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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 84.9% (403rd of 1072)

Based on 1,800 user benchmarks.  Model: 3 2TB SSD
Poor: 58%Average: 84.9% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The 3 2TB SSD 2TB averaged just 15.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 3 2TB SSD 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 87.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 281MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 3 2TB SSD 2TB is 46.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 3 2TB SSD 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 137MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 45.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,800 samples)
Rank 40384.9%
Min Avg Max
348 Read 462 514
317 Write 399 453
102 Mixed 359 411
72 SusWrite 335 451
87.3% 389 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.5 4K Read 26.8 32.2
49.2 4K Write 87.2 118
3.63 4K Mixed 27.5 34.1
122% 47.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
106 DQ Read 137 236
145 DQ Write 281 343
0.4 DQ Mixed 45.4 52.5
80.9% 154 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: T0617A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 444 445 447 444 447 MB/s
95.1% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 445
Mixed 402
SusWrite 447
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 84.1
4K Mixed 30.7
123% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 48.5
88% 166 MB/s
483GB free
Firmware: T0731A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 418 419 415 418 165 MB/s
93.4% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 419
Mixed 398
SusWrite 377
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 32.8
140% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 49.7
71% 131 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: S1128B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 34 435 434 435 436 MB/s
56.4% Above average
Read 506
Write 385
Mixed 371
SusWrite 298
87% 390 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 14.4
4K Mixed 0.4
51% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 17.9
DQ Mixed 0.4
26% 68.6 MB/s
484GB free
Firmware: T0731A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 20 20 20 15 310 MB/s
52.9% Above average
Read 509
Write 404
Mixed 404
SusWrite 67.1
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 0.3
95% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 20.6
DQ Mixed 0.2
18% 48 MB/s
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Gaming 93%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation 85%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples625x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples310x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples220x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples147x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples119x
SSD
2TB SSD 2TB3Bench 85%, 1,800 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples72x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples26x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $629

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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