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Portable SSD T3 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 67.2% (635th of 1012)

Based on 399 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung Portable SSD T3
Poor: 37%Average: 67.2% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung Portable SSD T3 1TB averaged 32.7% 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 89.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung Portable SSD T3 1TB is 43.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung Portable SSD T3 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 122MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 34.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 399 samples)
Rank 63567.2%
Min Avg Max
311 Read 395 437
142 Write 350 434
194 Mixed 357 437
124 SusWrite 310 405
79.4% 353 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.7 4K Read 22 29.5
2.19 4K Write 34.1 47.6
3.5 4K Mixed 23.8 33
81.9% 26.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25 DQ Read 122 155
38.6 DQ Write 128 154
19.4 DQ Mixed 89.6 149
77.2% 113 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
137GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 379 385 392 385 388 MB/s
71.3% Very good
Read 375
Write 367
Mixed 340
SusWrite 383
83% 366 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 34.5
4K Mixed 26.3
85% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 136
104% 140 MB/s
176GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 277 302 290 298 293 MB/s
70.7% Very good
Read 347
Write 332
Mixed 325
SusWrite 292
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 44.9
4K Mixed 31.4
102% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 154
116% 155 MB/s
296GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 331 357 350 365 368 MB/s
68.6% Good
Read 390
Write 353
Mixed 355
SusWrite 350
82% 362 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 36.8
4K Mixed 26.6
87% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 99.9
DQ Mixed 113
81% 105 MB/s
296GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 381 382 374 375 387 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 371
Write 306
Mixed 255
SusWrite 376
74% 327 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 35.4
4K Mixed 25.1
81% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 112
82% 106 MB/s
428GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 342 333 334 307 170 MB/s
65.8% Good
Read 350
Write 328
Mixed 316
SusWrite 305
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 37.9
4K Mixed 26.8
86% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 139
104% 138 MB/s
914GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 214 247 300 310 320 MB/s
53% Above average
Read 311
Write 277
Mixed 303
SusWrite 262
65% 288 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 23.4
4K Mixed 19.1
61% 19.4 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 127
95% 126 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 20,095,342 SSDs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 74%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming - $165

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $378Bench 87%, 345,135 samples3,400x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $251Bench 82%, 124,193 samples1,317x
Core i7-7700Intel  $307Bench 75%, 121,955 samples342x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 671,944 samples1,244x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 561,146 samples1,043x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $289Bench 57%, 731,336 samples780x
SSD
Portable SSD T3 1TBSamsungBench 67%, 399 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 84%, 269,498 samples622x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 86%, 154,422 samples275x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $154Bench 83%, 27,756 samples219x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,021

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