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VAL500NVMe-M.2/80 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 173% (129th of 1072)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Model: GLOWAY VAL500NVMe-M.2/80
Poor: 129%Average: 173% Great: 226%

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Outstanding average bench

The Gloway VAL500NVMe-M.2/80 500GB averaged 72.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Gloway VAL500NVMe-M.2/80 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,455MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 651MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gloway VAL500NVMe-M.2/80 500GB is 97%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Gloway VAL500NVMe-M.2/80 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 49.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 129173%
Min Avg Max
618 Read 1,455 1691
66.7 Write 1,168 1,731
125 Mixed 743 1,215
168 SusWrite 603 1,027
221% 992 MB/s
Min Avg Max
36.9 4K Read 45.6 53.5
34.2 4K Write 115 206
10.1 4K Mixed 31.1 43.3
170% 63.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
191 DQ Read 611 748
43.6 DQ Write 651 1,025
14.2 DQ Mixed 49.6 68.6
198% 437 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0802C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1665 1683 972 336 898 261 MB/s
223% Outstanding
Read 1,646
Write 1,700
Mixed 1,162
SusWrite 969
308% 1,370 MB/s
4K Read 58
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 42.3
225% 85.6 MB/s
DQ Read 745
DQ Write 701
DQ Mixed 62.2
228% 503 MB/s
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0802C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 266 230 233 267 233 MB/s
188% Outstanding
Read 1677
Write 1,675
Mixed 1,096
SusWrite 310
266% 1,189 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 39.9
215% 87.7 MB/s
DQ Read 740
DQ Write 1,022
DQ Mixed 62.2
276% 608 MB/s
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0802C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 264 227 227 234 224 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,649
Write 1,678
Mixed 1,187
SusWrite 230
265% 1,186 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 40.8
218% 87.3 MB/s
DQ Read 735
DQ Write 1,025
DQ Mixed 61.3
275% 607 MB/s
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0802C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 931 163 1156 581 1659 1675 MB/s
163% Outstanding
Read 1,541
Write 408
Mixed 134
SusWrite 1,027
171% 777 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 50.6
4K Mixed 12.1
107% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 74.5
DQ Mixed 41.8
68% 138 MB/s
368GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0802C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 392 430 393 197 330 MB/s
151% Outstanding
Read 1,410
Write 1,455
Mixed 193
SusWrite 341
188% 850 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 26.9
120% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 738
DQ Write 956
DQ Mixed 35.5
253% 577 MB/s
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0802C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 330 300 632 815 679 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 1,470
Write 1,460
Mixed 668
SusWrite 488
228% 1,021 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 14.2
106% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 735
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 60.7
147% 325 MB/s
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Gaming 65%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 55%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B365M H

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $96Bench 85%, 299,482 samples937x
Core i3-9100FIntel  $135Bench 80%, 34,310 samples252x
Core i5-9600KFIntel  $180Bench 93%, 65,122 samples147x
GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples175x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples170x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples143x
SSD
VAL500NVMe-M.2/80 500GBGlowayBench 173%, 18 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples137x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $409

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