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SD512E 500GB

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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 63.7% (765th of 1080)

Based on 264 user benchmarks.  Model: APPLE SSD SD512E
Poor: 48%Average: 63.7% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The Apple SD512E 500GB averaged 36.3% 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 90.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 229MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple SD512E 500GB is 36.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apple SD512E 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 216MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 128MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 264 samples)
Rank 76563.7%
Min Avg Max
335 Read 403 452
227 Write 309 376
127 Mixed 216 354
194 SusWrite 322 391
70% 313 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.6 4K Read 15.4 26.6
21.7 4K Write 41.6 85.2
6.96 4K Mixed 16.8 28.3
66.9% 24.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.8 DQ Read 229 296
24.1 DQ Write 128 174
6.57 DQ Mixed 90.3 150
90.8% 149 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1021AP
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 384 353 401 370 288 MB/s
80.8% Excellent
Read 437
Write 372
Mixed 247
SusWrite 362
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 27.6
102% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 122
118% 190 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1027AP
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 357 296 364 369 363 MB/s
70.9% Very good
Read 432
Write 334
Mixed 150
SusWrite 351
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 44.8
4K Mixed 19.9
74% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 131
119% 186 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1028AP
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 362 366 363 363 362 MB/s
68.2% Good
Read 412
Write 361
Mixed 242
SusWrite 362
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 36.6
4K Mixed 17.3
64% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 134
124% 194 MB/s
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1027AP
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 347 356 351 365 367 MB/s
67.9% Good
Read 407
Write 354
Mixed 155
SusWrite 358
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 45
4K Mixed 16.4
66% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 144
128% 196 MB/s
316GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1027AP
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 351 323 332 345 343 MB/s
66% Good
Read 402
Write 337
Mixed 158
SusWrite 340
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 36.1
4K Mixed 17.5
62% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 156
134% 201 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 7%
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System: Apple MacBookPro10,1

CPU
Core i7-3615QMIntelBench 62%, 2,657 samples57x
Core i7-3720QMIntel  $100Bench 65%, 9,911 samples46x
Core i7-3740QMIntel  $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples40x
GPU
GeForce GT 650MNvidiaBench 6%, 12,732 samples178x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1x
SSD
SD512E 500GBAppleBench 64%, 264 samples43x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples91x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples88x
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