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SSD 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 178% (124th of 1072)

Based on 310 user benchmarks.  Model: Lexar SSD
Poor: 108%Average: 178% Great: 238%

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Outstanding average bench

The Lexar SSD 500GB averaged 78.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lexar SSD 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 396MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,589MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar SSD 500GB is 130%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Lexar SSD 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 26.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 541MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 310 samples)
Rank 124178%
Min Avg Max
798 Read 1,589 1,852
130 Write 1,134 1,598
110 Mixed 777 1,103
134 SusWrite 541 996
224% 1,010 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.4 4K Read 45.1 58.4
40.6 4K Write 130 213
12.9 4K Mixed 26.6 34
171% 67.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
389 DQ Read 774 919
55.8 DQ Write 677 1,092
86.8 DQ Mixed 396 541
387% 616 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
213GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0318B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 677 861 533 575 605 682 MB/s
179% Outstanding
Read 1,636
Write 1,514
Mixed 1,030
SusWrite 656
270% 1,209 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 27.6
166% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 788
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 223
254% 447 MB/s
282GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0318B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 612 321 404 219 226 761 MB/s
161% Outstanding
Read 1,472
Write 306
Mixed 173
SusWrite 424
129% 594 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 19.6
121% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 911
DQ Write 952
DQ Mixed 535
512% 799 MB/s
297GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0318B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 142 627 731 183 237 MB/s
153% Outstanding
Read 1,396
Write 47.8
Mixed 688
SusWrite 340
135% 618 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 23.5
150% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 590
DQ Write 882
DQ Mixed 464
427% 645 MB/s
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0318B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 318 937 73 25 179 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 1,685
Write 1,484
Mixed 1,053
SusWrite 305
252% 1,132 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 28.8
162% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 588
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 88.2
149% 300 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0318B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 252 443 220 222 255 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 1,610
Write 1,464
Mixed 1,026
SusWrite 302
245% 1,100 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 27.8
161% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 638
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 9.5
120% 295 MB/s
384GB free
Firmware: S0318B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 126 162 163 188 125 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 1,519
Write 1,387
Mixed 984
SusWrite 170
226% 1,015 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 26.8
150% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 617
DQ Write 810
DQ Mixed 466
421% 631 MB/s
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Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 UD - $180

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples2,796x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples2,411x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples1,480x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples995x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples818x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples599x
SSD
SSD 500GBLexarBench 178%, 310 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples485x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples480x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples227x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $651

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $289Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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