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SATA SSD 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 70.9% (654th of 1072)

Based on 709 user benchmarks.  Model: 512GB SATA SSD
Poor: 38%Average: 70.9% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The 512gb SATA SSD 512GB averaged 29.1% 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 Write Speed 72.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.4MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 512gb SATA SSD 512GB is 57.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 512gb SATA SSD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 34MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 217MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 709 samples)
Rank 65470.9%
Min Avg Max
350 Read 465 513
292 Write 395 455
21 Mixed 319 408
95.7 SusWrite 217 429
78.1% 349 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.9 4K Read 24.4 32.6
12.8 4K Write 72.6 113
0.4 4K Mixed 20.4 32.2
102% 39.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
111 DQ Read 172 223
16.6 DQ Write 240 344
0.4 DQ Mixed 34 51.2
73.7% 148 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
477GB free
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 417 415 414 412 419 MB/s
89.6% Excellent
Read 474
Write 425
Mixed 381
SusWrite 416
96% 424 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 81.3
4K Mixed 25.1
111% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 40.8
94% 190 MB/s
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 384 391 393 395 397 MB/s
84.2% Excellent
Read 498
Write 383
Mixed 380
SusWrite 390
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 23.8
108% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 36.7
68% 134 MB/s
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 185 185 184 85 MB/s
67.1% Good
Read 369
Write 323
Mixed 316
SusWrite 168
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 26
113% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 40.7
69% 134 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 347 359 342 333 340 MB/s
64.8% Good
Read 391
Write 326
Mixed 329
SusWrite 346
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 15.8
65% 23.1 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 39.9
71% 138 MB/s
74GB free
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 146 72 81 117 75 MB/s
54% Above average
Read 487
Write 433
Mixed 399
SusWrite 132
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 1.1
81% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 20
DQ Mixed 1.4
28% 71.1 MB/s
289GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 281 139 17 81 70 MB/s
36% Below average
Read 412
Write 351
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 100
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 0.9
33% 9.73 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 11.2
DQ Mixed 35.6
43% 82 MB/s
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Typical SATA SSD 512GB Builds (Compare 8,983 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop 80%
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Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples1,928x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,686x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $189Bench 74%, 142,983 samples611x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples721x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples500x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples474x
SSD
SATA SSD 512GB512gbBench 71%, 709 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples593x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples493x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples358x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $398

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $289Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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