Imation

M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X931B

M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X931B
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Effective Speed +62% Effective Speed 62%Average Score +92% Read 96%, Write 247%, 4K Read 3%, 4K Write 26%, Mixed 155%, 4K Mixed 19%, SusWrite 97%Peak Score +138% Read 195%, Write 344%, 4K Read 12%, 4K Write 61%, Mixed 227%, 4K Mixed 39%, SusWrite 91%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +188% DQ Read 271%, DQ Write 233%, DQ Mixed 280%, ADQ Read 145%, ADQ Write 125%, ADQ Mixed 174%, Age 55%, AS-SSD Total 222%

Average Bench: 160% (144^th of 1072)

Based on 43 user benchmarks. Model: imation M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X931B

Poor: 99%Average: 160% Great: 212%

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Outstanding average bench

The Imation M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X931B averaged 60.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Imation M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X931B near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 712MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,405MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Imation M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X931B is 113%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Imation M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X931B performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 585MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 35.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)

Rank 144160%

Min	Avg	Max
326	Read 896	1,493
573	Write 1,405	2,151
272	Mixed 917	1,385
189	SusWrite 585	740
215% 951 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.8	4K Read 35.3	48
32.7	4K Write 110	197
15.1	4K Mixed 53.8	81.2
181% 66.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
49.4	DQ Read 801	1,361
126	DQ Write 650	1,193
71.3	DQ Mixed 712	1,260
537% 721 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

KOR-User, 15 months ago.

433GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1115 581 594 595 597 595 MB/s

180% Outstanding

Write 1,925

Mixed 1,385

SusWrite 679

297% 1,314 MB/s

4K Read 36.1

4K Write 78.5

4K Mixed 49

159% 54.5 MB/s

DQ Read 994

DQ Write 725

DQ Mixed 857

641% 859 MB/s

KOR-User, 23 months ago.

280GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 769 358 559 552 565 563 MB/s

165% Outstanding

Write 1,491

Mixed 1076

SusWrite 561

232% 1,024 MB/s

4K Read 49.1

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 65.3

220% 77.2 MB/s

DQ Read 694

DQ Write 359

DQ Mixed 418

339% 490 MB/s

BGD-User, 5 months ago.

106GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1165 554 565 557 560 560 MB/s

137% Outstanding

Write 1,622

Mixed 1,084

SusWrite 660

248% 1,095 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 59.8

4K Mixed 40.5

121% 41.7 MB/s

DQ Read 524

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 430

315% 419 MB/s

KOR-User, 20 months ago.

279GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 537 517 468 455 422 383 MB/s

135% Outstanding

Write 715

Mixed 473

SusWrite 464

138% 615 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 64.9

4K Mixed 24.6

108% 39 MB/s

DQ Read 833

DQ Write 1,081

DQ Mixed 770

634% 895 MB/s

KOR-User, 1 month ago.

135GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 517 470 390 358 347 MB/s

120% Outstanding

Write 952

Mixed 317

SusWrite 420

128% 567 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 73.1

4K Mixed 42.1

136% 47.9 MB/s

DQ Read 727

DQ Write 547

DQ Mixed 712

512% 662 MB/s

KOR-User, 19 months ago.

244GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 585 458 480 506 512 512 MB/s

118% Outstanding

Write 1,423

Mixed 958

SusWrite 509

209% 922 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 55.6

4K Mixed 35.9

115% 39.2 MB/s

DQ Read 562

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 421

317% 431 MB/s

KOR-User, 13 months ago.

238GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 570 470 488 519 499 491 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 1,059

Mixed 409

SusWrite 506

139% 612 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 64.6

4K Mixed 35.9

116% 41.3 MB/s

DQ Read 870

DQ Write 422

DQ Mixed 380

353% 558 MB/s

EGY-User, 7 months ago.

129GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 533 501 470 439 434 432 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 1,425

Mixed 407

SusWrite 468

158% 695 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 72.4

4K Mixed 29.6

115% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 732

DQ Write 538

DQ Mixed 456

389% 575 MB/s

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 8%

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System: HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-dk0xxx

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Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples	3,211x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	1,368x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 68%, 23,588 samples	617x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	2,614x
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 41%, 92,838 samples	1,510x
GeForce GTX 1050NvidiaBench 26%, 16,200 samples	498x

SSD
M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X931BImationBench 160%, 43 samples	1x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	718x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	432x
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 54,121 samples	401x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Imation

M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X931B

Average Bench: 160% (144^th of 1072)

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M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD X931B

Average Bench: 160% (144th of 1072)

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