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GAMING m.2 NVME 512Gb AL1284 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2023.

Average Bench: 251% (58th of 1074)

Based on 73 user benchmarks.  Model: ARDOR GAMING m.2 NVME 512Gb AL1284
Poor: 150%Average: 251% Great: 305%

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Outstanding average bench

The Ardor GAMING m.2 NVME 512Gb AL1284 512GB averaged 150.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ardor GAMING m.2 NVME 512Gb AL1284 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 685MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,988MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ardor GAMING m.2 NVME 512Gb AL1284 512GB is 155%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Ardor GAMING m.2 NVME 512Gb AL1284 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 133MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 51.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 73 samples)
Rank 58251%
Min Avg Max
1,053 Read 1,815 2,264
824 Write 1,988 2,477
962 Mixed 1,551 1,851
524 SusWrite 1,072 1,415
361% 1,606 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.9 4K Read 51.7 68
61.4 4K Write 133 237
32.2 4K Mixed 69.6 94.6
238% 84.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
401 DQ Read 972 1,485
238 DQ Write 777 1,314
293 DQ Mixed 685 1,025
564% 811 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H220902a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1215 1942 2090 1011 623 643 MB/s
306% Outstanding
Read 2,272
Write 2,476
Mixed 1839
SusWrite 1254
441% 1,960 MB/s
4K Read 66.9
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 89.1
306% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 931
DQ Write 1,033
DQ Mixed 600
558% 855 MB/s
345GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H230220a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2162 2150 1722 779 717 438 MB/s
292% Outstanding
Read 1,899
Write 2,425
Mixed 1,598
SusWrite 1328
409% 1,812 MB/s
4K Read 63.4
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 82.7
279% 97.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,380
DQ Write 789
DQ Mixed 481
520% 883 MB/s
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H230220a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1139 1628 1878 1561 816 774 MB/s
275% Outstanding
Read 1,732
Write 2,112
Mixed 1,613
SusWrite 1,299
381% 1,689 MB/s
4K Read 55.2
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 75.5
256% 90.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,074
DQ Write 1,059
DQ Mixed 618
587% 917 MB/s
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H230220a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2056 629 395 374 414 384 MB/s
238% Outstanding
Read 1,688
Write 2,188
Mixed 1582
SusWrite 709
347% 1,542 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 58.9
207% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,702
DQ Write 1,160
DQ Mixed 568
657% 1,143 MB/s
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H230306a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1952 1865 1699 585 573 571 MB/s
232% Outstanding
Read 1481
Write 1,983
Mixed 1,476
SusWrite 1,208
347% 1,537 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 64.1
210% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 923
DQ Write 584
DQ Mixed 622
499% 709 MB/s
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Typical GAMING m.2 NVME 512Gb AL1284 512GB Builds (Compare 631 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 101%
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Desktop 103%
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Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H610M H V2 DDR4

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $128Bench 98%, 48,886 samples249x
Core i5-12400Intel  $144Bench 98%, 17,352 samples92x
Core i3-12100FIntel  $80Bench 94%, 11,860 samples91x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples74x
RTX 4060Nvidia  $293Bench 122%, 48,534 samples72x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia  $385Bench 145%, 21,427 samples42x
SSD
GAMING m.2 NVME 512Gb AL1284 512GBArdorBench 251%, 73 samples1x
RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVKB 2x8GBGBench 89%, 16,709 samples50x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GBCorsairBench 46%, 5,076 samples20x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $411

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