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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 76.5% (545th of 1071)

Based on 70 user benchmarks.  Model: S3SSDC512
Poor: 42%Average: 76.5% Great: 99%

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Good average bench

The S3SSDC512 512GB averaged 23.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the S3SSDC512 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 82.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 257MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the S3SSDC512 512GB is 56.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the S3SSDC512 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 154MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 313MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 70 samples)
Rank 54576.5%
Min Avg Max
228 Read 427 501
245 Write 382 463
151 Mixed 350 424
82.5 SusWrite 313 439
82.7% 368 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.8 4K Read 24.1 32.7
11.1 4K Write 69.3 115
2.56 4K Mixed 23.6 36.1
104% 39 MB/s
Min Avg Max
63.5 DQ Read 154 284
18.1 DQ Write 257 342
1.25 DQ Mixed 82.9 299
97.5% 165 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H220916a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 417 412 424 427 420 MB/s
89.8% Excellent
Read 426
Write 459
Mixed 412
SusWrite 424
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 74.1
4K Mixed 34.7
127% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 80.9
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 152
123% 167 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: U1013A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 415 410 423 418 426 MB/s
88.8% Excellent
Read 477
Write 430
Mixed 350
SusWrite 418
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 25.4
116% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 35
78% 154 MB/s
100GB free
Firmware: V0718B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 344 179 127 64 51 MB/s
79.5% Very good
Read 491
Write 394
Mixed 394
SusWrite 192
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 25.9
130% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 38
79% 154 MB/s
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0414A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 82 144 54 15 17 MB/s
75.4% Very good
Read 489
Write 394
Mixed 413
SusWrite 112
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 28.2
124% 46.2 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 47.1
96% 189 MB/s
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H220916a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 85 396 361 361 340 MB/s
58.3% Above average
Read 349
Write 387
Mixed 359
SusWrite 261
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 32
4K Mixed 20.7
67% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 97.9
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 142
115% 158 MB/s
107GB free
Firmware: H220916a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 244 285 326 335 351 MB/s
53.9% Above average
Read 220
Write 335
Mixed 233
SusWrite 320
63% 277 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 43.5
4K Mixed 15.3
65% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 93.6
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 148
109% 140 MB/s
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Typical S3SSDC512 512GB Builds (Compare 363 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5Q-PRO

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel  $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples79x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel  $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples32x
Core2 Duo E8500Intel  $110Bench 42%, 18,841 samples28x
GPU
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples26x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples13x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples12x
SSD
S3SSDC512 512GBBench 76%, 70 samples1x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples198x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples60x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples26x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $161

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