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XPG SPECTRIX S40 512GB

XPG SPECTRIX S40 512GB
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Effective Speed +134% Effective Speed 134%Average Score +142% Read 348%, Write 165%, 4K Read 34%, 4K Write 39%, Mixed 209%, 4K Mixed 44%, SusWrite 151%Peak Score +184% Read 446%, Write 207%, 4K Read 42%, 4K Write 50%, Mixed 243%, 4K Mixed 47%, SusWrite 253%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +184% DQ Read 241%, DQ Write 150%, DQ Mixed 293%, ADQ Read 190%, ADQ Write 128%, ADQ Mixed 211%, Age 67%, AS-SSD Total 188%

Average Bench: 231% (72^nd of 1072)

Based on 695 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe XPG SPECTRIX S40

Poor: 117%Average: 231% Great: 313%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40 512GB averaged 130.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 809MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,047MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40 512GB is 196%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 745MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 122MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 695 samples)

Rank 72231%

Min	Avg	Max
430	Read 2,047	2,764
402	Write 1,074	1,489
361	Mixed 1,111	1,451
165	SusWrite 745	1,367
276% 1,244 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.8	4K Read 46.1	61.2
65.5	4K Write 122	184
38	4K Mixed 64.9	85.9
218% 77.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
467	DQ Read 946	1,250
232	DQ Write 660	895
249	DQ Mixed 809	1,301
602% 805 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

MEX-User, 25 days ago.

402GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VB41 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 696 1302 1450 564 396 337 MB/s

252% Outstanding

Write 1,463

Mixed 1,350

SusWrite 791

325% 1,461 MB/s

4K Read 56.8

4K Write 132

4K Mixed 77

255% 88.7 MB/s

DQ Read 993

DQ Write 585

DQ Mixed 317

362% 632 MB/s

MEX-User, 1 month ago.

381GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VB421D63 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 957 1012 544 879 227 272 MB/s

233% Outstanding

Write 1,307

Mixed 1375

SusWrite 648

317% 1,429 MB/s

4K Read 43.5

4K Write 96.1

4K Mixed 59.3

193% 66.3 MB/s

DQ Read 903

DQ Write 798

DQ Mixed 849

637% 850 MB/s

MEX-User, 2 months ago.

294GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1D57 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 689 864 598 187 660 536 MB/s

205% Outstanding

Write 1,008

Mixed 1,153

SusWrite 589

265% 1,197 MB/s

4K Read 33.9

4K Write 82

4K Mixed 45.7

153% 53.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,012

DQ Write 787

DQ Mixed 890

668% 896 MB/s

ROU-User, 2 months ago.

272GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VB421D57 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 591 492 237 201 269 285 MB/s

181% Outstanding

Write 813

Mixed 969

SusWrite 346

209% 945 MB/s

4K Read 46.6

4K Write 95.5

4K Mixed 60.6

199% 67.6 MB/s

DQ Read 930

DQ Write 498

DQ Mixed 813

578% 747 MB/s

ZAF-User, 3 days ago.

106GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1D64 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 58 179 227 193 167 MB/s

166% Outstanding

Write 473

Mixed 863

SusWrite 203

197% 903 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 53.9

159% 60.8 MB/s

DQ Read 494

DQ Write 430

DQ Mixed 280

259% 401 MB/s

POL-User, 29 days ago.

51GB free

Firmware: VB421D57 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 27 151 196 188 175 MB/s

159% Outstanding

Write 497

Mixed 896

SusWrite 190

165% 750 MB/s

4K Read 10.5

4K Write 126

4K Mixed 63.7

164% 66.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,173

DQ Write 479

DQ Mixed 548

479% 734 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

57GB free

Firmware: VB41 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 207 140 70 71 43 MB/s

132% Outstanding

Write 352

Mixed 761

SusWrite 147

92% 407 MB/s

4K Read 12.4

4K Write 156

4K Mixed 76.3

199% 81.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1,220

DQ Write 723

DQ Mixed 278

393% 740 MB/s

ESP-User, 1 month ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1D57 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 76 124 136 99 84 MB/s

64.1% Good

Write 484

Mixed 546

SusWrite 121

81% 357 MB/s

4K Read 14.4

4K Write 61.1

4K Mixed 27.9

90% 34.5 MB/s

DQ Read 462

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 307

253% 365 MB/s

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Typical XPG SPECTRIX S40 512GB Builds (Compare 32,001 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

UFO

Desktop 99%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,836x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
XPG SPECTRIX S40 512GBNvmeBench 231%, 695 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $748

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Nvme

XPG SPECTRIX S40 512GB

Average Bench: 231% (72^nd of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

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XPG SPECTRIX S40 512GB

Average Bench: 231% (72nd of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

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Average Bench: 231% (72^nd of 1072)