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M.2 PCIe 1TB SSD X931

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 191% (107th of 1072)

Based on 28 user benchmarks.  Model: imation M.2 PCIe 1TB SSD X931
Poor: 91%Average: 191% Great: 274%

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Outstanding average bench

The Imation M.2 PCIe 1TB SSD X931 averaged 90.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Imation M.2 PCIe 1TB SSD X931 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 780MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,793MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Imation M.2 PCIe 1TB SSD X931 is 183%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Imation M.2 PCIe 1TB SSD X931 performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 37.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 117MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 28 samples)
Rank 107191%
Min Avg Max
301 Read 1,022 1,523
303 Write 1,793 2686
266 Mixed 1,197 1,820
290 SusWrite 921 1,233
280% 1,233 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.6 4K Read 37.6 54.2
21.5 4K Write 117 211
19.6 4K Mixed 57.3 86.7
192% 70.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
48 DQ Read 860 1,672
136 DQ Write 667 1,380
70.5 DQ Mixed 780 1,429
579% 769 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
644GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1705 1010 899 954 997 1009 MB/s
260% Outstanding
Read 1,450
Write 2,605
Mixed 1,611
SusWrite 1,096
383% 1,690 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 79.7
269% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,248
DQ Write 1057
DQ Mixed 1,209
891% 1,172 MB/s
833GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1606 987 980 999 979 994 MB/s
223% Outstanding
Read 1,216
Write 2,364
Mixed 1,354
SusWrite 1,091
342% 1,506 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 65.1
221% 80 MB/s
DQ Read 1,116
DQ Write 655
DQ Mixed 866
650% 879 MB/s
225GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1503 1320 761 498 593 817 MB/s
216% Outstanding
Read 1372
Write 1,453
Mixed 1,536
SusWrite 915
298% 1,319 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 64.8
194% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,130
DQ Write 865
DQ Mixed 1,128
808% 1,041 MB/s
378GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1354 917 927 920 958 929 MB/s
207% Outstanding
Read 1,089
Write 1,710
Mixed 1,242
SusWrite 1,001
286% 1,261 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 60.8
210% 81.2 MB/s
DQ Read 979
DQ Write 704
DQ Mixed 1013
710% 899 MB/s
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 883 764 615 515 395 433 MB/s
133% Outstanding
Read 399
Write 1,682
Mixed 635
SusWrite 601
190% 829 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 36.5
160% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 918
DQ Write 554
DQ Mixed 634
500% 702 MB/s
273GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1362 929 778 737 828 817 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 832
Write 1,612
Mixed 553
SusWrite 909
221% 976 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 26.5
4K Mixed 21.3
65% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 262
198% 272 MB/s
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CPU
Core i7-8565UIntelBench 55%, 81,207 samples2x
GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples2x
SSD
M.2 PCIe 1TB SSD X931ImationBench 191%, 28 samples2x
RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples1x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples1x
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