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SL700 PCI-E M.2 512G 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 174% (128th of 1072)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Model: Lenovo SL700 PCI-E M.2 512G
Poor: 128%Average: 174% Great: 205%

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Outstanding average bench

The Lenovo SL700 PCI-E M.2 512G 512GB averaged 74.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lenovo SL700 PCI-E M.2 512G 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 650MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 933MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lenovo SL700 PCI-E M.2 512G 512GB is 76.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Lenovo SL700 PCI-E M.2 512G 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 587MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)
Rank 128174%
Min Avg Max
877 Read 1,242 1,698
160 Write 1,127 1,925
155 Mixed 800 1,327
356 SusWrite 587 831
210% 939 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.9 4K Read 38.8 48.9
26.3 4K Write 118 170
11.2 4K Mixed 41.8 69.5
175% 66.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
673 DQ Read 933 1,377
175 DQ Write 689 978
62.4 DQ Mixed 650 1,176
530% 757 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
207GB free
Firmware: T1102A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1314 1319 1329 291 327 408 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,399
Write 1,333
Mixed 908
SusWrite 831
251% 1,118 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 23.5
186% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 730
DQ Write 914
DQ Mixed 457
446% 701 MB/s
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1142 530 548 550 552 548 MB/s
192% Outstanding
Read 1,072
Write 1,862
Mixed 582
SusWrite 645
235% 1,040 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 49.9
199% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1220
DQ Write 1,019
DQ Mixed 1,142
849% 1,127 MB/s
169GB free
Firmware: EDFMB0E5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1429 1139 375 377 381 375 MB/s
190% Outstanding
Read 1238
Write 1702
Mixed 1,327
SusWrite 679
279% 1,237 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 59.7
196% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,206
DQ Write 504
DQ Mixed 852
632% 854 MB/s
443GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM11.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1292 546 548 550 549 549 MB/s
185% Outstanding
Read 1,144
Write 1,805
Mixed 1,201
SusWrite 672
273% 1,206 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 55.2
209% 82.5 MB/s
DQ Read 932
DQ Write 616
DQ Mixed 847
612% 798 MB/s
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0802B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 492 352 478 601 631 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 1568
Write 239
Mixed 202
SusWrite 494
135% 626 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 40.8
145% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 894
DQ Write 713
DQ Mixed 63.1
249% 557 MB/s
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 571 555 557 566 567 562 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 956
Write 695
Mixed 430
SusWrite 563
147% 661 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 54.6
167% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,192
DQ Write 954
DQ Mixed 1,106
819% 1084 MB/s
444GB free
Firmware: T1102A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1062 204 228 272 298 207 MB/s
167% Outstanding
Read 1,437
Write 1,321
Mixed 895
SusWrite 378
225% 1,008 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 21.2
177% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 726
DQ Write 911
DQ Mixed 460
447% 699 MB/s
281GB free
Firmware: R1115A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 722 136 755 641 191 420 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 965
Write 160
Mixed 648
SusWrite 477
125% 563 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 33.6
195% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 673
DQ Write 805
DQ Mixed 465
426% 648 MB/s
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1102A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 504 346 391 415 156 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 1,200
Write 261
Mixed 155
SusWrite 356
107% 493 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 57.2
4K Mixed 11.2
106% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 709
DQ Write 400
DQ Mixed 420
348% 510 MB/s
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Workstation 129%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C37) - $200

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,214x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $199Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,543x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,111x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples868x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples744x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples744x
SSD
SL700 PCI-E M.2 512G 512GBLenovoBench 174%, 12 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples445x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples336x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples313x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $868

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