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CT500P3SSD8 500GB

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Effective Speed -176%Effective Speed -176%Average Score -172%Read -197%, Write -227%, 4K Read -97%, 4K Write -69%, Mixed -173%, 4K Mixed -109%, SusWrite -329%Peak Score -175%Read -217%, Write -249%, 4K Read -223%, 4K Write -47%, Mixed -171%, 4K Mixed -143%, SusWrite -176%Value & Sentiment -116%User Rating -37%, Market Share -196%Nice To Haves -75%DQ Read -67%, DQ Write -41%, DQ Mixed -95%, ADQ Read -84%, ADQ Write -93%, ADQ Mixed -99%, Age -45%, 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%

Popular builds with this SSD

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

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

389GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P9CR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2581 2396 466 429 411 380 MB/s

325% Outstanding

Write 2,743

Mixed 2,133

SusWrite 1,111

451% 1,997 MB/s

4K Read 78

4K Write 241

4K Mixed 110

387% 143 MB/s

DQ Read 1,446

DQ Write 1,161

DQ Mixed 1,259

954% 1,289 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 hrs ago.

166GB free

Firmware: P9CR30A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1325 1420 968 224 226 1077 MB/s

261% Outstanding

Write 1,436

Mixed 1,300

SusWrite 873

273% 1,211 MB/s

4K Read 55.2

4K Write 242

4K Mixed 85.7

321% 127 MB/s

DQ Read 1,380

DQ Write 1,304

DQ Mixed 1,064

875% 1,249 MB/s

IND-User, 4 hrs ago.

242GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P9CR30A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1781 1795 1800 746 551 1812 MB/s

218% Outstanding

Write 956

Mixed 1,521

SusWrite 1,414

266% 1,167 MB/s

4K Read 42.5

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 64.7

208% 73.7 MB/s

DQ Read 970

DQ Write 614

DQ Mixed 776

583% 787 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 hrs ago.

391GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P9CR30A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 42 324 55 51 303 MB/s

201% Outstanding

Write 1,793

Mixed 1,656

SusWrite 208

295% 1,317 MB/s

4K Read 54.5

4K Write 166

4K Mixed 77.8

270% 99.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1056

DQ Write 763

DQ Mixed 633

548% 817 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 hr ago.

304GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P9CR30A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 675 1817 997 161 56 MB/s

141% Outstanding

Write 1,806

Mixed 1,364

SusWrite 666

305% 1,359 MB/s

4K Read 45.5

4K Write 26.1

4K Mixed 5.2

89% 25.6 MB/s

DQ Read 514

DQ Write 41.5

DQ Mixed 90.6

113% 215 MB/s

IRL-User, 1 hr ago.

267GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P9CR30A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 64 52 51 41 41 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 316

Mixed 83

SusWrite 59.8

102% 481 MB/s

4K Read 50.9

4K Write 51.2

4K Mixed 5.5

111% 35.9 MB/s

DQ Read 507

DQ Write 69.3

DQ Mixed 717

415% 431 MB/s

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Typical CT500P3SSD8 500GB Builds (Compare 2,297 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 101%

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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 $112Bench 98%, 54,052 samples	827x
Core i3-12100FIntel $80Bench 94%, 11,860 samples	462x
Core i5-12400Intel $136Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	259x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	414x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	193x
RTX 3050Nvidia $243Bench 74%, 82,770 samples	168x

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

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	136x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples	106x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 1x16GBSamsungBench 46%, 2,865 samples	92x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $391

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Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $226	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $400

CT500P3SSD8 500GB

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

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CT500P3SSD8 500GB

Average Bench: 198% (108th of 1080)

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