Average Bench: 69.7% (674th of 1072)

Based on 136 user benchmarks.  Model: Shark Gaming 1TB SSD

Above average average bench

The Shark Gaming 1TB SSD averaged 30.2% 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 Random Read Speed 26.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 73.2MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Shark Gaming 1TB SSD is 64.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Shark Gaming 1TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 24.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 128MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 136 samples)
Min Avg Max
346 Read 469 513
79.7 Write 354 441
23.5 Mixed 293 411
35.9 SusWrite 239 444
75.7% 339 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.5 4K Read 26.6 34.3
10.6 4K Write 73.2 114
0.3 4K Mixed 15.6 30.3
99.1% 38.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
93.2 DQ Read 128 176
14.9 DQ Write 230 339
0.2 DQ Mixed 24.9 47.8
62.5% 128 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
954GB free
Firmware: T0331A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 425 447 449 445 455 MB/s
Read 512
Write 418
Mixed 413
SusWrite 445
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 22.4
138% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 29.5
82% 168 MB/s
463GB free
Firmware: T0519A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 386 401 411 397 40 MB/s
Read 499
Write 435
Mixed 388
SusWrite 336
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 70.6
4K Mixed 26.2
112% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 43.8
85% 164 MB/s
143GB free
Firmware: T0519A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 18 18 18 118 14 MB/s
Read 449
Write 388
Mixed 354
SusWrite 79.2
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 23.5
111% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 0.4
60% 139 MB/s
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0519A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 17 17 75 188 108 MB/s
Read 498
Write 399
Mixed 376
SusWrite 98.8
76% 343 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 23.6
103% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 95.8
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 42.4
72% 135 MB/s
153GB free
Firmware: S1115A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 258 72 73 25 69 MB/s
Read 503
Write 372
Mixed 406
SusWrite 153
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 1.5
104% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 20.4
DQ Mixed 1.5
22% 55.1 MB/s
833GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0220A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 217 245 17 16 17 MB/s
Read 464
Write 410
Mixed 40.4
SusWrite 89.2
55% 251 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 0.4
94% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 0.5
68% 157 MB/s
802GB free
Firmware: T0220A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 292 15 16 16 17 MB/s
Read 461
Write 442
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 132
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 0.3
84% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 0.4
64% 149 MB/s
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 50 277 396 141 8 MB/s
Read 497
Write 439
Mixed 24.2
SusWrite 146
61% 277 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 11.1
4K Mixed 0.4
38% 10.7 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 8.4
DQ Mixed 0.6
19% 48.9 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,633,928 SSDs tested

Typical Gaming 1TB SSD Builds (Compare 2,846 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME H410M-K

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $339

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