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X3 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 63.9% (754th of 1072)

Based on 2,146 user benchmarks.  Model: TCSUNBOW X3 480GB
Poor: 33%Average: 63.9% Great: 99%

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Above average average bench

The Tcsunbow X3 480GB averaged 36.0% 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 Read Speed 28.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 422MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Tcsunbow X3 480GB is 65.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Tcsunbow X3 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 187MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 210MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,146 samples)
Rank 75463.9%
Min Avg Max
288 Read 422 513
127 Write 360 459
13.4 Mixed 210 423
44.2 SusWrite 187 422
65.7% 295 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.9 4K Read 28.3 39
6.05 4K Write 49.4 115
0.38 4K Mixed 20.2 51.4
94.7% 32.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
97 DQ Read 181 246
11.8 DQ Write 190 344
0.39 DQ Mixed 40.7 104
70.6% 137 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 283 250 262 260 181 MB/s
98.4% Outstanding
Read 310
Write 302
Mixed 268
SusWrite 255
64% 284 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 54.6
188% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 104
123% 212 MB/s
82GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 277 260 257 257 260 MB/s
89.2% Excellent
Read 309
Write 301
Mixed 250
SusWrite 254
63% 279 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 47.4
160% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 101
119% 203 MB/s
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1001A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 418 244 67 85 31 MB/s
83.9% Excellent
Read 505
Write 446
Mixed 432
SusWrite 202
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 75
4K Mixed 29.9
130% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 49.5
102% 202 MB/s
87GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 276 185 182 180 182 MB/s
81.5% Excellent
Read 304
Write 287
Mixed 250
SusWrite 216
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 41.3
143% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 88.3
115% 206 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 16 76 114 57 41 MB/s
79.9% Very good
Read 504
Write 431
Mixed 410
SusWrite 106
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 31.7
141% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 47.9
93% 180 MB/s
289GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1216A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 35 74 5.9 35 62 MB/s
36.4% Below average
Read 406
Write 293
Mixed 11.9
SusWrite 42.3
41% 188 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 8.3
4K Mixed 12.3
42% 11.6 MB/s
DQ Read 48.4
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 0.7
31% 70.2 MB/s
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Gaming 44%
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Desktop 79%
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Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples3,584x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,689x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples1,080x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,284x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples981x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples980x
SSD
X3 480GBTcsunbowBench 64%, 2,146 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples423x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $374

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