Average Bench: 68.8% (687th of 1072)

Based on 31 user benchmarks.  Model: CT500P2S SD8
Poor: 53%Average: 68.8% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The Ct500p2s SD8 500GB averaged 31.1% 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 175MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ct500p2s SD8 500GB is 32.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Ct500p2s SD8 500GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 38.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 164MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)
Min Avg Max
73.2 Read 305 470
170 Write 360 568
133 Mixed 328 568
47.7 SusWrite 306 600
73.4% 325 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.8 4K Read 25.9 37.9
17.2 4K Write 38.6 74.7
14.6 4K Mixed 30 47.8
98.1% 31.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.3 DQ Read 164 274
70.9 DQ Write 163 262
70.7 DQ Mixed 175 260
129% 168 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
437GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 378 395 397 397 400 MB/s
Read 313
Write 225
Mixed 259
SusWrite 393
67% 297 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 36.8
4K Mixed 28.3
91% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 188
127% 155 MB/s
419GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 317 350 341 363 374 MB/s
Read 339
Write 378
Mixed 351
SusWrite 350
80% 354 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 28.3
91% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 170
124% 160 MB/s
17GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 369 344 366 380 378 MB/s
Read 177
Write 238
Mixed 99.4
SusWrite 361
50% 219 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 31.4
4K Mixed 23.6
79% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 248
167% 201 MB/s
120GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 373 355 346 352 345 MB/s
Read 63.8
Write 349
Mixed 109
SusWrite 342
50% 216 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 36.6
4K Mixed 31.1
100% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 185
128% 162 MB/s
168GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 293 357 363 375 382 MB/s
Read 60.5
Write 346
Mixed 101
SusWrite 343
49% 213 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 36
4K Mixed 26.2
84% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 95
DQ Mixed 150
104% 131 MB/s
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 289 325 347 70 66 MB/s
Read 63
Write 359
Mixed 106
SusWrite 229
44% 189 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 35.2
4K Mixed 30
100% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 31.1
DQ Write 30.3
DQ Mixed 35.8
26% 32.4 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,876,429 SSDs tested

Typical SD8 500GB Builds (Compare 188 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M3985

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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