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This SSD is barely a few months old, why are the read/write speeds so slow? Its rated to go above 500mb/s : r/hardware
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![fanxiang S501 256GB NVMe SSD 3D NAND1.3 PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive (Read/Write Speed up to 2,150/1,300 MB/s) Compatible with Laptop & PC Desktop fanxiang S501 256GB NVMe SSD 3D NAND1.3 PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive (Read/Write Speed up to 2,150/1,300 MB/s) Compatible with Laptop & PC Desktop](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T1/images/I/61q1i0DgilL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg)
fanxiang S501 256GB NVMe SSD 3D NAND1.3 PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive (Read/Write Speed up to 2,150/1,300 MB/s) Compatible with Laptop & PC Desktop
![performance - Very slow random read of SSD on desktop (9,000 IOPS) but normal on laptop - Super User performance - Very slow random read of SSD on desktop (9,000 IOPS) but normal on laptop - Super User](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Zvy6.png)