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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 69.4% (679th of 1072)

Based on 2,367 user benchmarks.  Model: P3-256
Poor: 39%Average: 69.4% Great: 98%

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Above average average bench

The P3-256 256GB averaged 30.6% 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 121MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the P3-256 256GB is 58.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the P3-256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 133MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 241MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,367 samples)
Rank 67969.4%
Min Avg Max
296 Read 404 486
95.6 Write 337 457
30.7 Mixed 298 433
28.2 SusWrite 241 426
71.7% 320 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.93 4K Read 25.8 40.3
17.3 4K Write 59.8 98.2
1 4K Mixed 24.3 42
102% 36.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.6 DQ Read 133 236
36.7 DQ Write 221 316
2.49 DQ Mixed 121 231
107% 158 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN14546
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 428 432 432 431 432 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 462
Mixed 425
SusWrite 437
100% 441 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 36.9
152% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 216
164% 216 MB/s
98GB free
Firmware: VE0R6327
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 432 435 436 328 187 MB/s
72.3% Very good
Read 428
Write 435
Mixed 371
SusWrite 361
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 3.6
95% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 148
117% 159 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN11628
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 333 322 295 194 91 MB/s
59.1% Above average
Read 332
Write 322
Mixed 330
SusWrite 260
70% 311 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 57.3
4K Mixed 15.4
68% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 240
174% 222 MB/s
210GB free
Firmware: FW200326
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 340 121 54 36 34 MB/s
54.1% Above average
Read 408
Write 351
Mixed 310
SusWrite 157
69% 306 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 9.2
71% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 15.8
58% 122 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H190117D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 160 170 187 182 90 MB/s
46.5% Average
Read 308
Write 312
Mixed 239
SusWrite 167
58% 257 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 20.3
4K Mixed 16
55% 17.3 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 129
105% 148 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1224A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 138 116 72 23 75 MB/s
42.9% Average
Read 483
Write 424
Mixed 386
SusWrite 131
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 15.2
4K Mixed 0.4
49% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 98.3
DQ Write 18.8
DQ Mixed 0.5
15% 39.2 MB/s
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Typical P3-256 256GB Builds (Compare 14,524 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

System: Default string

CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples1,018x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples956x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples906x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples486x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples458x
SSD
P3-256 256GBBench 69%, 2,367 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples1,365x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples488x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples354x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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