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Pro X2 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 283% (35th of 1072)

Based on 39 user benchmarks.  Model: Aura Pro X2
Poor: 157%Average: 283% Great: 375%

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Outstanding average bench

The Aura Pro X2 2TB averaged 182.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Aura Pro X2 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 597MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,974MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Aura Pro X2 2TB is 218%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Aura Pro X2 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 264MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 124MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)
Rank 35283%
Min Avg Max
807 Read 1,974 2,672
500 Write 1,601 2,318
59.5 Mixed 264 1,034
529 SusWrite 1,579 2,415
302% 1,355 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.6 4K Read 47.6 64.6
15.2 4K Write 124 190
16.9 4K Mixed 68.2 92.9
225% 79.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
127 DQ Read 932 1,350
100 DQ Write 749 1,126
119 DQ Mixed 597 678
513% 759 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: 42A0S63A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1503 863 262 1403 180 1473 MB/s
283% Outstanding
Read 2,502
Write 2265
Mixed 248
SusWrite 947
330% 1,490 MB/s
4K Read 52.2
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 73.8
242% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,274
DQ Write 973
DQ Mixed 672
625% 973 MB/s
226GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0121C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 963 976 1116 1010 1454 1654 MB/s
222% Outstanding
Read 1,679
Write 1,689
Mixed 226
SusWrite 1,195
267% 1,197 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 52.8
178% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 771
DQ Write 434
DQ Mixed 409
356% 538 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A7T1UA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1115 1117 1113 1142 1133 1142 MB/s
198% Outstanding
Read 1,267
Write 1,125
Mixed 1,018
SusWrite 1,127
255% 1,134 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 57.7
186% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 578
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 494
361% 476 MB/s
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A7T1UA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1062 1028 1078 1083 1079 1075 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,204
Write 1,106
Mixed 965
SusWrite 1,068
244% 1,085 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 48.6
156% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 448
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 372
274% 364 MB/s
622GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A7T36A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 802 805 828 819 817 808 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 996
Write 783
Mixed 796
SusWrite 813
190% 847 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 55.2
4K Mixed 37.6
130% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 621
DQ Mixed 468
365% 492 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 32%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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System: Apple MacPro6,1

CPU
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel  $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples19x
Xeon E5-2697 v2IntelBench 69%, 1,265 samples18x
Xeon E5-1680 v2IntelBench 84%, 1,289 samples9x
GPU
FirePro D700 (FireGL V)AMDBench 28%, 183 samples24x
FirePro D500 (FireGL V)AMDBench 21%, 226 samples20x
FirePro D300 (FireGL V)AMDBench 23%, 196 samples12x
SSD
Pro X2 2TBAuraBench 283%, 39 samples1x
RAM
0x4D33393342324737304442302D434D412020 4x16GBUnknownBench 108%, 26 samples6x
0x31384A534631473732415A2D314739453220 4x8GBUnknownBench 105%, 50 samples5x
0x484D54343247523742465234432D52442020 4x16GBUnknownBench 109%, 39 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $635

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