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slim SSD USB-C 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 57.3% (829th of 1072)

Based on 22 user benchmarks.  Model: G-DRIVE slim SSD USB-C
Poor: 37%Average: 57.3% Great: 69%

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Average average bench

The G-drive slim SSD USB-C 512GB averaged 42.7% 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 99.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G-drive slim SSD USB-C 512GB is 31.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the G-drive slim SSD USB-C 512GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 199MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 230MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22 samples)
Rank 82957.3%
Min Avg Max
271 Read 342 476
130 Write 292 364
115 Mixed 199 339
72.5 SusWrite 230 302
59.5% 266 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.1 4K Read 20 30.6
4.8 4K Write 36.3 70.7
3.52 4K Mixed 20.6 28.8
75.9% 25.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.6 DQ Read 158 352
30.4 DQ Write 132 176
7.3 DQ Mixed 99.8 174
87.1% 130 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
54GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 275 245 263 273 232 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 381
Write 277
Mixed 137
SusWrite 252
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 49.3
4K Mixed 23.2
92% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 59.5
89% 175 MB/s
476GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 301 300 301 298 298 MB/s
66.5% Good
Read 375
Write 364
Mixed 220
SusWrite 301
71% 315 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 26.1
80% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 68.1
80% 138 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 95 56 33 32 33 MB/s
59.1% Above average
Read 344
Write 287
Mixed 161
SusWrite 72.5
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 28.8
94% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 37.7
86% 183 MB/s
18GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 206 234 233 232 147 MB/s
56% Above average
Read 320
Write 294
Mixed 194
SusWrite 220
58% 257 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 30.9
4K Mixed 23.5
71% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 150
116% 158 MB/s
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Gaming 104%
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 131%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel  $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples45x
Core i9-9900XIntel  $620Bench 84%, 3,521 samples28x
Core i7-7820XIntel  $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples26x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples31x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples24x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples23x
SSD
slim SSD USB-C 512GBG-driveBench 57%, 22 samples1x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples59x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples50x
8x8GBUnknownBench 94%, 4,255 samples31x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,585

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