Average Bench: 55.8% (844th of 1072)

Based on 349 user benchmarks.  Model: GeIL R3_512GB

Average average bench

The Geil R3_512GB 512GB averaged 44.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 479MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil R3_512GB 512GB is 65%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Geil R3_512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 15.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 167MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 349 samples)
Min Avg Max
358 Read 479 513
165 Write 389 445
8 Mixed 228 402
59.8 SusWrite 167 438
70.2% 316 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.2 4K Read 23 32
2.6 4K Write 51.1 115
0.2 4K Mixed 10.1 29.2
74.8% 28.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
61.6 DQ Read 110 156
7.34 DQ Write 187 343
0.3 DQ Mixed 15.8 49.5
49.3% 104 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
362GB free
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 416 432 444 446 445 MB/s
Read 506
Write 430
Mixed 370
SusWrite 436
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 21.9
133% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 24.7
77% 159 MB/s
476GB free
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 433 430 434 434 434 MB/s
Read 503
Write 441
Mixed 394
SusWrite 422
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 22
119% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 25.4
90% 192 MB/s
441GB free
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 438 437 127 64 72 MB/s
Read 500
Write 411
Mixed 378
SusWrite 264
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 26.9
125% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 17.2
DQ Mixed 0.5
16% 41.9 MB/s
305GB free
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 253 7.6 97 7.7 95 MB/s
Read 459
Write 407
Mixed 341
SusWrite 146
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 19.4
122% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 23.6
75% 156 MB/s
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 81 4.6 7.5 61 17 MB/s
Read 504
Write 431
Mixed 385
SusWrite 91.2
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 0.2
103% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 87.3
DQ Write 8.4
DQ Mixed 0.2
12% 32 MB/s
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0817B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 59 71 65 39 89 MB/s
Read 511
Write 434
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 113
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 11.2
4K Mixed 1.1
45% 12.4 MB/s
DQ Read 42.6
DQ Write 15.9
DQ Mixed 0.7
8% 19.7 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 17 123 9 9.9 17 MB/s
Read 510
Write 402
Mixed 12.5
SusWrite 63.8
54% 247 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 9.4
4K Mixed 0.2
38% 10.3 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 10
DQ Mixed 0.2
15% 39.2 MB/s
241GB free
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 395 6.6 49 56 11 MB/s
Read 499
Write 408
Mixed 12.7
SusWrite 87.8
55% 252 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 0.5
40% 10.3 MB/s
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 75 234 3.3 28 6.1 MB/s
Read 446
Write 374
Mixed 17
SusWrite 58.7
49% 224 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.4
34% 8.6 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,799,688 SSDs tested

Typical R3_512GB 512GB Builds (Compare 4,634 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock B450M-HDV R4.0 - $76

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $396

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