Pcie

SSD 500GB

SSD 500GB
BENCHMARKS (1,865)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -179%Effective Speed -179%Average Score -176%Read -271%, Write -230%, 4K Read -88%, 4K Write -41%, Mixed -206%, 4K Mixed -74%, SusWrite -318%Peak Score -156%Read -200%, Write -165%, 4K Read -215%, 4K Write -38%, Mixed -156%, 4K Mixed -152%, SusWrite -163%Value & Sentiment -2,679%User Rating -36%, Market Share -5,322%Nice To Haves -103%DQ Read -62%, DQ Write -32%, DQ Mixed -66%, ADQ Read -144%, ADQ Write -52%, ADQ Mixed -119%, Age -277%, AS-SSD Total -69%

Average Bench: 194% (110^th of 1080)

Based on 1,865 user benchmarks. Model: PCIe SSD

Poor: 93%Average: 194% Great: 311%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pcie SSD 500GB averaged 94.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pcie SSD 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 681MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 826MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pcie SSD 500GB is 218%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pcie SSD 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 759MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 45.6MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,865 samples)

Rank 110194%

Min	Avg	Max
487	Read 1,117	1,963
500	Write 1,398	2,392
276	Mixed 1,039	1,809
130	SusWrite 759	1,738
243% 1,078 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.3	4K Read 45.6	60.7
47.9	4K Write 145	274
24.3	4K Mixed 62	87
225% 84.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
350	DQ Read 701	1,429
210	DQ Write 826	1,436
145	DQ Mixed 681	1,264
536% 736 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 10 hrs ago.

396GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ELFMH0.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4303 1024 580 718 719 726 MB/s

315% Outstanding

Write 4515

Mixed 2,529

SusWrite 1,345

596% 2,625 MB/s

4K Read 67.4

4K Write 210

4K Mixed 101

342% 126 MB/s

DQ Read 1,126

DQ Write 741

DQ Mixed 973

715% 947 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

408GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ELFMH0.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4035 1151 715 725 719 723 MB/s

309% Outstanding

Write 4,158

Mixed 2,402

SusWrite 1,345

569% 2508 MB/s

4K Read 64.8

4K Write 186

4K Mixed 93.9

317% 115 MB/s

DQ Read 1,157

DQ Write 776

DQ Mixed 1012

743% 982 MB/s

USA-User, 13 hrs ago.

267GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EDFMF0.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 28 32 25 557 23 MB/s

170% Outstanding

Write 1,495

Mixed 1,202

SusWrite 183

227% 1,010 MB/s

4K Read 52

4K Write 167

4K Mixed 74.5

263% 97.9 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 1,028

DQ Mixed 521

450% 640 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

341GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EDFMC0.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 933 877 95 96 95 54 MB/s

164% Outstanding

Write 1,086

Mixed 1000

SusWrite 358

196% 875 MB/s

4K Read 50.2

4K Write 129

4K Mixed 69.1

233% 82.7 MB/s

DQ Read 457

DQ Write 791

DQ Mixed 572

448% 607 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

103GB free

Firmware: EDFMC0.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1056 1000 58 58 49 57 MB/s

164% Outstanding

Write 1,143

Mixed 1037

SusWrite 380

203% 903 MB/s

4K Read 48.4

4K Write 136

4K Mixed 66.2

230% 83.4 MB/s

DQ Read 456

DQ Write 753

DQ Mixed 574

443% 594 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

370GB free

Firmware: EDFMF0.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1409 1253 19 22 23 65 MB/s

158% Outstanding

Write 1,484

Mixed 1,160

SusWrite 465

238% 1,054 MB/s

4K Read 45.5

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 61.9

207% 72.9 MB/s

DQ Read 361

DQ Write 585

DQ Mixed 506

374% 484 MB/s

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $109

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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $199Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	4,720x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $169Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	4,347x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $136Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,475x

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RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,282x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,104x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,496x

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SSD 500GBPcieBench 194%, 1,865 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	782x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	743x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $95Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	658x

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Total price: $807

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Pcie

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Average Bench: 194% (110^th of 1080)

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