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TRO-SSD7-500GB-PRO 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 58.5% (818th of 1072)

Based on 74 user benchmarks.  Model: TRO-SSD7-500GB-PRO
Poor: 45%Average: 58.5% Great: 83%

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Average average bench

The TRO-SSD7-500GB-PRO 500GB averaged 41.4% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 89.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the TRO-SSD7-500GB-PRO 500GB is 38%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the TRO-SSD7-500GB-PRO 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 21.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 94.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 74 samples)
Rank 81858.5%
Min Avg Max
315 Read 421 505
140 Write 241 350
176 Mixed 262 318
147 SusWrite 229 359
64.3% 288 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 4K Read 24.2 29.9
12.2 4K Write 21.3 66.6
9.17 4K Mixed 18.7 31.1
71.9% 21.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.8 DQ Read 176 248
17.7 DQ Write 94.4 262
9.49 DQ Mixed 89.8 192
78.9% 120 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
466GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 222 232 227 230 224 MB/s
66% Good
Read 474
Write 326
Mixed 340
SusWrite 225
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 20
4K Mixed 24.3
86% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 91.6
DQ Mixed 111
94% 141 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 192 191 192 192 MB/s
62.1% Good
Read 407
Write 326
Mixed 308
SusWrite 191
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 18.5
4K Mixed 25
89% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 85.9
DQ Mixed 105
90% 137 MB/s
369GB free
Firmware: 580ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 212 213 212 198 163 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 448
Write 170
Mixed 202
SusWrite 202
56% 256 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 19.1
4K Mixed 22.8
81% 23.1 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 81.5
DQ Mixed 119
97% 141 MB/s
433GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 192 191 191 191 192 MB/s
58.4% Above average
Read 334
Write 278
Mixed 304
SusWrite 191
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 18.2
4K Mixed 23.8
86% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 85.8
DQ Mixed 104
90% 137 MB/s
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Typical TRO-SSD7-500GB-PRO 500GB Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
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Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula - $220

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples82x
FX-8150AMD  $770Bench 59%, 22,181 samples53x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples29x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples20x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples15x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples13x
SSD
TRO-SSD7-500GB-PRO 500GBBench 59%, 74 samples1x
RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples170x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples35x
32GBUnknownBench 53%, 5,781 samples31x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $550

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