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PCIe SSD 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 205% (92nd of 1072)

Based on 561 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PCIe SSD
Poor: 121%Average: 205% Great: 275%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PCIe SSD 1TB averaged 105.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PCIe SSD 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 931MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,757MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PCIe SSD 1TB is 153%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PCIe SSD 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 38.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 869MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 561 samples)
Rank 92205%
Min Avg Max
469 Read 1,153 1,565
630 Write 1,757 2,576
479 Mixed 1,230 1,703
299 SusWrite 869 1,245
283% 1,252 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16 4K Read 38.7 52.2
57.2 4K Write 137 222
28 4K Mixed 60.1 84.6
208% 78.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
118 DQ Read 1,004 1,584
165 DQ Write 890 1,378
227 DQ Mixed 931 1,478
702% 942 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
778GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1582 1035 1042 1036 1037 1038 MB/s
285% Outstanding
Read 1,447
Write 2,061
Mixed 1,642
SusWrite 1,128
355% 1,570 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 61.5
231% 96 MB/s
DQ Read 2,245
DQ Write 1,687
DQ Mixed 1,886
1,432% 1,939 MB/s
507GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1849 857 983 984 992 986 MB/s
252% Outstanding
Read 1,415
Write 2,570
Mixed 1,621
SusWrite 1,108
381% 1,678 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 77.2
259% 97.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,116
DQ Write 987
DQ Mixed 1,085
804% 1,063 MB/s
397GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1460 991 986 997 554 598 MB/s
214% Outstanding
Read 1,170
Write 1,055
Mixed 1,047
SusWrite 931
236% 1,051 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 66.5
217% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,102
DQ Write 839
DQ Mixed 954
718% 965 MB/s
458GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 658 679 848 465 484 MB/s
172% Outstanding
Read 1,550
Write 1,905
Mixed 1,503
SusWrite 664
316% 1,406 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 52.9
4K Mixed 52.3
167% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 724
DQ Write 63.3
DQ Mixed 153
172% 314 MB/s
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFM00.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 131 185 308 180 208 MB/s
88% Excellent
Read 167
Write 906
Mixed 139
SusWrite 193
80% 351 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 50.7
156% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 491
DQ Write 414
DQ Mixed 212
224% 372 MB/s
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Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,196x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,127x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,603x
SSD
PCIe SSD 1TBNvmeBench 205%, 561 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples930x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $883

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