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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 65.6% (736th of 1072)

Based on 107 user benchmarks.  Model: SMI DISK
Poor: 34%Average: 65.6% Great: 100%

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Above average average bench

The SMI DISK 512GB averaged 34.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 480MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SMI DISK 512GB is 66.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SMI DISK 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 208MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 107 samples)
Rank 73665.6%
Min Avg Max
355 Read 480 519
301 Write 410 462
20.3 Mixed 295 422
97 SusWrite 208 453
77.8% 348 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.5 4K Read 24.7 30.1
6.24 4K Write 60.4 121
0.5 4K Mixed 15.1 29.6
88.8% 33.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
150 DQ Read 198 249
14.8 DQ Write 178 348
0.6 DQ Mixed 25.3 45.1
63.5% 134 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
134GB free
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 414 33 105 73 74 MB/s
82.6% Excellent
Read 527
Write 453
Mixed 416
SusWrite 192
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 29.1
147% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 19.3
DQ Mixed 1.2
35% 92.5 MB/s
272GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 68 207 156 44 255 MB/s
77.4% Very good
Read 490
Write 432
Mixed 408
SusWrite 184
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 25.9
122% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 42.1
83% 164 MB/s
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 37 114 80 110 18 MB/s
42.4% Average
Read 468
Write 403
Mixed 27
SusWrite 128
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 15.1
4K Mixed 1.2
41% 12.3 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 22.1
DQ Mixed 0.6
29% 75.7 MB/s
85GB free
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 119 277 42 26 42 MB/s
41.4% Average
Read 474
Write 460
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 89.1
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 15.2
4K Mixed 1
46% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 18.3
DQ Mixed 1.3
27% 70.9 MB/s
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Typical DISK 512GB Builds (Compare 15,941 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) - $129

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples4,897x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples2,935x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,526x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,433x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,373x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples1,243x
SSD
DISK 512GBSMIBench 66%, 107 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples909x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples764x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples427x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $578

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