SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB

SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB
BENCHMARKS (7,121)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -8%Read 1%, Write 4%, 4K Read -30%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite -5%Peak Score -10%Read 1%, Write 0%, 4K Read -27%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite -13%Value & Sentiment -216%User Rating -13%, Market Share -419%Nice To Haves +24% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed 11%, ADQ Read 3%, ADQ Write 0%, ADQ Mixed 13%, Age 162%, AS-SSD Total -1%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 89% (330^th of 1058)

Based on 7,121 user benchmarks. Model: SHGS31-500GS-2

Poor: 59%Average: 89% Great: 108%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB averaged just 10.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 290MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB is 48.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 284MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 387MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,121 samples)

Rank 33089%

Min	Avg	Max
279	Read 465	514
284	Write 419	485
257	Mixed 387	433
171	SusWrite 284	341
87.3% 389 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.3	4K Read 26.4	33.9
35.6	4K Write 77.6	106
17.4	4K Mixed 36	48.3
127% 46.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
146	DQ Read 331	384
87.8	DQ Write 286	356
80.2	DQ Mixed 290	368
222% 302 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

348GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 90000Q00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 266 270 259 363 275 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 487

Mixed 431

SusWrite 302

97% 432 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 40.4

150% 57.6 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 354

DQ Mixed 365

275% 367 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

428GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 90000Q00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 295 281 312 292 288 MB/s

98.9% Outstanding

Write 431

Mixed 395

SusWrite 318

91% 407 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 90.3

4K Mixed 38.9

146% 53.7 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 340

256% 344 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

170GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 90000Q00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 264 252 289 290 267 MB/s

97.4% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 415

SusWrite 274

94% 416 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 99.1

4K Mixed 38.5

144% 55.2 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 358

DQ Mixed 368

277% 370 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

465GB free

Firmware: 90000Q00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 420 286 288 288 286 MB/s

94.9% Outstanding

Write 337

Mixed 411

SusWrite 333

89% 396 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 77.8

4K Mixed 43.8

146% 51.2 MB/s

DQ Read 219

DQ Write 183

DQ Mixed 97.9

102% 167 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

104GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 90000Q00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 266 265 258 248 295 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 430

Mixed 387

SusWrite 279

87% 387 MB/s

4K Read 22.5

4K Write 91.1

4K Mixed 33.2

125% 48.9 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 348

263% 353 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

80GB free

Firmware: 90000Q00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 408 215 176 165 151 MB/s

88.9% Excellent

Write 381

Mixed 398

SusWrite 259

85% 377 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 82.1

4K Mixed 33.7

123% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 352

DQ Mixed 365

275% 367 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

132GB free

Firmware: 90000Q00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 462 380 350 285 287 MB/s

86.1% Excellent

Write 306

Mixed 347

SusWrite 337

84% 376 MB/s

4K Read 1.6

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 32.5

98% 45.4 MB/s

DQ Read 335

DQ Write 282

DQ Mixed 109

136% 242 MB/s

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 94%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $128

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $270Bench 84%, 980,212 samples	22,980x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $363Bench 81%, 541,373 samples	14,241x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $309Bench 87%, 669,386 samples	12,387x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 117%, 505,105 samples	7,211x
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 105%, 363,665 samples	6,682x
RTX 2060Nvidia $390Bench 88%, 501,350 samples	6,667x

SSD
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GBBench 89%, 7,121 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $90Bench 84%, 269,954 samples	7,754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $74Bench 85%, 517,339 samples	7,305x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $77Bench 84%, 507,810 samples	5,013x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $998

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $72	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB

Average Bench: 89% (330^th of 1058)

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $128

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Average Bench: 89% (330th of 1058)

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Average Bench: 89% (330^th of 1058)