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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 87.2% (367th of 1072)

Based on 6,819 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD 512GB
Poor: 38%Average: 87.2% Great: 211%

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Very good average bench

The SSD 512GB 512GB averaged just 12.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSD 512GB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 120MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 291MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 512GB 512GB is 174%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SSD 512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 19.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 344MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,819 samples)
Rank 36787.2%
Min Avg Max
325 Read 623 1,837
180 Write 490 1,383
64.4 Mixed 413 1,112
51.9 SusWrite 344 1,027
105% 467 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.7 4K Read 27.7 44.8
11.7 4K Write 67.8 125
2.53 4K Mixed 19.1 47.6
102% 38.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
86.3 DQ Read 231 744
49.1 DQ Write 291 759
2.68 DQ Mixed 120 524
130% 214 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC2S038D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1292 1228 574 64 69 75 MB/s
206% Outstanding
Read 2,136
Write 1,333
Mixed 1,135
SusWrite 550
286% 1,288 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 57.1
192% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 444
DQ Write 780
DQ Mixed 588
453% 604 MB/s
167GB free
Firmware: HTS2818B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 375 369 373 157 17 MB/s
74% Very good
Read 500
Write 375
Mixed 371
SusWrite 278
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 63.8
4K Mixed 12.4
98% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 14.2
64% 141 MB/s
78GB free
Firmware: HP3105A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 30 30 28 26 14 MB/s
65% Good
Read 471
Write 401
Mixed 294
SusWrite 65.1
68% 308 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 13.2
118% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 15.8
64% 139 MB/s
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS1A25E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 226 222 48 130 183 MB/s
64.4% Good
Read 493
Write 239
Mixed 279
SusWrite 173
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 50.6
4K Mixed 8.6
98% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 10
47% 106 MB/s
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 030fAA20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 348 334 339 341 318 MB/s
61.8% Good
Read 378
Write 364
Mixed 351
SusWrite 339
81% 358 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 30
4K Mixed 19.7
68% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 82.7
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 152
103% 123 MB/s
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP2818E3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 396 288 97 20 33 MB/s
55.4% Above average
Read 398
Write 372
Mixed 270
SusWrite 201
70% 310 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 39.2
4K Mixed 8.7
67% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 15.5
59% 125 MB/s
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Desktop 72%
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Workstation 22%
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CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples1,018x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples956x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples906x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples485x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples458x
SSD
512GB 512GBSSDBench 87%, 6,819 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples1,364x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples487x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples354x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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