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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 85.2% (402nd of 1072)

Based on 370 user benchmarks.  Model: 1TB PCS 2.5" SSD
Poor: 60%Average: 85.2% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The 1TB PCS 2.5" SSD 1TB averaged just 14.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 1TB PCS 2.5" SSD 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 91.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 286MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1TB PCS 2.5" SSD 1TB is 41.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 1TB PCS 2.5" SSD 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 37.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 161MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 370 samples)
Rank 40285.2%
Min Avg Max
376 Read 472 512
310 Write 392 440
118 Mixed 363 419
102 SusWrite 338 436
87.9% 391 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16 4K Read 26.6 36.5
50.6 4K Write 91.8 117
0.9 4K Mixed 24.4 31.9
120% 47.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
106 DQ Read 161 230
168 DQ Write 286 338
0.7 DQ Mixed 37.6 51.6
81% 161 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: U0326A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 426 436 441 440 447 MB/s
95.5% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 350
Mixed 402
SusWrite 430
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 20.3
135% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 29.4
77% 158 MB/s
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0916A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 416 164 11 11 14 MB/s
79.2% Very good
Read 502
Write 423
Mixed 411
SusWrite 174
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 29.1
127% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 45.8
87% 169 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0609B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 341 340 172 70 106 MB/s
72.1% Very good
Read 441
Write 391
Mixed 378
SusWrite 231
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 66.8
4K Mixed 24.6
106% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 45.6
74% 140 MB/s
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0701A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 6.3 260 3.8 195 75 MB/s
66.9% Good
Read 488
Write 393
Mixed 382
SusWrite 121
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 22.1
108% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 41.2
67% 129 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0916A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 7.1 7.7 11 11 18 MB/s
66.8% Good
Read 492
Write 422
Mixed 401
SusWrite 29.3
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 26.1
116% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 42.8
88% 173 MB/s
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0608C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 79 147 2.8 4.6 221 MB/s
57.8% Above average
Read 496
Write 357
Mixed 402
SusWrite 76.1
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 11
107% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 3.7
DQ Mixed 0.1
18% 48.1 MB/s
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Typical PCS 2.5" SSD 1TB Builds (Compare 349 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 130%
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Desktop 101%
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Workstation 130%
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System: Pcspecialist Intel Z590

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $249Bench 101%, 65,651 samples79x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples48x
Core i7-11700KFIntel  $240Bench 102%, 17,565 samples36x
GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples58x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples51x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples44x
SSD
PCS 2.5" SSD 1TB1TBBench 85%, 370 samples33x
RAM
CM4X8GD3200C16K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 89%, 9,947 samples32x
CM4X16GC3200C16K4 2x16GBCorsairBench 98%, 1,390 samples23x
CMWX8GD3200C16W4 2x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 3,119 samples23x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $589

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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