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EXTREME NVME ALPHA 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 190% (108th of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: NMICRO EXTREME NVME ALPHA 512GB
Poor: 140%Average: 190% Great: 215%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nmicro EXTREME NVME ALPHA 512GB averaged 90.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nmicro EXTREME NVME ALPHA 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,094MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 1,028MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nmicro EXTREME NVME ALPHA 512GB is 75.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nmicro EXTREME NVME ALPHA 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 543MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 104MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 108190%
Min Avg Max
682 Read 1,187 3,593
37.5 Write 1,019 2,007
79.3 Mixed 728 1446
36.5 SusWrite 543 694
194% 869 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.8 4K Read 66.2 371
2.7 4K Write 104 143
5.3 4K Mixed 49.1 64.1
218% 72.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
663 DQ Read 1,188 1,396
473 DQ Write 1,028 1,370
561 DQ Mixed 1,094 1,327
824% 1,103 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 35 37 36 37 35 MB/s
297% Outstanding
Read 3,593
Write 37.5
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 36.5
195% 937 MB/s
4K Read 371
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 5.3
570% 126 MB/s
236GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1163 599 602 599 599 601 MB/s
186% Outstanding
Read 1,063
Write 1,748
Mixed 1,213
SusWrite 694
267% 1,180 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 44.5
167% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,262
DQ Write 1,002
DQ Mixed 1,133
848% 1,132 MB/s
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 780 791 589 590 591 593 MB/s
184% Outstanding
Read 737
Write 775
Mixed 454
SusWrite 656
147% 655 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 60.4
190% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,307
DQ Write 1,179
DQ Mixed 1,255
938% 1,247 MB/s
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 594 594 593 594 593 MB/s
181% Outstanding
Read 807
Write 596
Mixed 450
SusWrite 592
137% 611 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 59.7
182% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,271
DQ Write 1,199
DQ Mixed 1,293
955% 1,254 MB/s
311GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 550 566 598 595 548 452 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 748
Write 738
Mixed 508
SusWrite 552
143% 636 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 48.1
149% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,259
DQ Write 992
DQ Mixed 1,113
836% 1,121 MB/s
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 603 494 403 452 511 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 912
Write 789
Mixed 320
SusWrite 515
141% 634 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 45.6
147% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 697
DQ Write 488
DQ Mixed 611
451% 599 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,667,686 SSDs tested

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Typical EXTREME NVME ALPHA 512GB Builds (Compare 2,099 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 80%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI B360M MORTAR (MS-7B23)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples484x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples251x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples205x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples173x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples140x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples121x
SSD
EXTREME NVME ALPHA 512GBNmicroBench 190%, 10 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples107x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples58x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $501

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