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Aura P12 1.0TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 196% (102nd of 1072)

Based on 31 user benchmarks.  Model: OWC Aura P12 1.0TB
Poor: 76%Average: 196% Great: 301%

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Outstanding average bench

The OWC Aura P12 1.0TB averaged 96.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OWC Aura P12 1.0TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 826MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,028MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OWC Aura P12 1.0TB is 225%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the OWC Aura P12 1.0TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 35.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 102MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)
Rank 102196%
Min Avg Max
212 Read 1,158 1,754
254 Write 1,522 2,634
367 Mixed 1,110 1763
349 SusWrite 1,053 2080
274% 1,211 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.5 4K Read 35.6 53.5
5.5 4K Write 102 202
11.4 4K Mixed 45.2 81.6
166% 60.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
56.5 DQ Read 1,028 1,794
13.5 DQ Write 699 1,446
19 DQ Mixed 826 1489
627% 851 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
823GB free
Firmware: ECFM13.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2523 2576 1469 1073 1111 1124 MB/s
303% Outstanding
Read 1399
Write 2,105
Mixed 1,679
SusWrite 1646
387% 1,707 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 197
4K Mixed 75.9
267% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,609
DQ Write 1,271
DQ Mixed 1,474
1,094% 1,452 MB/s
303GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2757 2800 1022 952 510 986 MB/s
292% Outstanding
Read 1,442
Write 2,655
Mixed 1,626
SusWrite 1,504
410% 1,807 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 81.7
289% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,308
DQ Write 1094
DQ Mixed 1,223
910% 1,209 MB/s
659GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1305 925 955 1032 1030 1036 MB/s
198% Outstanding
Read 1,181
Write 1,887
Mixed 1,411
SusWrite 1,047
313% 1,381 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 47.1
162% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,052
DQ Write 578
DQ Mixed 788
593% 806 MB/s
256GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1086 974 981 974 984 984 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 1,082
Write 1,171
Mixed 1,104
SusWrite 997
246% 1,089 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 51.5
4K Mixed 38.6
123% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 305
224% 296 MB/s
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Typical Aura P12 1.0TB Builds (Compare 7,320 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $330

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples2,505x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel  $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples895x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples849x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples424x
SSD
Aura P12 1.0TBOWCBench 196%, 31 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples239x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples235x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $1,016

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