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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 91.9% (315th of 1080)

Based on 49 user benchmarks.  Model: DX300512A5xnEMLC
Poor: 65%Average: 91.9% Great: 106%

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Excellent average bench

The DX300512A5xnEMLC 512GB averaged just 8.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the DX300512A5xnEMLC 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 146MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the DX300512A5xnEMLC 512GB is 40.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the DX300512A5xnEMLC 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 257MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 367MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 49 samples)
Rank 31591.9%
Min Avg Max
328 Read 456 495
246 Write 398 447
193 Mixed 257 322
135 SusWrite 367 439
82.9% 370 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.9 4K Read 27.9 35.2
29.9 4K Write 72.2 96.3
16.5 4K Mixed 33.9 41.2
124% 44.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
210 DQ Read 324 361
194 DQ Write 267 287
124 DQ Mixed 146 153
150% 246 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
358GB free
Firmware: X2200400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 441 440 443 437 441 MB/s
98.7% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 431
Mixed 258
SusWrite 439
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 36.1
128% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 152
158% 262 MB/s
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2200400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 396 427 431 431 432 MB/s
96.1% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 432
Mixed 262
SusWrite 409
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 64
4K Mixed 34.1
123% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 150
155% 256 MB/s
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2200400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 404 427 430 416 437 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 432
Mixed 287
SusWrite 410
90% 403 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 61.4
4K Mixed 33.9
120% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 148
156% 258 MB/s
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2200400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 300 364 384 400 414 MB/s
78.3% Very good
Read 393
Write 364
Mixed 262
SusWrite 362
78% 345 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 42.5
4K Mixed 24.6
87% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 149
155% 256 MB/s
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2200400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 322 370 368 388 373 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 314
Write 150
Mixed 129
SusWrite 356
53% 237 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 35.2
4K Mixed 18
68% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 120
127% 212 MB/s
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2200400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 274 319 317 355 340 MB/s
65% Good
Read 363
Write 323
Mixed 199
SusWrite 315
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 18.4
62% 21 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 144
143% 229 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Asus Z87I-PRO

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel  $100Bench 68%, 128,482 samples33x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples24x
Xeon E3-1230 v3Intel  $217Bench 73%, 8,137 samples14x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples13x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples11x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples9x
SSD
DX300512A5xnEMLC 512GBBench 92%, 49 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples12x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 27,024 samples11x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 20,728 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $115

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