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512GB NVMe M.2 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 179% (121st of 1072)

Based on 310 user benchmarks.  Model: Shark 512GB NVMe M.2
Poor: 126%Average: 179% Great: 232%

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Outstanding average bench

The Shark 512GB NVMe M.2 512GB averaged 79.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Shark 512GB NVMe M.2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 403MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 741MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Shark 512GB NVMe M.2 512GB is 106%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Shark 512GB NVMe M.2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 589MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 310 samples)
Rank 121179%
Min Avg Max
926 Read 1,459 1,787
145 Write 1,114 1,564
166 Mixed 818 1,151
222 SusWrite 589 1,266
222% 995 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.7 4K Read 44.9 55.3
58.5 4K Write 140 200
15.2 4K Mixed 28.1 47
178% 70.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
686 DQ Read 776 904
130 DQ Write 741 1,039
129 DQ Mixed 403 639
400% 640 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
236GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0928A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 984 388 155 187 366 187 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 1,600
Write 1,404
Mixed 1,036
SusWrite 378
246% 1,104 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 28.7
179% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 788
DQ Write 770
DQ Mixed 500
452% 686 MB/s
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0928A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 450 156 187 155 375 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 1,602
Write 1,397
Mixed 1,034
SusWrite 399
247% 1,108 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 29.1
172% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 804
DQ Write 773
DQ Mixed 522
465% 700 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0614B0G Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 668 494 131 160 78 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 1,546
Write 297
Mixed 532
SusWrite 317
146% 673 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 35.3
186% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 727
DQ Write 845
DQ Mixed 490
451% 687 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0928A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 926 362 62 109 114 115 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 1,550
Write 1,296
Mixed 1,031
SusWrite 281
232% 1,040 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 30
188% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 808
DQ Write 798
DQ Mixed 454
437% 687 MB/s
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0928A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 889 462 396 153 155 175 MB/s
155% Outstanding
Read 1,226
Write 1,148
Mixed 823
SusWrite 372
199% 892 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 25.7
164% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 795
DQ Write 823
DQ Mixed 488
455% 702 MB/s
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0928A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 362 119 131 151 128 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 1,436
Write 1,220
Mixed 960
SusWrite 302
218% 980 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 24.1
134% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 806
DQ Write 707
DQ Mixed 517
453% 677 MB/s
263GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0928A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 360 149 181 94 181 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 1,121
Write 196
Mixed 340
SusWrite 185
100% 460 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 14.4
124% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 586
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 323
255% 366 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asus TUF B360-PLUS GAMING - $105

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples537x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples255x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples251x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples217x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples146x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples105x
SSD
512GB NVMe M.2 512GBSharkBench 179%, 310 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples127x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples72x
BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 2x8GBCrucialBench 82%, 12,603 samples54x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $606

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