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(S80) 3MG2-P 496GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 93% (295th of 1071)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: M.2 (S80) 3MG2-P
Poor: 85%Average: 93% Great: 101%

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Excellent average bench

The M.2 (S80) 3MG2-P 496GB averaged just 7.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the M.2 (S80) 3MG2-P 496GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 162MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.8MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the M.2 (S80) 3MG2-P 496GB is just 15.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the M.2 (S80) 3MG2-P 496GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 347MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 374MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 29593%
Min Avg Max
345 Read 456 514
342 Write 408 444
264 Mixed 347 466
337 SusWrite 374 423
89.1% 396 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.7 4K Read 29.8 33.8
58.8 4K Write 77.8 98
21.4 4K Mixed 34.6 46.2
131% 47.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.6 DQ Read 240 287
85.5 DQ Write 250 292
41.3 DQ Mixed 162 202
145% 218 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M150821
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 434 435 432 438 438 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 441
Mixed 339
SusWrite 434
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 47.7
164% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 198
171% 252 MB/s
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M140815
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 336 404 410 411 411 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 398
Write 397
Mixed 275
SusWrite 372
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 98
4K Mixed 46.2
158% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 193
171% 256 MB/s
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M150821
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 403 379 325 375 273 MB/s
94.4% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 421
Mixed 343
SusWrite 352
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 36.8
134% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 200
174% 255 MB/s
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M140815
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 397 404 412 406 413 MB/s
92.6% Outstanding
Read 345
Write 408
Mixed 264
SusWrite 403
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 78.7
4K Mixed 39
133% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 197
173% 258 MB/s

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Typical (S80) 3MG2-P 496GB Builds (Compare 15,326 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI - $298

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples4,786x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples4,691x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples1,817x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,330x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,144x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,088x
SSD
(S80) 3MG2-P 496GBM.2Bench 93%, 8 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples512x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples508x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples470x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $823

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