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GM3500 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 279% (36th of 1072)

Based on 179 user benchmarks.  Model: Predator SSD GM3500 1TB
Poor: 166%Average: 279% Great: 381%

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Outstanding average bench

The Predator GM3500 1TB averaged 179.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Predator GM3500 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 533MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,112MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Predator GM3500 1TB is 215%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Predator GM3500 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 139MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 51.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 179 samples)
Rank 36279%
Min Avg Max
932 Read 2,112 2,667
677 Write 1,735 2,397
200 Mixed 1,242 1,630
502 SusWrite 1,271 1,960
356% 1,590 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26 4K Read 51.4 66.9
57.8 4K Write 139 226
31.8 4K Mixed 70.9 99.1
242% 87.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
540 DQ Read 1,060 1,358
92.3 DQ Write 834 1,323
169 DQ Mixed 533 643
511% 809 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
610GB free
Firmware: 42AAT8KA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1514 1767 1690 1729 1093 781 MB/s
353% Outstanding
Read 2,526
Write 1,853
Mixed 1460
SusWrite 1,429
406% 1,817 MB/s
4K Read 61.3
4K Write 244
4K Mixed 98
347% 134 MB/s
DQ Read 1,342
DQ Write 1,233
DQ Mixed 570
624% 1,048 MB/s
807GB free
Firmware: 42AAT8KA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2259 2223 2197 2108 2152 1267 MB/s
342% Outstanding
Read 2,470
Write 2,249
Mixed 1518
SusWrite 2,034
464% 2,068 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 72
242% 85.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,124
DQ Write 852
DQ Mixed 573
541% 850 MB/s
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42BFU6MG
SusWrite @10s intervals: 855 551 554 404 343 309 MB/s
324% Outstanding
Read 2,785
Write 2,351
Mixed 1,837
SusWrite 503
416% 1,869 MB/s
4K Read 74.4
4K Write 248
4K Mixed 112
387% 145 MB/s
DQ Read 1,278
DQ Write 1,493
DQ Mixed 688
712% 1,153 MB/s
547GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AAT8KA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1884 1910 1920 1860 587 1157 MB/s
311% Outstanding
Read 2,506
Write 1,980
Mixed 1,496
SusWrite 1553
422% 1,884 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 69.4
229% 78.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,148
DQ Write 868
DQ Mixed 569
545% 862 MB/s
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AAT8KA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 882 659 662 665 668 MB/s
251% Outstanding
Read 2,319
Write 2,263
Mixed 399
SusWrite 666
313% 1,412 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 75.1
245% 86.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,104
DQ Write 760
DQ Mixed 575
526% 813 MB/s
217GB free
Firmware: 42AAT8KA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 776 721 717 460 597 577 MB/s
179% Outstanding
Read 1,233
Write 1,520
Mixed 1,190
SusWrite 641
258% 1,146 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 61.7
196% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 764
DQ Write 567
DQ Mixed 597
465% 643 MB/s
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Typical GM3500 1TB Builds (Compare 8,707 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples3,891x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples2,380x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples635x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1,320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples810x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples737x
SSD
GM3500 1TBPredatorBench 279%, 179 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples376x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples299x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $555

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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