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X600 500GB 2.5

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 111% (211th of 1072)

Based on 5 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk X600 500GB 2.5
Poor: 99%Average: 111% Great: 117%

Outstanding average bench

The Sandisk X600 500GB 2.5 averaged 10.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk X600 500GB 2.5 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 223MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 38.7MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 337MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 383MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5 samples)
Rank 211111%
Min Avg Max
504 Read 507 509
408 Write 449 482
248 Mixed 337 413
293 SusWrite 383 427
94% 419 MB/s
Min Avg Max
36.6 4K Read 38.7 41.3
90.6 4K Write 108 119
31.7 4K Mixed 44.7 55.2
173% 63.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
39.5 DQ Read 310 380
281 DQ Write 320 349
57.1 DQ Mixed 223 296
193% 284 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
466GB free
Firmware: X61110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 446 410 408 410 412 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 475
Mixed 383
SusWrite 427
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 51.2
180% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 262
214% 306 MB/s
102GB free
Firmware: X61110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 340 346 264 221 177 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 433
Mixed 294
SusWrite 293
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 55.2
196% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 282
231% 331 MB/s
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 400 402 403 407 405 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 482
Mixed 345
SusWrite 401
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 48.5
166% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 296
240% 341 MB/s
352GB free
Firmware: X61110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 409 406 408 412 405 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 447
Mixed 248
SusWrite 410
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 37
169% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 217
199% 306 MB/s
216GB free
Firmware: X61110RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
99% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 408
Mixed 413
98% 443 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 31.7
154% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 39.5
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 57.1
80% 137 MB/s

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