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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 133% (174th of 1072)

Based on 760 user benchmarks.  Model: 512GB SSD
Poor: 57%Average: 133% Great: 230%

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Outstanding average bench

The 512gb SSD 512GB averaged 32.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 512gb SSD 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 471MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 487MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 512gb SSD 512GB is 173%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 512gb SSD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 540MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 582MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 760 samples)
Rank 174133%
Min Avg Max
323 Read 710 1,771
292 Write 661 1,725
267 Mixed 582 1,322
243 SusWrite 540 1,042
140% 623 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.2 4K Read 36.8 56.4
28 4K Write 86.8 195
12.6 4K Mixed 42 72.7
156% 55.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
134 DQ Read 584 883
112 DQ Write 487 964
32.3 DQ Mixed 471 786
370% 514 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN12221
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1859 1830 1809 588 255 268 MB/s
242% Outstanding
Read 1,688
Write 2143
Mixed 1,502
SusWrite 1,101
363% 1,608 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 62.4
202% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,268
DQ Write 743
DQ Mixed 965
729% 992 MB/s
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN12221
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2174 187 153 165 164 158 MB/s
228% Outstanding
Read 1908
Write 2,360
Mixed 1475
SusWrite 500
350% 1,561 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 72.6
250% 87.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,176
DQ Write 816
DQ Mixed 911
703% 968 MB/s
440GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN12221
SusWrite @10s intervals: 628 623 613 603 577 574 MB/s
172% Outstanding
Read 660
Write 613
Mixed 617
SusWrite 603
140% 623 MB/s
4K Read 55.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 72.4
241% 82.8 MB/s
DQ Read 818
DQ Write 704
DQ Mixed 906
639% 809 MB/s
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN12221
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1624 1644 1544 1279 259 258 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 769
Write 992
Mixed 858
SusWrite 1,101
211% 930 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 26.9
87% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 466
DQ Write 486
DQ Mixed 705
467% 552 MB/s
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN15926
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 398 398 406 405 393 MB/s
87.4% Excellent
Read 361
Write 444
Mixed 359
SusWrite 404
89% 392 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 55.4
4K Mixed 35.8
118% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 235
184% 250 MB/s
296GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN15261
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 394 422 426 426 428 MB/s
87% Excellent
Read 412
Write 461
Mixed 417
SusWrite 380
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 34.2
122% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 201
157% 210 MB/s
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN15261
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 406 399 399 399 387 MB/s
82% Excellent
Read 400
Write 421
Mixed 400
SusWrite 403
92% 406 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 61.1
4K Mixed 28.6
103% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 198
155% 208 MB/s
257GB free
Firmware: HP3215A6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 373 347 358 342 321 MB/s
42.7% Average
Read 0.5
Write 10.2
Mixed 96.4
SusWrite 324
25% 108 MB/s
4K Read 10.5
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 1.2
69% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 50.7
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 0.3
27% 62.9 MB/s
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CPU
N100IntelBench 48%, 1,491 samples126x
Celeron N5095AIntelBench 40%, 431 samples120x
N95IntelBench 47%, 1,057 samples109x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 2%, 4,536 samples228x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 3%, 1,086 samples126x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 3%, 811 samples107x
SSD
SSD 512GB512gbBench 133%, 760 samples131x
RAM
1x16GBUnknownBench 53%, 15,722 samples141x
DDR4 NB 8G 2666 1x8GBUnknownBench 33%, 240 samples129x
AZ8G4SW266-8G 1x8GBUnknownBench 27%, 105 samples60x
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