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PCIE G3X4 NVMe 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 215% (87th of 1072)

Based on 398 user benchmarks.  Model: M.2 PCIE G3X4 NVMe
Poor: 131%Average: 215% Great: 285%

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Outstanding average bench

The M.2 PCIE G3X4 NVMe 1TB averaged 115.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the M.2 PCIE G3X4 NVMe 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 944MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,186MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the M.2 PCIE G3X4 NVMe 1TB is 154%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the M.2 PCIE G3X4 NVMe 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 119MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 398 samples)
Rank 87215%
Min Avg Max
424 Read 1,384 1,951
872 Write 1,884 2,534
424 Mixed 1,164 1,690
381 SusWrite 891 1,191
300% 1,330 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22 4K Read 41.6 51.7
54.3 4K Write 119 178
24.5 4K Mixed 54.8 72.7
196% 71.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
465 DQ Read 1,186 1,781
132 DQ Write 871 1,474
187 DQ Mixed 944 1,586
729% 1,001 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
938GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2263 1148 1025 1029 1039 1036 MB/s
249% Outstanding
Read 1,663
Write 2,313
Mixed 1,562
SusWrite 1,257
384% 1,699 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 49.8
166% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,264
DQ Write 1,189
DQ Mixed 1,218
917% 1,224 MB/s
114GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1014 864 820 753 523 572 MB/s
238% Outstanding
Read 1395
Write 1,288
Mixed 1,220
SusWrite 758
262% 1,165 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 74.6
235% 85.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,520
DQ Write 1,299
DQ Mixed 711
724% 1,177 MB/s
116GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 587 841 768 773 614 609 MB/s
233% Outstanding
Read 1,378
Write 1,302
Mixed 722
SusWrite 698
229% 1,025 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 70.9
234% 83.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,520
DQ Write 1290
DQ Mixed 691
713% 1,167 MB/s
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 978 720 855 815 756 772 MB/s
214% Outstanding
Read 1,005
Write 2,249
Mixed 1,178
SusWrite 816
298% 1,312 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 199
4K Mixed 41.7
237% 97.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,387
DQ Write 1,057
DQ Mixed 1,208
907% 1,217 MB/s
615GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 717 746 829 811 779 MB/s
144% Outstanding
Read 363
Write 1,630
Mixed 402
SusWrite 820
184% 804 MB/s
4K Read 12.3
4K Write 88
4K Mixed 45.1
123% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,004
DQ Write 793
DQ Mixed 946
695% 914 MB/s
246GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 786 495 66 284 752 576 MB/s
144% Outstanding
Read 527
Write 1,236
Mixed 1,347
SusWrite 493
206% 901 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 51.4
172% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,063
DQ Write 714
DQ Mixed 852
646% 876 MB/s
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System: Lenovo 81Q6

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples642x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples19x
Core i7-9750HFIntelBench 77%, 2,560 samples8x
GPU
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples533x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples73x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples67x
SSD
PCIE G3X4 NVMe 1TBM.2Bench 215%, 398 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 43,895 samples301x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 29,128 samples107x
RMSA3260ME78HAF-2666 2x8GBRamaxelBench 76%, 8,736 samples94x
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