Average Bench: 58.9% (814th of 1072)

Based on 94 user benchmarks.  Model: QEMU HARDDISK
Poor: 41%Average: 58.9% Great: 81%

Average average bench

The Qemu HARDDISK 500GB averaged 41.0% 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 Mixed IO Speed 76.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 19.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Qemu HARDDISK 500GB is 39.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Qemu HARDDISK 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 82.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 81.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 94 samples)
Min Avg Max
319 Read 430 513
104 Write 338 495
136 Mixed 340 508
38.8 SusWrite 251 410
76.1% 340 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9 4K Read 19.8 29.4
8.3 4K Write 26.2 40.9
8.48 4K Mixed 21.4 32.8
71.3% 22.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.4 DQ Read 82.1 145
30.5 DQ Write 81.8 144
13.4 DQ Mixed 76.2 138
58.8% 80.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
230GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.5+
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 225 269 277 284 282 MB/s
Read 403
Write 240
Mixed 229
SusWrite 258
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 26.7
4K Mixed 15.5
58% 19.4 MB/s
DQ Read 39.7
DQ Write 44.1
DQ Mixed 33.7
28% 39.2 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,729,602 SSDs tested

Typical HARDDISK 500GB Builds (Compare 606 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

System: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $485

Popular HARDDISK 500GB systems:

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