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XPG EX500 640GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 29.9% (728th of 1015)

Based on 40 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA XPG EX500
Poor: 12%Average: 29.9% Great: 48%

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Very poor average bench

The Adata XPG EX500 640GB averaged 70.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.54MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.16MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata XPG EX500 640GB is 35.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Adata XPG EX500 640GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 29.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 45.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 40 samples)
Rank 72829.9%
Min Avg Max
14.3 Read 53.6 100
10.2 Write 45.1 81
13 Mixed 29.7 77.1
13.6 SusWrite 49.4 84.1
32.6% 44.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.47 1
0 4K Write 1.16 1.8
0.13 4K Mixed 0.54 0.8
101% 0.72 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
412GB free
Firmware: 9301
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 64 67 63 71 MB/s
37.4% Below average
Read 63.7
Write 49.8
Mixed 40
SusWrite 66.9
40% 55.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
68% 0.43 MB/s
51GB free
Firmware: 9303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 74 74 75 74 73 MB/s
34.9% Below average
Read 48.3
Write 48.5
Mixed 32.9
SusWrite 73.1
37% 50.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
99% 0.73 MB/s
24GB free
Firmware: 9301
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 18 18 17 18 18 MB/s
33.8% Below average
Read 100
Write 14.5
Mixed 16.1
SusWrite 17.4
27% 37.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.3
75% 0.43 MB/s
596GB free
Firmware: 9301
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 48 50 50 44 54 MB/s
32.6% Below average
Read 63.9
Write 40.3
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 49.7
34% 46.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.7 MB/s
293GB free
Firmware: 9303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 55 59 58 MB/s
31.7% Below average
Read 53
Write 57
Mixed 34.6
SusWrite 57.2
37% 50.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.4
95% 0.83 MB/s
28GB free
Firmware: 9303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 46 46 46 44 MB/s
30.3% Below average
Read 60
Write 66.8
Mixed 19
SusWrite 45.2
35% 47.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.87 MB/s
37GB free
Firmware: 9303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 47 46 45 48 MB/s
22.7% Poor
Read 32.7
Write 36.5
Mixed 15.2
SusWrite 46.2
24% 32.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.67 MB/s
57GB free
Firmware: 9303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 38 38 38 39 MB/s
22.3% Poor
Read 39.4
Write 35.9
Mixed 26.7
SusWrite 38.1
26% 35 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG B460M MORTAR WIFI (MS-7C82)

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples654x
Core i7-10700Intel  $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples608x
Core i7-10700FIntel  $180Bench 93%, 44,448 samples495x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples350x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples292x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples244x
SSD
SU720 1TBAdataBench 81%, 1,542 samples236x
SU720 1TBAdataBench 84%, 588 samples149x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWD  $68Bench 204%, 97,624 samples120x
RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples432x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples110x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples60x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 125% - Outstanding Total price: $309

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