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Portable SSD X5 500GB

Portable SSD X5 500GB
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Effective Speed -246%Effective Speed -246%Average Score -299%Read -178%, Write -457%, 4K Read -113%, 4K Write -306%, Mixed -295%, 4K Mixed -222%, SusWrite -525%Peak Score -215%Read -161%, Write -185%, 4K Read -202%, 4K Write -157%, Mixed -193%, 4K Mixed -164%, SusWrite -440%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -92%DQ Read -62%, DQ Write -45%, DQ Mixed -58%, ADQ Read -71%, ADQ Write -54%, ADQ Mixed -82%, Age -281%, AS-SSD Total -79%

Average Bench: 157% (154^th of 1080)

Based on 210 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung Portable SSD X5

Poor: 61%Average: 157% Great: 273%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung Portable SSD X5 500GB averaged 57.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung Portable SSD X5 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 815MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,000MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung Portable SSD X5 500GB is 212%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung Portable SSD X5 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 51MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 506MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 210 samples)

Rank 154157%

Min	Avg	Max
744	Read 1,508	2,272
179	Write 839	2,257
316	Mixed 819	1,598
126	SusWrite 506	848
204% 918 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.8	4K Read 41.2	62.5
1.7	4K Write 51	147
3.15	4K Mixed 34.3	82.6
133% 42.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
479	DQ Read 1,000	1,430
272	DQ Write 814	1,310
26	DQ Mixed 815	1,325
636% 877 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

263GB free

Firmware: 1P3QEXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 893 762 588 591 592 MB/s

180% Outstanding

Write 897

Mixed 921

SusWrite 716

235% 1,057 MB/s

4K Read 39.8

4K Write 77.3

4K Mixed 52.1

168% 56.4 MB/s

DQ Read 434

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 335

256% 350 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

307GB free

Firmware: 1P3QEXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 922 896 743 571 582 582 MB/s

180% Outstanding

Write 888

Mixed 929

SusWrite 716

227% 1,020 MB/s

4K Read 41.8

4K Write 76.6

4K Mixed 52.6

171% 57 MB/s

DQ Read 656

DQ Write 261

DQ Mixed 474

347% 464 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 month ago.

263GB free

Firmware: 1P3QEXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 807 811 760 591 595 595 MB/s

173% Outstanding

Write 688

Mixed 906

SusWrite 693

210% 944 MB/s

4K Read 42.5

4K Write 74.6

4K Mixed 52.9

172% 56.7 MB/s

DQ Read 537

DQ Write 257

DQ Mixed 427

309% 407 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 month ago.

263GB free

Firmware: 1P3QEXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 798 812 760 574 575 574 MB/s

168% Outstanding

Write 874

Mixed 950

SusWrite 682

224% 1,009 MB/s

4K Read 43.9

4K Write 70.3

4K Mixed 49

166% 54.4 MB/s

DQ Read 355

DQ Write 241

DQ Mixed 214

183% 270 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

267GB free

Firmware: 1P3QEXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 257 255 263 260 257 MB/s

99.9% Outstanding

Write 237

Mixed 392

SusWrite 256

137% 633 MB/s

4K Read 41

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 3.4

68% 15.4 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

263GB free

Firmware: 1P3QEXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 259 262 264 266 261 MB/s

97.5% Outstanding

Write 217

Mixed 350

SusWrite 260

128% 596 MB/s

4K Read 44.1

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 3.2

72% 16.3 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

251GB free

Firmware: 1P3QEXE7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 250 256 253 255 262 MB/s

94.5% Outstanding

Write 227

Mixed 356

SusWrite 255

126% 582 MB/s

4K Read 43.9

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 3.2

72% 16.3 MB/s

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System: Apple iMac19,1

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Core i5-8500Intel $139Bench 82%, 43,089 samples	104x
Core i9-9900KIntel $385Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	67x
Core i5-9600KIntel $130Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	63x

GPU
Radeon Pro 570XAMDBench 36%, 275 samples	110x
Radeon Pro 580XAMDBench 49%, 378 samples	105x
Radeon Pro 575XAMDBench 42%, 94 samples	34x

SSD
Portable SSD X5 500GBSamsungBench 157%, 210 samples	1x

RAM
HMA851S6CJR6N-VK 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 15,613 samples	38x
4ATF51264HZ-2G6E3 2x4GBMicronBench 68%, 563 samples	10x
Mac SODIM DDR4 2666 C18 4x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 27 samples	10x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $139

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Samsung

Portable SSD X5 500GB

Average Bench: 157% (154^th of 1080)

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Portable SSD X5 500GB

Average Bench: 157% (154th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 157% (154^th of 1080)