 50.1
SusWrite 48.4
45% 207 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 18.3
4K Mixed 7.5
55% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 75.6
DQ Write 25.7
DQ Mixed 10.1
18% 37.1 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro4 - $77

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Core i5-4690KIntel  $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples247x
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HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples53x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples47x
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512GB 512GBWhalekomBench 97%, 43 samples1x
RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples41x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples34x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples26x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $625

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