Average Bench: 72.2% (627th of 1072)

Based on 273 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Optane+954GBSSD

Good average bench

The Intel Optane+954G 1TB averaged 27.7% 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 233MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.5MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Optane+954G 1TB is 53.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel Optane+954G 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 29.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 264MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 273 samples)
Min Avg Max
12.2 Read 461 597
20.8 Write 310 555
182 Mixed 346 479
116 SusWrite 264 445
77.3% 345 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 4K Read 29.5 48
6.7 4K Write 29.7 57.3
2.3 4K Mixed 24.3 43.8
91.6% 27.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
64.8 DQ Read 299 439
49.8 DQ Write 154 376
25.3 DQ Mixed 233 446
172% 229 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
804GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 338 333 348 496 411 MB/s
Read 548
Write 436
Mixed 396
SusWrite 370
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 44.6
4K Mixed 37.7
135% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 261
181% 229 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,709,929 SSDs tested

Typical Optane+954G 1TB Builds (Compare 339 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: HP Spectre x360 Convertible 13-aw0xxx

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