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HP 5MS22AA#ABC

EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
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Effective Speed -114%Effective Speed -114%Average Score -180%Read -87%, Write -217%, 4K Read -59%, 4K Write -38%, Mixed -486%, 4K Mixed -41%, SusWrite -331%Peak Score -158%Read -118%, Write -206%, 4K Read -167%, 4K Write -59%, Mixed -212%, 4K Mixed -111%, SusWrite -231%Value & Sentiment User Rating -24%, Market Share -∞%, Price 375%, Value -101%Nice To Haves -137%DQ Read -74%, DQ Write -54%, DQ Mixed -246%, ADQ Read -80%, ADQ Write -63%, ADQ Mixed -223%, Age -273%, AS-SSD Total -83%

Average Bench: 255% (63^rd of 1080)

Based on 2,245 user benchmarks. Models: HP SSD EX950 512GB, NVMe HP SSD EX950 512

Poor: 155%Average: 255% Great: 339%

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Outstanding average bench

The HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB averaged 154.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 460MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,245MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB is 184%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 551MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 732MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,245 samples)

Rank 63255%

Min	Avg	Max
1,121	Read 2,245	2,722
629	Write 1,469	2,099
123	Mixed 551	1,497
298	SusWrite 732	1,380
276% 1,249 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.9	4K Read 55.9	72
47.3	4K Write 150	239
40.1	4K Mixed 78.3	104
264% 94.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
334	DQ Read 951	1,337
122	DQ Write 772	1,238
133	DQ Mixed 460	607
454% 727 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 9 days ago.

239GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 720 334 553 355 479 432 MB/s

294% Outstanding

Write 1,826

Mixed 135

SusWrite 479

272% 1,241 MB/s

4K Read 69.3

4K Write 217

4K Mixed 100

348% 129 MB/s

DQ Read 1,336

DQ Write 1,182

DQ Mixed 598

629% 1,039 MB/s

USA-User, 15 days ago.

103GB free

Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 747 555 555 514 367 553 MB/s

273% Outstanding

Write 774

Mixed 133

SusWrite 548

212% 980 MB/s

4K Read 62.7

4K Write 156

4K Mixed 87.6

290% 102 MB/s

DQ Read 1,340

DQ Write 916

DQ Mixed 606

593% 954 MB/s

USA-User, 20 days ago.

227GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R1106C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 757 574 554 555 567 559 MB/s

270% Outstanding

Write 1,989

Mixed 1,430

SusWrite 594

362% 1,628 MB/s

4K Read 59.1

4K Write 134

4K Mixed 84.1

268% 92.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1,358

DQ Write 895

DQ Mixed 606

592% 953 MB/s

AUS-User, 6 days ago.

234GB free

Firmware: 42A0S63C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 640 551 524 527 525 523 MB/s

217% Outstanding

Write 1,389

Mixed 157

SusWrite 548

241% 1,100 MB/s

4K Read 57.4

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 65.3

235% 81.1 MB/s

DQ Read 737

DQ Write 120

DQ Mixed 204

207% 354 MB/s

IND-User, 17 days ago.

208GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42AAT8KA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 563 158 342 227 305 314 MB/s

168% Outstanding

Write 1,492

Mixed 1,153

SusWrite 318

254% 1,138 MB/s

4K Read 44.8

4K Write 75.6

4K Mixed 56.5

180% 59 MB/s

DQ Read 716

DQ Write 573

DQ Mixed 366

350% 552 MB/s

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

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Core i7-9700KIntel $235Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,579x
Core i5-9600KIntel $126Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	8,302x
Core i9-9900KIntel $380Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,047x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,587x
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,454x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,265x

SSD
EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBHP $43Bench 255%, 2,245 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,082x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,539x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $57Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,016x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $839

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HP 5MS22AA#ABC

EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

Average Bench: 255% (63^rd of 1080)

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HP 5MS22AA#ABC

EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

Average Bench: 255% (63rd of 1080)

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