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XPG SPECTRIX S40 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 134% (181st of 1080)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID XPG SPECTRIX S40
Poor: 83%Average: 134% Great: 180%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid XPG SPECTRIX S40 256GB averaged 34.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid XPG SPECTRIX S40 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 292MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 610MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid XPG SPECTRIX S40 256GB is 97.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid XPG SPECTRIX S40 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 200MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 510MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)
Rank 181134%
Min Avg Max
362 Read 914 1284
148 Write 939 1,130
208 Mixed 835 997
109 SusWrite 510 1,014
180% 799 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.7 4K Read 29.9 37.3
50.5 4K Write 93.5 149
35.4 4K Mixed 46.9 57.8
155% 56.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
185 DQ Read 200 214
134 DQ Write 610 994
93.2 DQ Mixed 292 340
256% 367 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
230GB free
Firmware: VB41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1059 1031 1057 1064 1068 679 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 900
Write 1,068
Mixed 864
SusWrite 993
216% 956 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 57.3
206% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 786
DQ Mixed 328
300% 439 MB/s
230GB free
Firmware: VB41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1011 1054 1058 1059 1063 840 MB/s
180% Outstanding
Read 876
Write 1,068
Mixed 853
SusWrite 1,014
216% 953 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 56
198% 75.8 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 786
DQ Mixed 327
300% 438 MB/s
186GB free
Firmware: VB41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1002 985 600 530 196 183 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 1,039
Write 1,072
Mixed 926
SusWrite 583
204% 905 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 57.8
208% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 994
DQ Mixed 340
338% 515 MB/s
184GB free
Firmware: VB41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1083 1078 1093 397 133 115 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 1284
Write 1,130
Mixed 997
SusWrite 650
228% 1,015 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 44.5
148% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 690
DQ Mixed 320
282% 403 MB/s
179GB free
Firmware: VB41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 849 774 1074 243 110 106 MB/s
144% Outstanding
Read 1,200
Write 1,103
Mixed 995
SusWrite 526
214% 956 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 43.4
145% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 624
DQ Mixed 325
274% 383 MB/s
144GB free
Firmware: VB41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 112 123 115 125 110 MB/s
75% Very good
Read 362
Write 301
Mixed 795
SusWrite 132
90% 397 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 43.8
145% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 168
123% 163 MB/s
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Gaming 82%
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Desktop
Desktop 82%
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Workstation
Workstation 80%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $139

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $184Bench 76%, 159,077 samples1,999x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $175Bench 74%, 142,983 samples448x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $120Bench 73%, 179,588 samples411x
GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples298x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples294x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples258x
SSD
XPG SPECTRIX S40 256GBAmd-raidBench 134%, 12 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples289x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $48Bench 84%, 215,644 samples235x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples226x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $565

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