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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 70.5% (662nd of 1072)

Based on 48 user benchmarks.  Model: Volume0
Poor: 36%Average: 70.5% Great: 103%

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Good average bench

The Volume0 512GB averaged 29.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 101MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 459MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Volume0 512GB is 67.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Volume0 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 202MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 40.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 48 samples)
Rank 66270.5%
Min Avg Max
278 Read 459 585
11.5 Write 343 503
18.5 Mixed 333 604
18.9 SusWrite 202 446
74.7% 334 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.93 4K Read 19.7 37
13 4K Write 40.9 166
6.2 4K Mixed 20.3 42.7
77.5% 27 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.46 DQ Read 224 408
18.7 DQ Write 173 388
3.48 DQ Mixed 101 390
102% 166 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 306 304 308 303 309 MB/s
98.3% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 330
Mixed 404
SusWrite 303
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 42.7
140% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 408
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 389
285% 375 MB/s
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 429 438 450 448 449 MB/s
86.2% Excellent
Read 489
Write 465
Mixed 285
SusWrite 432
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 44.8
4K Mixed 30.9
98% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 145
125% 188 MB/s
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 51 77 77 77 51 MB/s
39.7% Below average
Read 409
Write 286
Mixed 296
SusWrite 64.5
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 14.6
4K Mixed 12.6
51% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 79.8
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 137
90% 106 MB/s
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s
35.1% Below average
Read 346
Write 19.9
Mixed 51.9
SusWrite 16.8
23% 109 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 19.7
4K Mixed 12.8
48% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 18
DQ Mixed 25.1
44% 91.9 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop
Desktop 47%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Asus P5K-E

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel  $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples55x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel  $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples17x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel  $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples15x
GPU
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples10x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples9x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples8x
SSD
Volume0 512GBBench 71%, 48 samples1x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples105x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples21x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples20x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $100

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