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ARES 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2023.

Average Bench: 446% (5th of 1072)

Based on 36 user benchmarks.  Model: Lexar SSD ARES 2TB
Poor: 256%Average: 446% Great: 586%

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Outstanding average bench

The Lexar ARES 2TB averaged 346.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lexar ARES 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,159MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,383MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar ARES 2TB is 330%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Lexar ARES 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 182MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 66.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)
Rank 5446%
Min Avg Max
557 Read 3,269 4,553
448 Write 3,383 4,928
567 Mixed 2,562 3,453
882 SusWrite 2,664 4,015
669% 2,970 MB/s
Min Avg Max
41.1 4K Read 66.1 86.1
73.3 4K Write 182 300
26.6 4K Mixed 90.7 126
313% 113 MB/s
Min Avg Max
264 DQ Read 1,462 2,341
302 DQ Write 1,070 1827
12.1 DQ Mixed 1,159 1,697
895% 1,231 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 11296
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3489 3706 3699 3672 3606 2838 MB/s
531% Outstanding
Read 3,516
Write 4,058
Mixed 2,692
SusWrite 3,502
777% 3,442 MB/s
4K Read 66.2
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 99.2
323% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,985
DQ Write 1,438
DQ Mixed 1,580
1,216% 1,668 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11296
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2641 2594 2573 2062 942 807 MB/s
394% Outstanding
Read 2,805
Write 2,785
Mixed 2,474
SusWrite 1,937
562% 2,500 MB/s
4K Read 73.5
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 100
338% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,476
DQ Write 1,147
DQ Mixed 1,264
958% 1,296 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 11296
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2231 2302 2299 2314 2307 2314 MB/s
376% Outstanding
Read 2,565
Write 2,469
Mixed 2,214
SusWrite 2,294
538% 2,386 MB/s
4K Read 66.9
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 87.9
295% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,143
DQ Write 750
DQ Mixed 946
705% 946 MB/s
534GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11296
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1754 1932 1908 2186 1438 1299 MB/s
336% Outstanding
Read 3,084
Write 2345
Mixed 2,172
SusWrite 1,753
523% 2,338 MB/s
4K Read 63.3
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 77.4
252% 82.6 MB/s
DQ Read 893
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 682
484% 631 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11296
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1980 2082 2057 2015 1785 1361 MB/s
301% Outstanding
Read 2,318
Write 2,267
Mixed 2015
SusWrite 1880
477% 2,120 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 63.9
207% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 517
DQ Mixed 670
494% 656 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,902,557 SSDs tested

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Typical ARES 2TB Builds (Compare 4,078 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 96%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B660M-A D4

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $128Bench 98%, 48,886 samples1,254x
Core i5-12400Intel  $144Bench 98%, 17,352 samples623x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $160Bench 109%, 101,563 samples493x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples587x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples400x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples302x
SSD
ARES 2TBLexarBench 446%, 36 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples189x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples146x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples126x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $411

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $280Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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