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SPECTRIX S40G 2TB

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Effective Speed -138%Effective Speed -138%Average Score -178%Read -116%, Write -372%, 4K Read -67%, 4K Write -94%, Mixed -225%, 4K Mixed -103%, SusWrite -270%Peak Score -189%Read -109%, Write -322%, 4K Read -218%, 4K Write -97%, Mixed -214%, 4K Mixed -159%, SusWrite -206%Value & Sentiment -2,652%User Rating -37%, Market Share -5,267%Nice To Haves -91%DQ Read -53%, DQ Write -100%, DQ Mixed -46%, ADQ Read -62%, ADQ Write -102%, ADQ Mixed -67%, Age -207%, AS-SSD Total -90%

Average Bench: 229% (81^st of 1080)

Based on 2,517 user benchmarks. Model: XPG SPECTRIX S40G

Poor: 68%Average: 229% Great: 333%

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Outstanding average bench

The XPG SPECTRIX S40G 2TB averaged 129.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the XPG SPECTRIX S40G 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 888MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,944MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the XPG SPECTRIX S40G 2TB is 265%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the XPG SPECTRIX S40G 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 107MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 851MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,517 samples)

Rank 81229%

Min	Avg	Max
336	Read 1,944	2,842
228	Write 988	1,524
261	Mixed 993	1,489
142	SusWrite 851	1,495
265% 1,194 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
7.6	4K Read 53.3	60.3
21.5	4K Write 107	192
11.2	4K Mixed 54.5	84.5
207% 71.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
273	DQ Read 1,058	1,514
135	DQ Write 622	949
177	DQ Mixed 888	1,433
648% 856 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ROU-User, 1 day ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: VB411D62

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1416 1460 1473 1479 1427 1374 MB/s

307% Outstanding

Write 1,512

Mixed 1,427

SusWrite 1,438

375% 1,681 MB/s

4K Read 54.4

4K Write 138

4K Mixed 76.5

253% 89.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,272

DQ Write 836

DQ Mixed 1,090

803% 1066 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 day ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: VB421D57

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1327 1365 1358 143 1016 411 MB/s

271% Outstanding

Write 1,443

Mixed 1,414

SusWrite 937

359% 1,621 MB/s

4K Read 44.7

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 61.1

202% 70.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,124

DQ Write 811

DQ Mixed 926

703% 953 MB/s

ROU-User, 1 day ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: VB411D62

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1064 1071 1071 1072 1072 1072 MB/s

266% Outstanding

Write 1,071

Mixed 1,270

SusWrite 1,070

322% 1,450 MB/s

4K Read 43.2

4K Write 122

4K Mixed 62.1

209% 75.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,144

DQ Write 658

DQ Mixed 1,071

752% 958 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: VB421D57

SusWrite @10s intervals: 931 996 948 994 996 996 MB/s

235% Outstanding

Write 1,004

Mixed 1,013

SusWrite 976

245% 1,092 MB/s

4K Read 50.9

4K Write 142

4K Mixed 72.5

245% 88.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1408

DQ Write 594

DQ Mixed 1,115

796% 1039 MB/s

IND-User, 4 days ago.

1TB free

Firmware: VB421D57

SusWrite @10s intervals: 797 843 930 963 947 946 MB/s

225% Outstanding

Write 918

Mixed 1,008

SusWrite 904

235% 1,049 MB/s

4K Read 52.9

4K Write 124

4K Mixed 72.2

238% 82.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,256

DQ Write 582

DQ Mixed 1,053

745% 963 MB/s

DEU-User, 20 hrs ago.

384GB free

Firmware: VB421D57

SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 15 123 167 169 166 MB/s

146% Outstanding

Write 492

Mixed 726

SusWrite 182

162% 742 MB/s

4K Read 5.5

4K Write 75.1

4K Mixed 48.7

110% 43.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,064

DQ Write 533

DQ Mixed 693

542% 763 MB/s

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Typical SPECTRIX S40G 2TB Builds (Compare 21,338 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,973x
Core i5-10600KIntel $134Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,391x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $212Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,568x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,702x
RTX 3060Nvidia $282Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,805x
RTX 3080Nvidia $709Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,735x

SSD
SPECTRIX S40G 2TBXPGBench 229%, 2,517 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	982x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	612x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	592x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $848

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Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350

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Average Bench: 229% (81^st of 1080)

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Average Bench: 229% (81^st of 1080)