Sandisk

G5 BICS4 500GB

G5 BICS4 500GB
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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -16%Read -3%, Write -13%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write 0%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -8%, SusWrite -51%Peak Score -15%Read -1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite -66%Value & Sentiment -835%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,656%Nice To Haves +5% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -27%, ADQ Read 3%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -24%, Age 104%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 89.2% (341^st of 1072)

Based on 7,142 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SSD G5 BICS4

Poor: 62%Average: 89.2% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Sandisk G5 BICS4 500GB averaged just 10.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk G5 BICS4 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 210MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk G5 BICS4 500GB is 42.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk G5 BICS4 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 196MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 272MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,142 samples)

Rank 34189.2%

Min	Avg	Max
327	Read 445	504
242	Write 358	480
171	Mixed 272	372
103	SusWrite 196	233
71% 318 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.5	4K Read 33	40.1
47.7	4K Write 87.6	116
22.3	4K Mixed 41.6	52.9
150% 54.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
199	DQ Read 335	387
100	DQ Write 259	321
91.4	DQ Mixed 210	260
181% 268 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

DEU-User, 4 days ago.

66GB free

Firmware: 415000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 204 206 207 208 207 MB/s

94.8% Outstanding

Write 254

Mixed 256

SusWrite 220

68% 307 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 89.3

4K Mixed 46.9

146% 54 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 126

154% 273 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

367GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 208 211 206 209 207 MB/s

94.7% Outstanding

Write 456

Mixed 293

SusWrite 216

81% 364 MB/s

4K Read 32.3

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 37.3

155% 59.7 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 254

213% 310 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

39GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 214 214 216 214 215 MB/s

91.2% Outstanding

Write 333

Mixed 257

SusWrite 220

73% 327 MB/s

4K Read 37.7

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 30.9

152% 57.8 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 269

DQ Mixed 186

166% 250 MB/s

URY-User, 1 day ago.

220GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 208 204 208 206 209 MB/s

86.1% Excellent

Write 337

Mixed 212

SusWrite 210

69% 309 MB/s

4K Read 35.5

4K Write 85.5

4K Mixed 38.6

148% 53.2 MB/s

DQ Read 219

DQ Write 172

DQ Mixed 152

126% 181 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

246GB free

Firmware: 415000RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 222 210 169 141 138 MB/s

59.9% Above average

Write 353

Mixed 306

SusWrite 188

69% 307 MB/s

4K Read 10.4

4K Write 56.2

4K Mixed 15.2

65% 27.3 MB/s

DQ Read 323

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 240

197% 283 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

202GB free

Firmware: 415000RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 174 209 213 188 158 MB/s

54% Above average

Write 243

Mixed 205

SusWrite 193

53% 237 MB/s

4K Read 16.7

4K Write 34

4K Mixed 19.3

68% 23.3 MB/s

DQ Read 211

DQ Write 192

DQ Mixed 177

140% 193 MB/s

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,770x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

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RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,293x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
G5 BICS4 500GBSandiskBench 89%, 7,142 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 130% - Outstanding

Total price: $468

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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G5 BICS4 500GB

Average Bench: 89.2% (341^st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 89.2% (341st of 1072)

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