Intel SSDPEKNW512G8X1

660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
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MKT (0.5%)
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Effective Speed +58% Effective Speed 58%Average Score +74% Read 174%, Write 108%, 4K Read 42%, 4K Write 37%, Mixed 117%, 4K Mixed 35%, SusWrite 2%Peak Score +91% Read 180%, Write 93%, 4K Read 41%, 4K Write 60%, Mixed 107%, 4K Mixed 38%, SusWrite 115%Value & Sentiment +94% User Rating -9%, Market Share 160%, Price 56%, Value 169%Nice To Haves +41% DQ Read -9%, DQ Write 137%, DQ Mixed 4%, ADQ Read -0%, ADQ Write 111%, ADQ Mixed -12%, Age 38%, AS-SSD Total 57%

Average Bench: 156% (147^th of 1072)

Based on 162,275 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8, NVMe INTEL SSDPEKNW51

Poor: 94%Average: 156% Great: 209%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB averaged 55.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 232MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 609MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB is 116%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 303MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 326MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 162,275 samples)

Rank 147156%

Min	Avg	Max
868	Read 1,253	1419
541	Write 845	935
473	Mixed 780	876
82.6	SusWrite 303	834
177% 795 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
29.1	4K Read 48.9	60.7
29.1	4K Write 120	196
21.8	4K Mixed 60.6	80.7
215% 76.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
303	DQ Read 326	336
47.2	DQ Write 609	850
70	DQ Mixed 232	343
243% 389 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

IND-User, 2 hrs ago.

473GB free

Firmware: 005C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 879 889 887 882 915 922 MB/s

198% Outstanding

Write 908

Mixed 859

SusWrite 896

227% 1,015 MB/s

4K Read 47.9

4K Write 98

4K Mixed 59.6

201% 68.5 MB/s

DQ Read 325

DQ Write 774

DQ Mixed 305

302% 468 MB/s

TUR-User, 1 hr ago.

438GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 828 835 781 793 786 564 MB/s

194% Outstanding

Write 909

Mixed 832

SusWrite 764

215% 965 MB/s

4K Read 52.2

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 65.3

227% 79.5 MB/s

DQ Read 329

DQ Write 682

DQ Mixed 342

307% 451 MB/s

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.

430GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 860 873 811 10 711 797 MB/s

175% Outstanding

Write 901

Mixed 821

SusWrite 677

205% 918 MB/s

4K Read 44.1

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 55

190% 66.4 MB/s

DQ Read 326

DQ Write 751

DQ Mixed 339

315% 472 MB/s

HUN-User, 5 hrs ago.

146GB free

Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 75 57 57 58 58 MB/s

171% Outstanding

Write 916

Mixed 865

SusWrite 118

184% 829 MB/s

4K Read 57.9

4K Write 158

4K Mixed 74.4

266% 96.6 MB/s

DQ Read 333

DQ Write 796

DQ Mixed 340

323% 490 MB/s

DEU-User, 10 hrs ago.

57GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 128 56 73 10 68 MB/s

165% Outstanding

Write 907

Mixed 853

SusWrite 89.8

177% 799 MB/s

4K Read 56.3

4K Write 148

4K Mixed 73

257% 92.4 MB/s

DQ Read 332

DQ Write 845

DQ Mixed 218

272% 465 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

65GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 71 15 8.9 95 14 MB/s

150% Outstanding

Write 770

Mixed 869

SusWrite 84.9

172% 778 MB/s

4K Read 49.5

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 62.4

211% 72.7 MB/s

DQ Read 334

DQ Write 734

DQ Mixed 221

258% 430 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

163GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 005C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 168 15 7.3 87 59 MB/s

139% Outstanding

Write 925

Mixed 870

SusWrite 98.9

182% 822 MB/s

4K Read 46.6

4K Write 91.4

4K Mixed 57.2

192% 65.1 MB/s

DQ Read 333

DQ Write 428

DQ Mixed 336

266% 365 MB/s

LTU-User, 1 hr ago.

300GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 711 713 757 731 638 250 MB/s

132% Outstanding

Write 667

Mixed 634

SusWrite 633

159% 710 MB/s

4K Read 35.5

4K Write 66.1

4K Mixed 42.8

144% 48.1 MB/s

DQ Read 327

DQ Write 219

DQ Mixed 228

182% 258 MB/s

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Typical 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB Builds (Compare 600 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 14%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 13%

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System: Asus Zephyrus G GU502DU_GA502DU

CPU
Ryzen 7 3750HAMDBench 54%, 42,271 samples	600x

GPU
Radeon RX Vega 10 GraphicsAMDBench 10%, 37,264 samples	344x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 57%, 12,899 samples	255x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples	1x

SSD
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBIntel $60Bench 156%, 162,275 samples	335x

RAM
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 Samsung M471A1K43DB1-CTD 16GBMicronBench 74%, 5,735 samples	369x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 1x8GBMicronBench 40%, 38,499 samples	43x
8ATF1G64HZ-3G2J1 4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 16GBMicronBench 71%, 379 samples	42x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $60

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USA-User

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3 years ago.

Drive performs just fine for regular use. It is a bit slow on dealing with larger files (over 10GB)

HKG-User

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5,506

Excellent

3 years ago.

Very slow after slc is used up

Gamejang

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162

Excellent

2 years ago.

Works find on both laptop and desktop. Cheap, but have decent performance.1tb x 1tb can give you a top line experience.

mirr123

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Good

2 years ago.

Great budgetary nvme drive ; it has been a massive increase in speed compared to the hdd i was using . Would recommend getting a 1 tb version as with the size of recent games , that is what you'll be needing .

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Intel SSDPEKNW512G8X1

660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

Average Bench: 156% (147^th of 1072)

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Intel SSDPEKNW512G8X1

660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

Average Bench: 156% (147th of 1072)

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