Average Bench: 162% (151st of 1080)

Based on 1,474 user benchmarks.  Model: APPLE SSD SM0512G

Outstanding average bench

The Apple SM0512G PCIe 500GB averaged 61.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Apple SM0512G PCIe 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 463MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,223MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple SM0512G PCIe 500GB is 115%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Apple SM0512G PCIe 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 79.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,474 samples)
Min Avg Max
708 Read 1,223 1,494
452 Write 934 1,455
506 Mixed 722 913
356 SusWrite 850 1,461
209% 932 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.8 4K Read 32.9 43.9
35.2 4K Write 79.1 127
20.6 4K Mixed 34.8 56.9
136% 48.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
299 DQ Read 559 632
176 DQ Write 330 436
223 DQ Mixed 463 576
340% 451 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW1SA0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1457 1443 1258 1150 1198 1228 MB/s
Read 1,342
Write 1,412
Mixed 825
SusWrite 1289
274% 1,217 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 33.2
129% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 633
DQ Write 382
DQ Mixed 499
374% 505 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXZ83A0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1105 1032 927 989 989 935 MB/s
Read 1,271
Write 1,045
Mixed 820
SusWrite 996
232% 1,033 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 69.8
4K Mixed 33.8
135% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 450
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 429
316% 417 MB/s
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXZ13A0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 678 619 615 594 581 558 MB/s
Read 1,338
Write 635
Mixed 688
SusWrite 608
181% 817 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 32.5
123% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 589
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 488
347% 450 MB/s
301GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW1SA0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 858 955 883 756 772 666 MB/s
Read 1,068
Write 871
Mixed 734
SusWrite 815
196% 872 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 31
103% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 478
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 368
284% 390 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,509,615 SSDs tested

Typical SM0512G PCIe 500GB Builds (Compare 277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Apple MacBookPro12,1

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