Average Bench: 78.9% (500th of 1072)

Based on 122 user benchmarks.  Model: SHGS31-5 00GS-2

Good average bench

The Shgs31-5 00GS-2 500GB averaged 21.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Shgs31-5 00GS-2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 196MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Shgs31-5 00GS-2 500GB is 48.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Shgs31-5 00GS-2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 281MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 218MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 122 samples)
Min Avg Max
323 Read 445 516
182 Write 370 463
212 Mixed 361 429
117 SusWrite 281 336
81.7% 364 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.2 4K Read 25.3 33.6
29.5 4K Write 63.4 100
10.6 4K Mixed 32.2 45.3
113% 40.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
65.5 DQ Read 218 378
72.3 DQ Write 194 334
63.1 DQ Mixed 196 334
150% 203 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
413GB free
Firmware: 9000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 410 288 287 285 288 MB/s
Read 461
Write 437
Mixed 409
SusWrite 337
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 32.4
106% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 145
112% 150 MB/s
223GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 334 243 249 198 204 MB/s
Read 424
Write 363
Mixed 347
SusWrite 265
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 63.9
4K Mixed 33
108% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 180
137% 185 MB/s
92GB free
Firmware: 8101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 344 273 150 145 139 MB/s
Read 374
Write 343
Mixed 332
SusWrite 232
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 39.2
4K Mixed 26.5
85% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 207
156% 211 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,736,775 SSDs tested

Typical 00GS-2 500GB Builds (Compare 1,400 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $360

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