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2.5 SSD 1TB

2.5 SSD 1TB
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Effective Speed -23%Effective Speed -23%Average Score -23%Read -3%, Write -10%, 4K Read -46%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -97%, SusWrite 11%Peak Score -19%Read 2%, Write -9%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -101%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -142%DQ Read -49%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -558%, ADQ Read -122%, ADQ Write 1%, ADQ Mixed -637%, Age 251%, AS-SSD Total -22%

Average Bench: 80.1% (487^th of 1074)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: PCS 2.5 SSD 1TB

Poor: 55%Average: 80.1% Great: 94%

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Very good average bench

The PCS 2.5 SSD 1TB averaged just 19.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PCS 2.5 SSD 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 83.9MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 291MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PCS 2.5 SSD 1TB is 38.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PCS 2.5 SSD 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 35.3MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 147MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 48780.1%

Min	Avg	Max
48.4	Read 442	517
135	Write 369	444
64.5	Mixed 332	431
118	SusWrite 329	437
82.6% 368 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
7.7	4K Read 23.5	33.3
18.3	4K Write 83.9	111
9.8	4K Mixed 22.9	29
109% 43.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
95	DQ Read 147	247
167	DQ Write 291	348
0.4	DQ Mixed 35.3	50.3
78.9% 158 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 7 months ago.

870GB free

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 438 440 442 440 441 MB/s

98.2% Outstanding

Write 422

Mixed 430

SusWrite 436

100% 446 MB/s

4K Read 28.7

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 30.7

139% 55.1 MB/s

DQ Read 143

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 45.3

85% 164 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

347GB free

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 421 437 435 435 438 MB/s

97% Outstanding

Write 424

Mixed 431

SusWrite 430

101% 448 MB/s

4K Read 32.7

4K Write 81.3

4K Mixed 29

130% 47.7 MB/s

DQ Read 195

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 50.3

97% 190 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 months ago.

936GB free

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 388 411 402 402 403 MB/s

90.9% Outstanding

Write 424

Mixed 392

SusWrite 402

95% 424 MB/s

4K Read 31.7

4K Write 85.3

4K Mixed 23.9

124% 47 MB/s

DQ Read 154

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 37.7

86% 171 MB/s

GBR-User, 7 months ago.

501GB free

Firmware: T1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 406 415 425 428 426 MB/s

90.7% Outstanding

Write 408

Mixed 360

SusWrite 416

94% 419 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 92.9

4K Mixed 24

118% 47.2 MB/s

DQ Read 138

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 36.9

86% 171 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

178GB free

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 445 163 12 12 11 MB/s

85.5% Excellent

Write 444

Mixed 344

SusWrite 181

83% 371 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 25.5

140% 55.7 MB/s

DQ Read 214

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 49.3

102% 204 MB/s

GBR-User, 10 days ago.

225GB free

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 229 116 62 7.8 101 MB/s

84.9% Excellent

Write 420

Mixed 433

SusWrite 134

84% 374 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 31.6

153% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 177

DQ Write 303

DQ Mixed 48.9

91% 176 MB/s

IRL-User, 30 days ago.

63GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 384 387 346 46 16 MB/s

79.1% Very good

Write 388

Mixed 343

SusWrite 260

82% 366 MB/s

4K Read 25

4K Write 91.1

4K Mixed 22.6

115% 46.2 MB/s

DQ Read 120

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 30.7

80% 162 MB/s

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H510M H

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,334x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	1,145x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	843x

GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	666x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	610x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples	521x

SSD
2.5 SSD 1TBPCSBench 80%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	330x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	153x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples	131x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $253

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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2.5 SSD 1TB

Average Bench: 80.1% (487^th of 1074)

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