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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 75.1% (572nd of 1072)

Based on 2,855 user benchmarks.  Model: P3-512
Poor: 39%Average: 75.1% Great: 104%

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Good average bench

The P3-512 512GB averaged 24.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the P3-512 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 147MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.5MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the P3-512 512GB is 64.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the P3-512 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 148MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 284MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,855 samples)
Rank 57275.1%
Min Avg Max
255 Read 391 481
132 Write 373 474
61.3 Mixed 323 427
47.9 SusWrite 284 441
77.1% 343 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.7 4K Read 26.5 39
15.1 4K Write 65.8 110
0.98 4K Mixed 27.7 45
110% 40 MB/s
Min Avg Max
79.4 DQ Read 148 228
34.4 DQ Write 240 325
0.86 DQ Mixed 147 261
124% 178 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
438GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN11873
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 412 412 408 405 405 MB/s
97.6% Outstanding
Read 436
Write 442
Mixed 418
SusWrite 385
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 42.7
149% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 237
179% 237 MB/s
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN11873
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 402 399 411 411 405 MB/s
90.1% Outstanding
Read 426
Write 450
Mixed 408
SusWrite 405
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 35.1
121% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 246
184% 242 MB/s
337GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN11873
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 369 387 363 361 361 MB/s
87.2% Excellent
Read 420
Write 414
Mixed 396
SusWrite 366
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 63.8
4K Mixed 34.4
123% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 222
170% 227 MB/s
223GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VE1R9105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 333 350 347 352 352 MB/s
72.4% Very good
Read 360
Write 354
Mixed 320
SusWrite 342
78% 344 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 27.5
94% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 197
144% 185 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JSW411A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 62 49 47 46 45 MB/s
51.8% Above average
Read 309
Write 410
Mixed 228
SusWrite 59.2
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 18.3
95% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 95.1
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 133
113% 160 MB/s
55GB free
Firmware: T0519A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 13 14 141 12 73 MB/s
47.4% Average
Read 412
Write 428
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 55.2
51% 232 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 0.3
75% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 0.3
49% 115 MB/s
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Typical P3-512 512GB Builds (Compare 14,525 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

System: Default string

CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples1,018x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples957x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples906x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples486x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples458x
SSD
P3-512 512GBBench 75%, 2,855 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples1,365x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples488x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples354x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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