Solid 512GB

Solid 512GB
BENCHMARKS (79)
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Effective Speed -52%Effective Speed -52%Average Score -52%Read -7%, Write -13%, 4K Read -63%, 4K Write -44%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -190%, SusWrite -20%Peak Score -26%Read -2%, Write -12%, 4K Read -50%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -108%, SusWrite 8%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -190%DQ Read -76%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -549%, ADQ Read -167%, ADQ Write -20%, ADQ Mixed -706%, Age 42%, AS-SSD Total -35%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 64.6% (745^th of 1072)

Based on 79 user benchmarks. Model: Solid

Poor: 32%Average: 64.6% Great: 91%

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Above average average bench

The Solid 512GB averaged 35.3% 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-64Thread Write Speed 241MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 60.8MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Solid 512GB is 58.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Solid 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 122MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 32.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 79 samples)

Rank 74564.6%

Min	Avg	Max
310	Read 427	499
196	Write 359	432
19.8	Mixed 278	407
60.6	SusWrite 248	419
73.4% 328 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
6.8	4K Read 21.1	28.7
7.5	4K Write 60.8	110
0.4	4K Mixed 15.5	28
84% 32.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.2	DQ Read 122	208
19.5	DQ Write 241	326
0.48	DQ Mixed 32.3	51
66.8% 132 MB/s

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

FRA-User, 4 months ago.

466GB free

Firmware: S1128B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 444 444 445 442 443 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 428

Mixed 379

SusWrite 443

99% 439 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 30

142% 57.2 MB/s

DQ Read 163

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 42.5

86% 170 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

439GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0814A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 374 384 380 382 382 MB/s

75.7% Very good

Write 385

Mixed 375

SusWrite 377

90% 398 MB/s

4K Read 21.4

4K Write 56.3

4K Mixed 17.9

85% 31.9 MB/s

DQ Read 90.5

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 29.4

74% 147 MB/s

HUN-User, 5 months ago.

321GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0724A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 337 335 375 402 404 MB/s

72% Very good

Write 340

Mixed 312

SusWrite 362

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 17.6

4K Write 52.7

4K Mixed 20.5

81% 30.3 MB/s

DQ Read 134

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 41.4

77% 147 MB/s

GBR-User, 8 months ago.

299GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1115A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 319 62 41 34 66 MB/s

37.5% Below average

Write 431

Mixed 37

SusWrite 88.4

59% 267 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 7.6

4K Mixed 1.8

43% 11.2 MB/s

GBR-User, 8 months ago.

286GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1115A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 59 25 49 31 43 MB/s

37.1% Below average

Write 433

Mixed 39.7

SusWrite 88.7

59% 267 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 7.3

4K Mixed 1.8

42% 10.9 MB/s

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 9%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9020

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	3,449x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	2,213x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	1,848x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	3,538x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	708x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	681x

SSD
Solid 512GBBench 65%, 79 samples	1x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	251x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	182x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	169x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $150

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Solid 512GB

Average Bench: 64.6% (745^th of 1072)

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