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addlink M.2 PCIE 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 215% (87th of 1072)

Based on 35 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe addlink M.2 PCIE
Poor: 134%Average: 215% Great: 283%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE 2TB averaged 115.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 985MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,926MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE 2TB is 150%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 34.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 53.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 35 samples)
Rank 87215%
Min Avg Max
366 Read 1,253 1,767
374 Write 1,926 2,540
240 Mixed 1,330 1,863
393 SusWrite 999 1,584
312% 1,377 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 4K Read 34.5 55.7
17.8 4K Write 131 221
18.6 4K Mixed 53.6 84.5
190% 73.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
482 DQ Read 1,125 1,708
46.2 DQ Write 905 1543
82.5 DQ Mixed 985 1,622
746% 1,005 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2280 2359 1724 1104 1105 1101 MB/s
246% Outstanding
Read 1,443
Write 2,265
Mixed 1,670
SusWrite 1,612
396% 1,747 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 56.2
178% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 862
DQ Write 665
DQ Mixed 740
560% 756 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2204 2325 1359 1070 1071 1074 MB/s
246% Outstanding
Read 1,428
Write 2,216
Mixed 1,616
SusWrite 1,517
384% 1,694 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 57.3
190% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 940
DQ Write 708
DQ Mixed 796
602% 815 MB/s
491GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1954 869 913 917 921 851 MB/s
224% Outstanding
Read 1,470
Write 2,026
Mixed 1,578
SusWrite 1,071
347% 1,536 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 51.4
185% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1072
DQ Write 842
DQ Mixed 969
722% 961 MB/s
306GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1649 1389 998 690 301 511 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 1,257
Write 1,096
Mixed 782
SusWrite 923
228% 1,015 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 29.8
129% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 56.8
DQ Write 1,061
DQ Mixed 1,249
762% 789 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,809,748 SSDs tested

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Typical addlink M.2 PCIE 2TB Builds (Compare 6,796 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 43%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 37%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples3,397x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples458x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples1,247x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples407x
SSD
addlink M.2 PCIE 2TBNvmeBench 215%, 35 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples379x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples206x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $548

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