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M500 NVMe SSD 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2023.

Average Bench: 328% (23rd of 1072)

Based on 275 user benchmarks.  Model: MLD M500 NVMe SSD
Poor: 227%Average: 328% Great: 406%

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Outstanding average bench

The MLD M500 NVMe SSD 1TB averaged 227.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MLD M500 NVMe SSD 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,278MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,208MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MLD M500 NVMe SSD 1TB is 179%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the MLD M500 NVMe SSD 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 63.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 212MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 275 samples)
Rank 23328%
Min Avg Max
1,132 Read 1,844 2,447
1,238 Write 3,208 4,602
964 Mixed 2,164 2,796
901 SusWrite 1,623 2,356
501% 2,210 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37.5 4K Read 63.4 77.5
91.8 4K Write 212 322
51.4 4K Mixed 90.9 118
325% 122 MB/s
Min Avg Max
996 DQ Read 1,439 1,968
562 DQ Write 1,033 1,513
706 DQ Mixed 1,278 1,794
943% 1,250 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
664GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ELFMH0.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2695 2364 1278 1274 1286 1285 MB/s
330% Outstanding
Read 2,010
Write 2,812
Mixed 2,231
SusWrite 1697
495% 2,187 MB/s
4K Read 70
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 99.6
339% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,112
DQ Write 696
DQ Mixed 909
676% 906 MB/s
644GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ELFMH0.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2093 2549 1391 1284 1287 1278 MB/s
318% Outstanding
Read 1,858
Write 2793
Mixed 2,286
SusWrite 1,647
486% 2146 MB/s
4K Read 68.1
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 98.1
334% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,091
DQ Write 694
DQ Mixed 909
673% 898 MB/s
420GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ELFMH0.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3190 1133 1807 1236 351 1559 MB/s
316% Outstanding
Read 1,926
Write 4480
Mixed 2,542
SusWrite 1546
597% 2,623 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 80.8
264% 92.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,932
DQ Write 876
DQ Mixed 1,750
1,206% 1,519 MB/s
870GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ELFMH0.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2219 1273 1276 1271 1276 1276 MB/s
301% Outstanding
Read 2,039
Write 2,750
Mixed 2253
SusWrite 1,432
479% 2,118 MB/s
4K Read 66.2
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 88.5
293% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,094
DQ Write 731
DQ Mixed 983
715% 936 MB/s
292GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ELFMH0.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 778 662 1570 384 1020 807 MB/s
206% Outstanding
Read 1,363
Write 1,260
Mixed 939
SusWrite 870
248% 1,108 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 60.8
220% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 1,068
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 861
589% 745 MB/s
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Typical M500 NVMe SSD 1TB Builds (Compare 3,585 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
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Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 96%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H610M-K D4

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples1,598x
Core i3-12100FIntel  $80Bench 94%, 11,860 samples837x
Core i5-12400Intel  $158Bench 98%, 17,352 samples339x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples550x
RTX 3050Nvidia  $230Bench 75%, 43,922 samples279x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples263x
SSD
M500 NVMe SSD 1TBMLDBench 328%, 275 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples251x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVKB 2x8GBGBench 89%, 16,709 samples130x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 84%, 12,959 samples119x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $416

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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