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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 87.4% (365th of 1072)

Based on 1,123 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA SU900
Poor: 54%Average: 87.4% Great: 113%

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Very good average bench

The Adata SU900 512GB averaged just 12.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata SU900 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 192MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.6MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SU900 512GB is 59.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Adata SU900 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 274MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 319MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,123 samples)
Rank 36587.4%
Min Avg Max
383 Read 479 516
142 Write 392 480
43.5 Mixed 319 424
91.8 SusWrite 274 466
81.9% 366 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.2 4K Read 27.2 31.8
17.2 4K Write 72.3 118
19 4K Mixed 37.6 49
128% 45.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
148 DQ Read 296 344
28.8 DQ Write 240 335
40 DQ Mixed 192 286
165% 243 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
133GB free
Firmware: Q1018HD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 467 472 480 482 481 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 480
Mixed 422
SusWrite 475
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 47.2
165% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 368
DQ Mixed 306
244% 340 MB/s
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0125A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 410 414 419 418 417 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 412
Mixed 389
SusWrite 416
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 44.1
149% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 176
136% 186 MB/s
127GB free
Firmware: Q1018HD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 353 424 394 408 422 MB/s
85% Excellent
Read 469
Write 392
Mixed 375
SusWrite 386
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 39.2
4K Mixed 33.5
103% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 195
153% 218 MB/s
75GB free
Firmware: Q0125A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 73 91 87 98 100 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 509
Write 470
Mixed 413
SusWrite 118
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 73.6
4K Mixed 39.8
132% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 55.6
110% 222 MB/s
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0125A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 350 350 341 344 343 MB/s
73.7% Very good
Read 379
Write 334
Mixed 315
SusWrite 349
78% 344 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 63.7
4K Mixed 32.7
110% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 29.5
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 43.5
40% 58 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0125A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 96 147 99 124 91 MB/s
72.5% Very good
Read 514
Write 478
Mixed 418
SusWrite 140
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 28
118% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 28.2
DQ Mixed 149
114% 164 MB/s
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0125A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 343 347 339 336 332 MB/s
71% Very good
Read 357
Write 329
Mixed 307
SusWrite 319
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 64.7
4K Mixed 32.5
110% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 29.9
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 45.4
41% 60.5 MB/s
24GB free
Firmware: Q0125A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 62 59 91 98 98 MB/s
70.3% Very good
Read 371
Write 354
Mixed 322
SusWrite 126
66% 293 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 71.7
4K Mixed 39.5
131% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 85.4
DQ Mixed 13.7
47% 106 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0125A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 107 96 99 99 99 MB/s
58.5% Above average
Read 481
Write 435
Mixed 56.7
SusWrite 109
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 19.8
4K Mixed 19.3
70% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 52.8
93% 186 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 - $79

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples155x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples102x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples94x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples113x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples65x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples62x
SSD
SU900 512GBAdataBench 87%, 1,123 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples27x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $288

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