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M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 194% (102nd of 1072)

Based on 204 user benchmarks.  Model: addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB
Poor: 128%Average: 194% Great: 252%

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Outstanding average bench

The Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 512GB averaged 94.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 940MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 937MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 512GB is 124%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 675MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 204 samples)
Rank 102194%
Min Avg Max
571 Read 1,168 1,593
644 Write 1,661 2,284
436 Mixed 1,157 1,580
379 SusWrite 675 1,296
263% 1,165 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.3 4K Read 39.2 51
66.8 4K Write 133 193
34 4K Mixed 58.5 80
205% 76.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
512 DQ Read 1,002 1,393
489 DQ Write 937 1,458
390 DQ Mixed 940 1,303
714% 960 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
233GB free
Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2242 2281 1660 759 763 763 MB/s
284% Outstanding
Read 1,648
Write 1,867
Mixed 1678
SusWrite 1,411
373% 1,651 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 76.1
257% 97.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,268
DQ Write 1,076
DQ Mixed 1,230
906% 1,192 MB/s
141GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1951 814 585 585 588 583 MB/s
266% Outstanding
Read 1,414
Write 1956
Mixed 1,445
SusWrite 851
320% 1,417 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 250
4K Mixed 81.4
304% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 1,281
DQ Write 1,632
DQ Mixed 1,219
986% 1,377 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1391 475 503 518 524 418 MB/s
235% Outstanding
Read 1,339
Write 2,095
Mixed 1,388
SusWrite 638
308% 1,365 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 235
4K Mixed 82.1
302% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 768
DQ Write 1,472
DQ Mixed 1,016
801% 1,085 MB/s
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1016 524 531 390 306 503 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 1,120
Write 1,391
Mixed 1,159
SusWrite 545
238% 1,054 MB/s
4K Read 52.2
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 73.9
255% 93.4 MB/s
DQ Read 757
DQ Write 890
DQ Mixed 996
703% 881 MB/s
276GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 613 553 541 545 535 547 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 836
Write 984
Mixed 479
SusWrite 556
160% 714 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 85.9
4K Mixed 34.5
134% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 430
DQ Write 599
DQ Mixed 751
502% 593 MB/s
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Gaming 113%
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Desktop 98%
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Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $239

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples7,833x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,797x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples2,135x
SSD
M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 512GBAddlinkBench 194%, 204 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples959x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $741

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