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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 198% (100th of 1072)

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,020 samples)
Rank 100198%
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
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
379GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR30A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1819 1822 1821 1433 457 114 MB/s
294% Outstanding
Read 1,461
Write 1,802
Mixed 1546
SusWrite 1244
342% 1,513 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 279
4K Mixed 87.1
327% 137 MB/s
DQ Read 1,392
DQ Write 1,276
DQ Mixed 1,078
879% 1,249 MB/s
465GB free
Firmware: P9CR30D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1542 1727 1734 1716 1728 1732 MB/s
242% Outstanding
Read 1,363
Write 1,832
Mixed 1,520
SusWrite 1,696
363% 1,603 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 76.2
4K Mixed 52.1
167% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 837
DQ Write 579
DQ Mixed 729
538% 715 MB/s
406GB free
Firmware: P9CR30A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1808 1809 1805 1828 1824 1832 MB/s
209% Outstanding
Read 1,414
Write 880
Mixed 56.6
SusWrite 1,818
233% 1,042 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 34.7
4K Mixed 6.7
104% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 530
DQ Write 57.9
DQ Mixed 120
132% 236 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR30A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 49 68 170 143 36 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 1,553
Write 1,746
Mixed 1,613
SusWrite 155
284% 1,267 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 58.5
194% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 934
DQ Write 680
DQ Mixed 811
605% 808 MB/s
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR30A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 56 53 47 47 37 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 1,414
Write 150
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 61.7
89% 420 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 21.2
4K Mixed 6.5
86% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 588
DQ Write 542
DQ Mixed 114
209% 415 MB/s
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Typical CT500P3SSD8 500GB Builds (Compare 1,972 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
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Desktop
Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO H610M-G DDR4 (MS-7D46)

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples705x
Core i3-12100FIntel  $80Bench 94%, 11,860 samples401x
Core i5-12400Intel  $158Bench 98%, 17,352 samples225x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples365x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples178x
RTX 3050Nvidia  $230Bench 75%, 43,922 samples146x
SSD
CT500P3SSD8 500GBBench 198%, 13,020 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples122x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples97x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 1x16GBSamsungBench 46%, 2,865 samples84x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $383

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