Apple

SM0512F 500GB

SM0512F 500GB
BENCHMARKS (287)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -554%Effective Speed -554%Average Score -589%Read -708%, Write -884%, 4K Read -397%, 4K Write -388%, Mixed -749%, 4K Mixed -373%, SusWrite -625%Peak Score -748%Read -888%, Write -1,036%, 4K Read -703%, 4K Write -393%, Mixed -919%, 4K Mixed -560%, SusWrite -739%Value & Sentiment User Rating -34%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -566%DQ Read -430%, DQ Write -545%, DQ Mixed -690%, ADQ Read -445%, ADQ Write -520%, ADQ Mixed -683%, Age -679%, AS-SSD Total -530%

Average Bench: 82.8% (450^th of 1080)

Based on 287 user benchmarks. Model: APPLE SSD SM0512F

Poor: 60%Average: 82.8% Great: 99%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Apple SM0512F 500GB averaged just 17.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Apple SM0512F 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 190MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 314MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple SM0512F 500GB is 39%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apple SM0512F 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 42MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 17.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 287 samples)

Rank 45082.8%

Min	Avg	Max
352	Read 513	597
310	Write 469	558
249	Mixed 375	454
241	SusWrite 438	544
101% 449 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.5	4K Read 17.3	23.8
17.1	4K Write 42	76.9
11.6	4K Mixed 22.8	33.2
77.6% 27.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
88.8	DQ Read 314	437
37.7	DQ Write 203	294
19.6	DQ Mixed 190	265
160% 236 MB/s

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

IND-User, 1 month ago.

147GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UXM2JA1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 504 487 490 481 460 470 MB/s

91.7% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 358

SusWrite 482

101% 448 MB/s

4K Read 16.8

4K Write 49.6

4K Mixed 32

93% 32.8 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 234

DQ Mixed 215

186% 279 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

186GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UXM2JA1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 556 506 546 493 484 525 MB/s

78.5% Very good

Write 480

Mixed 358

SusWrite 518

102% 449 MB/s

4K Read 10

4K Write 27.8

4K Mixed 12.7

46% 16.8 MB/s

DQ Read 428

DQ Write 251

DQ Mixed 228

200% 302 MB/s

USA-User, 26 days ago.

67GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UXM2JA1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 380 390 394 254 404 MB/s

40.3% Average

Write 157

Mixed 310

SusWrite 358

54% 237 MB/s

4K Read 11.8

4K Write 12.5

4K Mixed 8.3

35% 10.9 MB/s

DQ Read 68

DQ Write 65.9

DQ Mixed 76.7

55% 70.2 MB/s

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 11%

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System: Apple MacBookPro11,3

CPU
Core i7-4850HQIntelBench 66%, 818 samples	26x
Core i7-4870HQIntelBench 66%, 3,774 samples	21x
Core i7-4960HQIntelBench 68%, 314 samples	16x

GPU
GeForce GT 750MNvidiaBench 8%, 13,088 samples	69x

SSD
SM0512F 500GBAppleBench 83%, 287 samples	34x

RAM
0x484D54343147533641465238412D50422020 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 311 samples	38x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	15x
0x 2x8GBUnknownBench 66%, 83 samples	14x

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Average Bench: 82.8% (450^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 82.8% (450th of 1080)

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