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CT500P 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 205% (93rd of 1072)

Based on 976 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe CT500P3SSD8
Poor: 73%Average: 205% Great: 332%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme CT500P 500GB averaged 104.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme CT500P 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 675MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,391MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme CT500P 500GB is 259%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme CT500P 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 809MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 125MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 976 samples)
Rank 93205%
Min Avg Max
687 Read 1,408 1,844
149 Write 1,391 1,842
71 Mixed 1,176 1,720
75.1 SusWrite 809 1,638
269% 1,196 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.6 4K Read 55.1 61.3
30.7 4K Write 125 278
3.67 4K Mixed 55.2 93.1
220% 78.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
313 DQ Read 835 1,375
55.1 DQ Write 639 1,366
112 DQ Mixed 675 1,071
522% 717 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1814 1800 1825 1829 951 111 MB/s
340% Outstanding
Read 1,937
Write 1819
Mixed 1,652
SusWrite 1,388
382% 1,699 MB/s
4K Read 65.8
4K Write 304
4K Mixed 102
391% 157 MB/s
DQ Read 1,364
DQ Write 1,235
DQ Mixed 1,041
852% 1,213 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: P9CR313 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2505 1094 395 340 340 334 MB/s
299% Outstanding
Read 1,847
Write 2,588
Mixed 2,109
SusWrite 835
416% 1,845 MB/s
4K Read 78.3
4K Write 240
4K Mixed 108
384% 142 MB/s
DQ Read 1,413
DQ Write 1,103
DQ Mixed 1,239
932% 1,251 MB/s
379GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR313 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1109 1325 1273 680 602 568 MB/s
262% Outstanding
Read 1,897
Write 2,331
Mixed 1,950
SusWrite 926
400% 1,776 MB/s
4K Read 58
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 78.2
256% 88.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,272
DQ Write 956
DQ Mixed 1,114
833% 1,114 MB/s
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR30A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 518 55 51 48 48 MB/s
217% Outstanding
Read 1,557
Write 1,761
Mixed 1,708
SusWrite 129
289% 1,288 MB/s
4K Read 60.2
4K Write 252
4K Mixed 91.6
342% 135 MB/s
DQ Read 1,363
DQ Write 501
DQ Mixed 121
303% 662 MB/s
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 661 603 612 627 675 671 MB/s
189% Outstanding
Read 777
Write 345
Mixed 1,266
SusWrite 641
171% 757 MB/s
4K Read 60.1
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 75.9
253% 86.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,155
DQ Write 625
DQ Mixed 438
446% 739 MB/s
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Typical CT500P 500GB Builds (Compare 11,768 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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System: Acer Nitro AN515-54

CPU
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples5,698x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples2,866x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 68%, 23,588 samples2,670x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples5,983x
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 41%, 92,838 samples3,466x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples933x
SSD
CT500P 500GBNvmeBench 205%, 976 samples1x
RAM
ACR26D4S9S8HJ-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 75%, 2,420 samples844x
ACR26D4S9S8HJ-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 42%, 4,751 samples755x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 48,644 samples730x
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