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GAMING SSD 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 294% (32nd of 1072)

Based on 75 user benchmarks.  Model: SHARK GAMING SSD 1TB
Poor: 186%Average: 294% Great: 370%

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Outstanding average bench

The Shark GAMING SSD 1TB averaged 194.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Shark GAMING SSD 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 472MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,246MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Shark GAMING SSD 1TB is 185%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Shark GAMING SSD 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 161MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 57.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 75 samples)
Rank 32294%
Min Avg Max
1,470 Read 2,246 2,628
1,158 Write 1,659 2,229
418 Mixed 1,224 1,515
575 SusWrite 1,204 1,770
353% 1,583 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.8 4K Read 57.6 71.1
61.9 4K Write 161 238
37.4 4K Mixed 78.9 103
273% 99 MB/s
Min Avg Max
542 DQ Read 1,136 1,272
127 DQ Write 937 1,236
189 DQ Mixed 472 508
507% 848 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
946GB free
Firmware: 32A0T54B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1506 1495 1601 1601 1599 1596 MB/s
341% Outstanding
Read 2317
Write 1,607
Mixed 1,328
SusWrite 1,566
381% 1,705 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 92.7
322% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,273
DQ Write 1,099
DQ Mixed 508
566% 960 MB/s
442GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32A0T54B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 985 687 689 666 660 702 MB/s
308% Outstanding
Read 2,438
Write 617
Mixed 1,261
SusWrite 732
278% 1,262 MB/s
4K Read 67
4K Write 233
4K Mixed 103
356% 134 MB/s
DQ Read 1,267
DQ Write 1,213
DQ Mixed 512
584% 998 MB/s
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32A0T54B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 511 896 689 219 391 MB/s
274% Outstanding
Read 2,285
Write 1,575
Mixed 1,301
SusWrite 475
313% 1,409 MB/s
4K Read 65.8
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 96.3
328% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,254
DQ Write 1,064
DQ Mixed 502
555% 940 MB/s
575GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32A0T54B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 929 676 666 676 680 MB/s
257% Outstanding
Read 2270
Write 1,515
Mixed 1,241
SusWrite 680
317% 1,427 MB/s
4K Read 61.5
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 72.3
243% 80.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,270
DQ Write 925
DQ Mixed 506
538% 900 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32A0T54B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 913 484 644 668 672 664 MB/s
250% Outstanding
Read 2,072
Write 1,414
Mixed 1197
SusWrite 674
298% 1,339 MB/s
4K Read 55.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 72.6
242% 83.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,238
DQ Write 1,029
DQ Mixed 507
550% 925 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32A0T54B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 820 489 265 554 223 225 MB/s
233% Outstanding
Read 1488
Write 1,272
Mixed 1,098
SusWrite 429
239% 1,072 MB/s
4K Read 65.8
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 94.8
319% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,256
DQ Write 889
DQ Mixed 509
532% 885 MB/s
228GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32A0T54B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 723 316 430 577 656 671 MB/s
224% Outstanding
Read 2142
Write 1,569
Mixed 1290
SusWrite 562
309% 1,391 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 69.5
228% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 856
DQ Write 607
DQ Mixed 498
435% 653 MB/s
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32A0T54B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 698 147 139 82 43 MB/s
151% Outstanding
Read 1,790
Write 732
Mixed 621
SusWrite 255
186% 849 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 43.3
143% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 489
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 463
334% 434 MB/s
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Gaming 102%
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Desktop 104%
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Workstation 96%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B660-PLUS D4 - $150

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples2,231x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples782x
Core i5-12400Intel  $144Bench 98%, 17,352 samples600x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples856x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples755x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples662x
SSD
GAMING SSD 1TBSharkBench 294%, 75 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples465x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples326x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples272x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $533

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