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B17A 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 61% (793rd of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: IM3D B17A
Poor: 33%Average: 61% Great: 78%

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Above average average bench

The Im3d B17A 512GB averaged 38.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 223MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Im3d B17A 512GB is 45.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Im3d B17A 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 23.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 107MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 79361%
Min Avg Max
395 Read 448 476
328 Write 368 402
19.7 Mixed 259 371
101 SusWrite 200 393
71.1% 319 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.5 4K Read 20.9 29.2
8.2 4K Write 53.8 91.8
0.6 4K Mixed 15.3 22.9
79.8% 30 MB/s
Min Avg Max
69.8 DQ Read 107 133
9 DQ Write 223 333
0.7 DQ Mixed 23.1 35.3
58% 118 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
440GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0817B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 394 385 403 403 400 MB/s
77.8% Very good
Read 445
Write 390
Mixed 344
SusWrite 393
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 20.2
97% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 96
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 33.3
61% 116 MB/s
179GB free
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 337 109 47 108 54 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 472
Write 402
Mixed 361
SusWrite 175
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 22.9
122% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 35.3
78% 154 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0817B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 8.7 4.4 238 288 50 MB/s
63.1% Good
Read 448
Write 380
Mixed 327
SusWrite 103
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 72.7
4K Mixed 22
97% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 1.1
63% 145 MB/s
278GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 45 17 11 247 37 MB/s
62.5% Good
Read 447
Write 379
Mixed 371
SusWrite 119
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 64
4K Mixed 20.7
96% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 69.8
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 29.4
72% 141 MB/s
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0817B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 11 58 236 17 138 MB/s
37.3% Below average
Read 451
Write 330
Mixed 19.7
SusWrite 130
51% 232 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 8.2
4K Mixed 0.9
31% 8.57 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 9
DQ Mixed 29.5
32% 57.2 MB/s
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0817B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 164 262 31 49 64 MB/s
33.2% Below average
Read 395
Write 328
Mixed 30.3
SusWrite 101
47% 214 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 15.4
4K Mixed 0.6
29% 9.83 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 27
DQ Mixed 0.7
20% 50.1 MB/s

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Typical B17A 512GB Builds (Compare 3,974 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel  $188Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,655x
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples1,267x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples692x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples306x
SSD
B17A 512GBIm3dBench 61%, 7 samples1x
RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples60x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $188

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