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SSD 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 194% (92nd of 1058)

Based on 17,772 user benchmarks.  Model: PCIe SSD
Poor: 110%Average: 194% Great: 280%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pcie SSD 512GB averaged 93.8% 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 883MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 870MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pcie SSD 512GB is 170%. 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 654MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17,772 samples)
Rank 92194%
Min Avg Max
346 Read 1,139 1,598
533 Write 1,626 2,369
351 Mixed 1,111 1,638
281 SusWrite 654 1,329
256% 1,132 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.8 4K Read 39.8 52.9
61.2 4K Write 149 213
34.6 4K Mixed 62.9 82.4
220% 83.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
383 DQ Read 951 1,393
337 DQ Write 870 1321
275 DQ Mixed 883 1,303
670% 901 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
277GB free
Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2394 2414 775 752 726 695 MB/s
295% Outstanding
Read 1,603
Write 2,327
Mixed 1,651
SusWrite 1,292
389% 1,718 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 213
4K Mixed 81.3
289% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,488
DQ Write 1347
DQ Mixed 1,433
1,071% 1,423 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2403 2408 1972 773 776 768 MB/s
293% Outstanding
Read 1,536
Write 2,189
Mixed 1,661
SusWrite 1,517
391% 1,726 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 77.9
269% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,403
DQ Write 1,100
DQ Mixed 1286
953% 1,263 MB/s
200GB free
Firmware: EDFM20.0 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 466 413 402 370 369 MB/s
201% Outstanding
Read 1,044
Write 1,332
Mixed 1,117
SusWrite 563
229% 1,014 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 69.6
252% 94.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1198
DQ Write 912
DQ Mixed 1,086
804% 1,065 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 780 279 268 273 276 280 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 279
Write 1,506
Mixed 392
SusWrite 359
145% 634 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 46.7
205% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 424
DQ Mixed 448
325% 419 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 45,499,118 SSDs tested.

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $270Bench 84%, 967,485 samples21,871x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $310Bench 81%, 498,192 samples13,615x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $270Bench 87%, 612,274 samples11,742x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 475,163 samples6,918x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 368,187 samples6,452x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 88%, 438,836 samples6,352x
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SSD 512GBPcieBench 194%, 17,772 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $102Bench 84%, 258,337 samples7,371x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 437,643 samples6,966x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 83%, 500,937 samples4,793x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $1,002

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