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INTREPID 3700 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 86.1% (389th of 1072)

Based on 123 user benchmarks.  Model: OCZ INTREPID 3700
Poor: 65%Average: 86.1% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The OCZ INTREPID 3700 480GB averaged just 13.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ INTREPID 3700 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 157MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 94.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ INTREPID 3700 480GB is 37.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OCZ INTREPID 3700 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 299MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 309MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 123 samples)
Rank 38986.1%
Min Avg Max
249 Read 361 449
289 Write 366 389
215 Mixed 309 397
143 SusWrite 299 384
75.2% 334 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.8 4K Read 29.8 36.2
45.3 4K Write 94.7 136
14.9 4K Mixed 29.7 40.4
133% 51.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.1 DQ Read 245 352
96.7 DQ Write 250 318
14.9 DQ Mixed 157 280
143% 217 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
287GB free
Firmware: 1.5.0.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 380 379 380 380 380 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 351
Write 381
Mixed 247
SusWrite 380
77% 340 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 37.7
162% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 276
224% 317 MB/s
50GB free
Firmware: 1.5.1.0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 384 381 376 378 370 MB/s
85.9% Excellent
Read 278
Write 385
Mixed 236
SusWrite 379
72% 319 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 33.2
123% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 277
217% 300 MB/s
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5.0.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 247 263 228 270 270 MB/s
82.9% Excellent
Read 276
Write 390
Mixed 239
SusWrite 259
66% 291 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 82.9
4K Mixed 34.9
135% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 274
222% 313 MB/s
70GB free
Firmware: 1.5.0.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 382 378 382 370 211 MB/s
80.2% Excellent
Read 290
Write 382
Mixed 242
SusWrite 338
71% 313 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 69.8
4K Mixed 34.5
127% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 200
150% 202 MB/s
70GB free
Firmware: 1.5.0.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 364 368 326 230 200 MB/s
73.5% Very good
Read 285
Write 360
Mixed 214
SusWrite 304
66% 291 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 30.1
113% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 199
150% 201 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5.1.0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 266 257 221 207 191 MB/s
65.8% Good
Read 274
Write 383
Mixed 239
SusWrite 245
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 36
4K Mixed 27.3
99% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 85.3
DQ Mixed 141
123% 190 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5.1.0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 228 219 211 206 189 MB/s
60.8% Good
Read 279
Write 385
Mixed 238
SusWrite 230
64% 283 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 17.1
4K Mixed 24.7
84% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 86.8
DQ Mixed 146
125% 192 MB/s
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Typical INTREPID 3700 480GB Builds (Compare 400 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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System: Dell Precision M6700

CPU
Core i7-3740QMIntel  $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples125x
Core i7-3840QMIntel  $549Bench 66%, 3,981 samples89x
Core i7-3940XMIntel  $344Bench 70%, 2,187 samples65x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples127x
Quadro K4000MNvidiaBench 12%, 631 samples80x
Quadro K3000MNvidiaBench 8%, 2,310 samples72x
SSD
INTREPID 3700 480GBOCZBench 86%, 123 samples1x
RAM
X7C75G-HYC 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 524 samples17x
NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI 2x8GBNanyaBench 52%, 612 samples15x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $220

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