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PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 185% (113th of 1072)

Based on 4,059 user benchmarks.  Model: 512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD
Poor: 110%Average: 185% Great: 255%

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Outstanding average bench

The 512gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB averaged 85.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 512gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 463MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,662MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 512gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB is 145%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 512gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 557MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,059 samples)
Rank 113185%
Min Avg Max
718 Read 1,662 2,186
209 Write 1,252 1,701
153 Mixed 935 1,265
226 SusWrite 557 1,421
245% 1,101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.2 4K Read 46.1 56.8
45.5 4K Write 129 185
12.8 4K Mixed 28.2 38
174% 67.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
563 DQ Read 829 970
133 DQ Write 730 1,011
121 DQ Mixed 463 650
434% 674 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
288GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0819A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 937 1171 1265 1291 1213 1293 MB/s
186% Outstanding
Read 967
Write 1,261
Mixed 796
SusWrite 1195
239% 1055 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 22.6
140% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 663
DQ Write 852
DQ Mixed 484
441% 666 MB/s
311GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0214B0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 947 500 727 340 461 619 MB/s
184% Outstanding
Read 1,424
Write 1,537
Mixed 995
SusWrite 599
255% 1,139 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 26.6
178% 73.8 MB/s
DQ Read 690
DQ Write 1,080
DQ Mixed 418
448% 729 MB/s
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 499 853 404 541 345 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,716
Write 610
Mixed 211
SusWrite 515
166% 763 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 28.6
164% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 852
DQ Write 723
DQ Mixed 546
475% 707 MB/s
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 679 442 392 185 156 176 MB/s
177% Outstanding
Read 1,585
Write 1,523
Mixed 1,075
SusWrite 338
252% 1,130 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 29.7
183% 73.7 MB/s
DQ Read 901
DQ Write 893
DQ Mixed 542
505% 779 MB/s
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 548 501 362 180 340 495 MB/s
151% Outstanding
Read 1268
Write 1,274
Mixed 761
SusWrite 404
207% 927 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 24.9
129% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 895
DQ Write 819
DQ Mixed 543
493% 752 MB/s
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Gaming 108%
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Desktop 95%
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Workstation 105%
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System: PC Vortex ST-S

CPU
Core i7-10700Intel  $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples528x
Core i7-9700Intel  $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples298x
Core i5-9600KFIntel  $180Bench 93%, 65,122 samples4x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples441x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples278x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples15x
SSD
PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB512gbBench 185%, 4,059 samples332x
RAM
CM4X8GF2400Z16K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 73%, 4,992 samples476x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples22x
CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 12,037 samples20x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $443

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