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SSD 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 185% (101st of 1058)

Based on 17,402 user benchmarks.  Model: PCIe SSD
Poor: 116%Average: 185% Great: 248%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pcie SSD 512GB averaged 85.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pcie SSD 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 824MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,575MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pcie SSD 512GB is 132%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pcie SSD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 594MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17,402 samples)
Rank 101185%
Min Avg Max
473 Read 1,130 1,587
575 Write 1,575 2,328
352 Mixed 1,084 1,566
285 SusWrite 594 1,146
247% 1,096 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.3 4K Read 40 53.2
65 4K Write 147 212
33.3 4K Mixed 61.1 83.6
217% 82.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
385 DQ Read 886 1,373
274 DQ Write 783 1,199
313 DQ Mixed 824 1,279
621% 831 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM13.4 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1996 695 700 749 730 736 MB/s
241% Outstanding
Read 1460
Write 2,335
Mixed 1,636
SusWrite 934
360% 1,591 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 69.9
235% 89.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,450
DQ Write 906
DQ Mixed 1,140
860% 1,165 MB/s
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 980 494 441 446 440 419 MB/s
233% Outstanding
Read 1,231
Write 1,639
Mixed 1,304
SusWrite 537
266% 1,178 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 203
4K Mixed 86.1
307% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,294
DQ Write 1,231
DQ Mixed 1111
876% 1,212 MB/s
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 600 487 485 529 456 457 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 1,289
Write 1,987
Mixed 769
SusWrite 502
256% 1,137 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 56.3
190% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,217
DQ Write 615
DQ Mixed 608
533% 813 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 388 487 421 388 388 MB/s
136% Outstanding
Read 999
Write 730
Mixed 496
SusWrite 428
148% 663 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 41.5
132% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 946
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 198
264% 495 MB/s
302GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1481 479 492 481 497 506 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 630
Write 492
Mixed 433
SusWrite 656
124% 553 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 27.3
145% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 99.3
DQ Write 613
DQ Mixed 1,002
582% 571 MB/s
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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $251Bench 82%, 1,019,302 samples24,351x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $415Bench 81%, 467,627 samples15,123x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $294Bench 84%, 696,534 samples13,175x
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RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 551,178 samples7,586x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 89%, 508,135 samples7,095x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 104%, 407,956 samples6,947x
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SSD 512GBPcieBench 185%, 17,402 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $88Bench 85%, 287,774 samples8,230x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $67Bench 85%, 566,994 samples7,726x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $74Bench 83%, 538,368 samples5,271x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $979

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