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CT500P3SSD8 500GB

CT500P3SSD8 500GB
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Effective Speed -176%Effective Speed -176%Average Score -172%Read -197%, Write -228%, 4K Read -95%, 4K Write -68%, Mixed -174%, 4K Mixed -109%, SusWrite -331%Peak Score -174%Read -218%, Write -249%, 4K Read -217%, 4K Write -47%, Mixed -172%, 4K Mixed -142%, SusWrite -176%Value & Sentiment -116%User Rating -37%, Market Share -195%Nice To Haves -75%DQ Read -67%, DQ Write -40%, DQ Mixed -95%, ADQ Read -84%, ADQ Write -92%, ADQ Mixed -99%, Age -44%, AS-SSD Total -80%

Average Bench: 198% (108^th of 1080)

Based on 13,020 user benchmarks. Model: CT500P3SSD8

Poor: 82%Average: 198% Great: 305%

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Outstanding average bench

The CT500P3SSD8 500GB averaged 97.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT500P3SSD8 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 745MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 930MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT500P3SSD8 500GB is 222%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the CT500P3SSD8 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 734MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 123MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13,020 samples)

Rank 108198%

Min	Avg	Max
568	Read 1,413	1,868
208	Write 1,426	1,843
74	Mixed 1,182	1,721
78.4	SusWrite 734	1,658
267% 1,189 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.6	4K Read 45.1	59.5
34.1	4K Write 123	258
4.5	4K Mixed 52.9	90
201% 73.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
346	DQ Read 930	1,389
57.7	DQ Write 652	1,352
112	DQ Mixed 745	1,078
569% 775 MB/s

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

ZAF-User, 5 hrs ago.

374GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P9CR313

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2524 2553 1671 428 443 363 MB/s

290% Outstanding

Write 2,601

Mixed 2,073

SusWrite 1,330

445% 1,967 MB/s

4K Read 68.9

4K Write 176

4K Mixed 91.1

314% 112 MB/s

DQ Read 1,017

DQ Write 646

DQ Mixed 858

632% 840 MB/s

IND-User, 3 hrs ago.

231GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P9CR30A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 222 56 45 48 44 MB/s

91.3% Outstanding

Write 1,403

Mixed 80.3

SusWrite 102

155% 702 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 46.1

4K Mixed 5.3

89% 29.8 MB/s

DQ Read 403

DQ Write 134

DQ Mixed 739

422% 425 MB/s

IND-User, 13 mins ago.

240GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P9CR30A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 110 54 42 48 38 MB/s

89.8% Excellent

Write 1,305

Mixed 80.4

SusWrite 92.7

149% 676 MB/s

4K Read 34.4

4K Write 49.8

4K Mixed 5.3

85% 29.8 MB/s

DQ Read 466

DQ Write 59.9

DQ Mixed 446

280% 324 MB/s

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 95%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO H610M-G DDR4 (MS-7D46)

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel $111Bench 98%, 54,052 samples	849x
Core i3-12100FIntel $75Bench 94%, 11,860 samples	469x
Core i5-12400Intel $133Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	266x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $280Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	416x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $309Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	197x
RTX 3050Nvidia $236Bench 74%, 82,770 samples	175x

SSD
CT500P3SSD8 500GBBench 198%, 13,020 samples	1x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	137x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 91%, 47,229 samples	109x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 1x16GBSamsungBench 46%, 2,865 samples	92x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $391

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
Intel Core i5-12600K $155	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
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CT500P3SSD8 500GB

Average Bench: 198% (108^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 198% (108th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 198% (108^th of 1080)