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S501Q 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2024.

Average Bench: 219% (84th of 1074)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: Fanxiang S501Q 512GB
Poor: 159%Average: 219% Great: 275%

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Outstanding average bench

The Fanxiang S501Q 512GB averaged 118.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Fanxiang S501Q 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 546MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,651MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Fanxiang S501Q 512GB is 116%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Fanxiang S501Q 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 450MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 122MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 84219%
Min Avg Max
771 Read 1,651 1,937
79.1 Write 1,169 1,315
116 Mixed 1,111 1,257
78 SusWrite 935 1,204
272% 1,217 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.3 4K Read 50.2 64.8
39.3 4K Write 122 220
35.5 4K Mixed 65.3 92.3
224% 79.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
425 DQ Read 450 455
102 DQ Write 713 1,092
84.2 DQ Mixed 546 589
424% 570 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN15581
SusWrite @10s intervals: 950 1189 1180 1200 1185 1141 MB/s
260% Outstanding
Read 1,938
Write 1,301
Mixed 1,255
SusWrite 1,141
315% 1,409 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 79.1
275% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 457
DQ Write 780
DQ Mixed 589
455% 609 MB/s
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN15581
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1181 1174 1183 1193 1121 1108 MB/s
258% Outstanding
Read 1,900
Write 1,270
Mixed 1,253
SusWrite 1,160
312% 1,396 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 77.7
270% 94.5 MB/s
DQ Read 457
DQ Write 774
DQ Mixed 577
448% 603 MB/s
361GB free
Firmware: SN15581
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1201 1165 1171 530 74 107 MB/s
218% Outstanding
Read 1,800
Write 1,254
Mixed 1,215
SusWrite 708
277% 1,244 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 66.7
239% 86.4 MB/s
DQ Read 454
DQ Write 836
DQ Mixed 585
461% 625 MB/s
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN15581
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1102 1142 1161 1138 1161 483 MB/s
197% Outstanding
Read 1,405
Write 1,237
Mixed 1,014
SusWrite 1031
263% 1,172 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 54.7
188% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 455
DQ Write 428
DQ Mixed 587
401% 490 MB/s
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN15581
SusWrite @10s intervals: 999 950 853 976 573 51 MB/s
167% Outstanding
Read 1,153
Write 843
Mixed 893
SusWrite 734
203% 906 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 54.9
182% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 450
DQ Write 440
DQ Mixed 572
395% 487 MB/s
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Typical S501Q 512GB Builds (Compare 908 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

System: Apple MacPro5,1

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon X56901stBench 72%, 2,873 samples204x
Xeon X5690IntelBench 75%, 4,873 samples124x
CPU: Intel Xeon X56801stBench 71%, 2,389 samples59x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples250x
RX 590AMD  $80Bench 57%, 122,060 samples57x
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples52x
SSD
S501Q 512GBFanxiangBench 219%, 25 samples1x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples107x
8x8GBUnknownBench 94%, 4,255 samples67x
3x16GBUnknownBench 61%, 613 samples56x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $130

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