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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 161% (143rd of 1072)

Based on 806 user benchmarks.  Model: ASE12NVME512
Poor: 106%Average: 161% Great: 222%

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Outstanding average bench

The ASE12NVME512 512GB averaged 61.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the ASE12NVME512 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 813MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,023MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ASE12NVME512 512GB is 116%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the ASE12NVME512 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 495MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 34.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 806 samples)
Rank 143161%
Min Avg Max
388 Read 863 1,415
591 Write 1,347 2,035
268 Mixed 852 1,472
313 SusWrite 495 687
201% 889 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.2 4K Read 34.9 49.8
39 4K Write 113 191
22.3 4K Mixed 51.2 80.9
178% 66.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
506 DQ Read 1,023 1,344
307 DQ Write 836 1,288
339 DQ Mixed 813 1,292
640% 891 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
265GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1020 486 480 479 493 483 MB/s
211% Outstanding
Read 1,069
Write 1,959
Mixed 1,357
SusWrite 574
281% 1,240 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 63.9
225% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,216
DQ Write 1,652
DQ Mixed 817
789% 1,228 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1102 486 486 484 501 485 MB/s
151% Outstanding
Read 807
Write 1,609
Mixed 1,045
SusWrite 591
230% 1,013 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 86.9
4K Mixed 52.7
176% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 710
DQ Write 547
DQ Mixed 633
472% 630 MB/s
285GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 665 499 489 507 458 502 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 964
Write 1,796
Mixed 1,208
SusWrite 520
254% 1,122 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 32.2
138% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 963
DQ Write 564
DQ Mixed 805
588% 777 MB/s
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 299 429 478 451 467 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 630
Write 1,426
Mixed 478
SusWrite 436
168% 742 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 68.6
4K Mixed 31.3
115% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 565
DQ Write 393
DQ Mixed 475
356% 478 MB/s
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Typical ASE12NVME512 512GB Builds (Compare 44 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 12%
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Desktop 71%
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Workstation 12%
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System: Aftershock Apex 15 lite

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples44x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples18x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples12x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples8x
SSD
ASE12NVME512 512GBBench 161%, 806 samples8x
RAM
KD48GS88C-26N1900 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 345 samples9x
IM48GS88N26-JJJHA0 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 161 samples9x
GKE800SO102408-2666A 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 2,476 samples7x
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