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NVMe SSD 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 173% (129th of 1072)

Based on 32 user benchmarks.  Model: 512GB NVMe SSD
Poor: 123%Average: 173% Great: 219%

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Outstanding average bench

The 512gb NVMe SSD 512GB averaged 72.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 512gb NVMe SSD 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 831MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,034MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 512gb NVMe SSD 512GB is 95.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 512gb NVMe SSD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 579MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 36.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)
Rank 129173%
Min Avg Max
180 Read 1,020 1,609
287 Write 1,490 2,170
106 Mixed 978 1,571
228 SusWrite 579 920
230% 1,017 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.6 4K Read 36.4 54.8
11.8 4K Write 121 301
11.9 4K Mixed 49.2 84.4
182% 69 MB/s
Min Avg Max
61.4 DQ Read 1,034 1,396
61.7 DQ Write 803 1,384
91.9 DQ Mixed 831 1,339
645% 889 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: APG13PI0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 320 324 323 323 325 MB/s
256% Outstanding
Read 1,384
Write 1,675
Mixed 1,464
SusWrite 347
274% 1,218 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 273
4K Mixed 95.8
361% 144 MB/s
DQ Read 1,614
DQ Write 1467
DQ Mixed 1,159
974% 1,413 MB/s
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: APG13PI0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1392 317 317 321 321 320 MB/s
234% Outstanding
Read 1,260
Write 1,629
Mixed 1,392
SusWrite 498
269% 1,195 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 219
4K Mixed 86.2
311% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,534
DQ Write 1,047
DQ Mixed 1,158
900% 1,246 MB/s
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: APE01PI0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1410 289 287 286 293 292 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,195
Write 1,741
Mixed 1,368
SusWrite 476
270% 1,195 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 73.7
254% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 843
DQ Write 984
DQ Mixed 919
691% 916 MB/s
144GB free
Firmware: AP123PH0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 582 463 477 445 413 453 MB/s
181% Outstanding
Read 592
Write 1,088
Mixed 942
SusWrite 472
176% 773 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 66.7
240% 92.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,375
DQ Write 1,096
DQ Mixed 359
507% 943 MB/s
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP005PI0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1096 1151 1110 1225 747 519 MB/s
166% Outstanding
Read 704
Write 1,012
Mixed 972
SusWrite 975
208% 916 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 54.7
174% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 740
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 574
415% 547 MB/s
467GB free
Firmware: APG13PI0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 725 336 756 220 229 286 MB/s
69.6% Good
Read 444
Write 618
Mixed 546
SusWrite 425
115% 508 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 29
4K Mixed 20.2
63% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 131
99% 133 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,779,089 SSDs tested

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Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 98%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B50)

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples640x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples524x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples430x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples167x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples160x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples152x
SSD
NVMe SSD 512GB512gbBench 173%, 32 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples82x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples72x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples69x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $533

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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