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XPG SPECTRIX S40 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 199% (98th of 1072)

Based on 483 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe XPG SPECTRIX S40
Poor: 87%Average: 199% Great: 270%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40 256GB averaged 99.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 611MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,847MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40 256GB is 183%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 444MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 124MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 483 samples)
Rank 98199%
Min Avg Max
179 Read 1,847 2,602
314 Write 920 1,253
218 Mixed 916 1,280
116 SusWrite 444 954
228% 1,032 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.33 4K Read 48.7 62.4
57.3 4K Write 124 173
16.5 4K Mixed 65.5 83.1
223% 79.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
362 DQ Read 680 778
162 DQ Write 623 867
127 DQ Mixed 611 809
470% 638 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB421D57 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 368 89 151 174 162 MB/s
210% Outstanding
Read 2,400
Write 1,197
Mixed 1,224
SusWrite 229
278% 1,263 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 61.9
204% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 717
DQ Write 933
DQ Mixed 797
610% 816 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1D57 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 315 138 23 126 112 MB/s
192% Outstanding
Read 2,341
Write 982
Mixed 645
SusWrite 178
226% 1,037 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 58.6
177% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 728
DQ Write 714
DQ Mixed 788
574% 743 MB/s
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1D57 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 521 240 213 209 199 196 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 2,192
Write 1,216
Mixed 811
SusWrite 263
246% 1,121 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 48.7
166% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 667
DQ Write 558
DQ Mixed 627
466% 618 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1D64 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 96 133 143 139 133 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 1969
Write 485
Mixed 553
SusWrite 138
170% 786 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 61.4
186% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 746
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 658
457% 580 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1D57 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 139 53 133 125 104 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 1,689
Write 347
Mixed 558
SusWrite 146
148% 685 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 60.4
135% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 726
DQ Write 387
DQ Mixed 281
283% 465 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D45 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 48 128 139 103 42 MB/s
92.4% Outstanding
Read 85.8
Write 903
Mixed 658
SusWrite 120
102% 441 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 35.7
195% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 731
DQ Write 369
DQ Mixed 277
279% 459 MB/s
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Typical XPG SPECTRIX S40 256GB Builds (Compare 32,057 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 98%
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Workstation
Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples8,118x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples7,847x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,804x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples2,139x
SSD
XPG SPECTRIX S40 256GBNvmeBench 199%, 483 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples960x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $748

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