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Torch SE 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 70% (669th of 1072)

Based on 23 user benchmarks.  Model: Patriot Torch SE
Poor: 46%Average: 70% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The Patriot Torch SE 512GB averaged 30.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 89.8MB/s

Average consistency

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

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 130MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 294MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23 samples)
Rank 66970%
Min Avg Max
147 Read 404 490
111 Write 294 443
53.2 Mixed 318 465
58.4 SusWrite 130 169
64% 287 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17 4K Read 30.3 37.1
15.2 4K Write 61.9 88.3
0.09 4K Mixed 26.4 41
113% 39.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20 DQ Read 193 324
14.2 DQ Write 179 323
2.8 DQ Mixed 89.8 206
93.7% 154 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
180GB free
Firmware: SBFM10.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 156 116 113 117 117 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 471
Write 304
Mixed 317
SusWrite 166
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 28.1
104% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 89.7
DQ Mixed 154
114% 153 MB/s
173GB free
Firmware: SBFM10.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 142 113 116 116 117 MB/s
65.1% Good
Read 464
Write 211
Mixed 326
SusWrite 165
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 32.5
4K Mixed 26.8
98% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 73.8
DQ Mixed 144
105% 141 MB/s
109GB free
Firmware: SBFM10.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 177 105 105 117 116 MB/s
64.8% Good
Read 450
Write 229
Mixed 314
SusWrite 158
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 26.8
101% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 69.9
DQ Mixed 126
97% 137 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,742,123 SSDs tested

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Typical Torch SE 512GB Builds (Compare 2,863 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples1,399x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples543x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples293x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples454x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples220x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples181x
SSD
Torch SE 512GBPatriotBench 70%, 23 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples126x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples108x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples103x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $548

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