Average Bench: 179% (122nd of 1072)

Based on 2,407 user benchmarks.  Model: HP SSD EX920 256GB

Outstanding average bench

The HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 79.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 377MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,690MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 139%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 355MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 584MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,407 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,028 Read 1,690 2,288
232 Write 584 1,102
334 Mixed 634 1,072
204 SusWrite 355 551
179% 816 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.5 4K Read 45 69
59.3 4K Write 134 195
35.5 4K Mixed 61.3 94.2
218% 80 MB/s
Min Avg Max
329 DQ Read 555 829
182 DQ Write 465 996
123 DQ Mixed 377 637
318% 466 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 48 50 51 50 49 MB/s
Read 6,442
Write 44.6
Mixed 84.4
SusWrite 47.7
344% 1,655 MB/s
4K Read 650
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 2.9
990% 218 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1000 981 365 220 262 220 MB/s
Read 2,002
Write 968
Mixed 929
SusWrite 508
243% 1,102 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 70.8
237% 79.5 MB/s
DQ Read 821
DQ Write 663
DQ Mixed 630
502% 704 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 267 259 258 263 264 MB/s
Read 1,610
Write 268
Mixed 412
SusWrite 262
138% 638 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 52.6
207% 83.5 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 260
208% 293 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 246 250 247 245 249 MB/s
Read 1,318
Write 235
Mixed 381
SusWrite 247
118% 545 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 220
4K Mixed 50.8
231% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 264
205% 284 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 244 251 190 168 238 MB/s
Read 1,414
Write 258
Mixed 391
SusWrite 224
124% 572 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 51.2
183% 70.6 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 250
203% 292 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 234 219 221 198 134 MB/s
Read 1,359
Write 226
Mixed 342
SusWrite 207
115% 534 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 38.4
126% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 233
189% 270 MB/s
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 208 176 112 113 111 MB/s
Read 981
Write 254
Mixed 365
SusWrite 155
96% 439 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 26.6
4K Mixed 16.5
61% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 184
170% 263 MB/s
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Typical EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB Builds (Compare 23,391 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 79%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $608

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