Sandisk

S3 2TB

S3 2TB
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Effective Speed -21%Effective Speed -21%Average Score -20%Read -16%, Write 1%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -52%, SusWrite 31%Peak Score -2%Read -4%, Write -2%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -8%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -20%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -34%, ADQ Read -104%, ADQ Write -33%, ADQ Mixed -75%, Age 93%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 81.3% (469^th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SDSSDH3

Poor: 63%Average: 81.3% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The Sandisk S3 2TB averaged just 18.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk S3 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 149MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 29.7MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk S3 2TB is 36.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk S3 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 160MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 294MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)

Rank 46981.3%

Min	Avg	Max
280	Read 393	489
282	Write 408	475
87.2	Mixed 294	390
142	SusWrite 388	462
83.6% 371 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.4	4K Read 24.2	41
37.2	4K Write 64.2	116
20	4K Mixed 29.7	54
109% 39.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.5	DQ Read 160	383
61.2	DQ Write 217	327
67.6	DQ Mixed 149	248
123% 175 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 6 months ago.

812GB free

Firmware: 4150

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 379 401 385 414 423 MB/s

88.6% Excellent

Write 445

Mixed 406

SusWrite 402

98% 436 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 77.6

4K Mixed 28.2

115% 43.7 MB/s

DQ Read 99.5

DQ Write 323

DQ Mixed 133

124% 185 MB/s

DEU-User, 6 months ago.

812GB free

Firmware: 4150

SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 381 339 377 411 399 MB/s

84.6% Excellent

Write 471

Mixed 409

SusWrite 385

98% 433 MB/s

4K Read 23.8

4K Write 76.9

4K Mixed 26.7

111% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 80.8

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 125

117% 174 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 months ago.

874GB free

Firmware: 4110

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 402 403 404 409 411 MB/s

73.2% Very good

Write 417

Mixed 387

SusWrite 406

93% 414 MB/s

4K Read 17.1

4K Write 44.8

4K Mixed 21.7

77% 27.9 MB/s

DQ Read 100

DQ Write 199

DQ Mixed 118

99% 139 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 4150

SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 410 428 423 423 423 MB/s

68.9% Good

Write 436

Mixed 243

SusWrite 421

81% 358 MB/s

4K Read 15

4K Write 39

4K Mixed 20.2

69% 24.7 MB/s

DQ Read 96.7

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 86.7

96% 154 MB/s

USA-User, 6 months ago.

87GB free

Firmware: 4110

SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 316 258 218 273 221 MB/s

61.2% Good

Write 400

Mixed 271

SusWrite 288

72% 318 MB/s

4K Read 18.6

4K Write 35.4

4K Mixed 20.3

73% 24.8 MB/s

DQ Read 98.8

DQ Write 293

DQ Mixed 72.2

91% 155 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

516GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4150

SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 241 232 175 165 198 MB/s

57.2% Above average

Write 389

Mixed 237

SusWrite 212

68% 305 MB/s

4K Read 11.2

4K Write 63.4

4K Mixed 14.4

69% 29.7 MB/s

DQ Read 74

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 108

106% 161 MB/s

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Gaming 18%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

System: HP Z820 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 01stBench 65%, 4,306 samples	145x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples	114x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W 01stBench 71%, 1,646 samples	87x

GPU
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	145x
Quadro K5000NvidiaBench 21%, 3,775 samples	139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

SSD
S3 2TBSandiskBench 81%, 50 samples	1x

RAM
M393B2G70DB0-CMA 16x16GBSamsungBench 101%, 41 samples	25x
M391B5173QH0-CMA 8x4GBSamsungBench 84%, 111 samples	19x
M393B1G70QH0-CMA 4x8GBSamsungBench 82%, 512 samples	18x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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S3 2TB

Average Bench: 81.3% (469^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 81.3% (469th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 81.3% (469^th of 1072)