Average Bench: 135% (173rd of 1071)

Based on 102 user benchmarks.  Model: VMware Virtual NVMe Disk
Poor: 67%Average: 135% Great: 223%

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Outstanding average bench

The Vmware Virtual NVMe Disk 215GB averaged 34.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Vmware Virtual NVMe Disk 215GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 229MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,345MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Vmware Virtual NVMe Disk 215GB is 156%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Vmware Virtual NVMe Disk 215GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 43.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 195MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 102 samples)
Min Avg Max
490 Read 1,345 2,301
368 Write 1,050 1,834
441 Mixed 1,169 2,033
59 SusWrite 403 1,099
222% 992 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.4 4K Read 44.3 67.6
16.3 4K Write 43.9 79.4
15.5 4K Mixed 42.8 65.8
145% 43.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
92.9 DQ Read 304 856
31.2 DQ Write 195 664
14.5 DQ Mixed 229 781
176% 243 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 666 607 694 941 617 94 MB/s
Read 1,655
Write 1,290
Mixed 1,472
SusWrite 603
281% 1,255 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 58.2
199% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 221
171% 239 MB/s
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 63 65 66 61 61 MB/s
Read 1297
Write 1,199
Mixed 1175
SusWrite 63.4
208% 934 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 40.9
4K Mixed 42.8
144% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 194
149% 206 MB/s
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 638 538 634 534 542 526 MB/s
Read 820
Write 592
Mixed 843
SusWrite 569
159% 706 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 37.3
4K Mixed 28.6
109% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 177
139% 195 MB/s
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 133 106 322 197 279 MB/s
Read 1,272
Write 263
Mixed 811
SusWrite 201
140% 636 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 22.6
4K Mixed 26.6
79% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 92.5
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 145
100% 121 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 99 104 103 95 66 MB/s
Read 965
Write 729
Mixed 777
SusWrite 109
144% 645 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 33.9
4K Mixed 34.7
112% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 196
136% 171 MB/s
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 217 256 383 518 547 MB/s
Read 669
Write 584
Mixed 645
SusWrite 355
126% 563 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 19.4
4K Mixed 21.8
72% 21.2 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 87
DQ Mixed 103
79% 109 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 348 324 351 284 363 MB/s
Read 539
Write 623
Mixed 575
SusWrite 332
117% 517 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 19.5
4K Mixed 18.5
61% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 59.1
DQ Write 66.1
DQ Mixed 61.6
47% 62.3 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,750,631 SSDs tested

Typical Virtual NVMe Disk 215GB Builds (Compare 24,270 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Disqualified System: bin bin

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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