M.2-512GB 512GB

M.2-512GB 512GB
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Effective Speed -14%Effective Speed -14%Average Score -11%Read -1%, Write -7%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -69%, SusWrite 14%Peak Score -10%Read 1%, Write -6%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -78%, SusWrite 12%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -43%DQ Read -60%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -565%, ADQ Read -78%, ADQ Write -2%, ADQ Mixed -457%, Age 848%, AS-SSD Total -23%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 86.1% (391^st of 1074)

Based on 16 user benchmarks. Model: M.2-512GB

Poor: 64%Average: 86.1% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The M.2-512GB 512GB averaged just 13.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the M.2-512GB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.1MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 284MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the M.2-512GB 512GB is 41.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the M.2-512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 46.7MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 183MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)

Rank 39186.1%

Min	Avg	Max
191	Read 451	514
158	Write 379	457
185	Mixed 371	420
174	SusWrite 339	432
86.5% 385 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.8	4K Read 31.1	43.7
30.6	4K Write 80.1	118
10.5	4K Mixed 26.7	32.8
124% 46 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
154	DQ Read 183	229
115	DQ Write 284	342
31.1	DQ Mixed 46.7	49.8
87.8% 171 MB/s

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

ESP-User, 5 months ago.

391GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1011B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 418 406 426 426 401 MB/s

97.9% Outstanding

Write 424

Mixed 407

SusWrite 414

98% 435 MB/s

4K Read 38.8

4K Write 83.8

4K Mixed 29.2

141% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 177

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 46.8

93% 182 MB/s

ESP-User, 1 month ago.

248GB free

Firmware: V1011B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 420 422 428 428 427 MB/s

95.2% Outstanding

Write 431

Mixed 412

SusWrite 423

99% 442 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 72.7

4K Mixed 28.6

124% 44.4 MB/s

DQ Read 217

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 49.6

100% 198 MB/s

ESP-User, 4 months ago.

114GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1011B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 407 377 61 6.8 5.7 MB/s

88% Excellent

Write 416

Mixed 392

SusWrite 214

85% 378 MB/s

4K Read 38.2

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 30.2

151% 57.1 MB/s

DQ Read 165

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 46.8

89% 172 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 56%

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Workstation 8%

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System: HP Pavilion Gaming Notebook

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	535x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	168x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	6x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	472x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	231x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	5x

SSD
M.2-512GB 512GBBench 86%, 16 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	77x
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 27%, 39,427 samples	73x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples	72x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

M.2-512GB 512GB

Average Bench: 86.1% (391^st of 1074)

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