Cyclone

SSD 500GB

SSD 500GB
BENCHMARKS (92)
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Effective Speed -61%Effective Speed -61%Average Score -68%Read -8%, Write -37%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write -173%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -130%, SusWrite -56%Peak Score -14%Read 2%, Write -2%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed 16%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite -46%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -65%DQ Read -7%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -28%, ADQ Read -93%, ADQ Write -139%, ADQ Mixed -227%, Age -8%, AS-SSD Total -9%

Average Bench: 61.1% (791^st of 1072)

Based on 92 user benchmarks. Model: Cyclone SSD

Poor: 41%Average: 61.1% Great: 100%

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Above average average bench

The Cyclone SSD 500GB averaged 38.8% 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 79.6MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Cyclone SSD 500GB is 59.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Cyclone SSD 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 190MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 32.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 92 samples)

Rank 79161.1%

Min	Avg	Max
276	Read 424	515
169	Write 296	474
188	Mixed 295	492
92.3	SusWrite 190	265
67.2% 301 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.98	4K Read 22.4	35.1
8.5	4K Write 32.1	98.7
7.29	4K Mixed 19.6	49.3
76% 24.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18	DQ Read 169	343
14.5	DQ Write 121	329
6.8	DQ Mixed 79.6	258
77.1% 123 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 19 months ago.

106GB free

Firmware: 603ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 224 224 223 219 215 MB/s

59.5% Above average

Write 311

Mixed 278

SusWrite 222

67% 298 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 20.1

4K Mixed 22.9

77% 22.5 MB/s

DQ Read 214

DQ Write 87.9

DQ Mixed 98.9

87% 134 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

344GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 603ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 240 230 254 210 42 MB/s

51.3% Above average

Write 281

Mixed 264

SusWrite 198

61% 271 MB/s

4K Read 18.5

4K Write 16.8

4K Mixed 18.9

61% 18.1 MB/s

DQ Read 203

DQ Write 86.3

DQ Mixed 94.2

83% 128 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 603ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 103 84 94 60 89 MB/s

48.8% Average

Write 271

Mixed 291

SusWrite 96.3

56% 249 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 19.4

4K Mixed 21.3

74% 21.6 MB/s

DQ Read 213

DQ Write 80.7

DQ Mixed 90.2

82% 128 MB/s

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16J2

CPU
Core i7-5700HQIntelBench 69%, 14,004 samples	265x
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	45x
Core i5-4210HIntelBench 55%, 12,540 samples	7x

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HD Graphics 5600IntelBench 4%, 7,009 samples	171x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	104x
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	33x

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SSD 500GBCycloneBench 61%, 92 samples	1x

RAM
MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 29%, 6,146 samples	54x
MSI16D3LS1MNG/4G MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 12GBKingstonBench 41%, 1,042 samples	28x
MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 54%, 4,507 samples	25x

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Average Bench: 61.1% (791^st of 1072)

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