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CT500P3PSSD8 500GB

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Effective Speed -137%Effective Speed -137%Average Score -122%Read -168%, Write -131%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -115%, 4K Mixed -60%, SusWrite -298%Peak Score -120%Read -200%, Write -65%, 4K Read -138%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -100%, 4K Mixed -93%, SusWrite -228%Value & Sentiment -147%User Rating -37%, Market Share -257%Nice To Haves -47%DQ Read -25%, DQ Write -33%, DQ Mixed -31%, ADQ Read -64%, ADQ Write -66%, ADQ Mixed -73%, Age -39%, AS-SSD Total -41%

Average Bench: 230% (80^th of 1080)

Based on 10,656 user benchmarks. Model: CT500P3PSSD8

Poor: 94%Average: 230% Great: 342%

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Outstanding average bench

The CT500P3PSSD8 500GB averaged 130.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT500P3PSSD8 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 857MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,019MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT500P3PSSD8 500GB is 248%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the CT500P3PSSD8 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 795MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 161MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10,656 samples)

Rank 80230%

Min	Avg	Max
608	Read 1,561	1,977
293	Write 2,019	3,890
81.1	Mixed 1,503	2,346
85	SusWrite 795	1,398
331% 1,469 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.4	4K Read 57.5	79.2
41.8	4K Write 161	318
5	4K Mixed 69.2	113
261% 96 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
338	DQ Read 1,043	1,850
62	DQ Write 757	1,424
116	DQ Mixed 857	1,602
652% 886 MB/s

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

BEL-User, 15 hrs ago.

385GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P9CR413

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1377 696 658 638 638 624 MB/s

319% Outstanding

Write 3,094

Mixed 2,314

SusWrite 772

456% 2,018 MB/s

4K Read 73.3

4K Write 266

4K Mixed 109

391% 149 MB/s

DQ Read 1,974

DQ Write 1,457

DQ Mixed 1,743

1,295% 1,725 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

321GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P9CR40A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 430 55 51 302 56 MB/s

223% Outstanding

Write 1,803

Mixed 1,699

SusWrite 177

293% 1,303 MB/s

4K Read 55.8

4K Write 237

4K Mixed 82.6

316% 125 MB/s

DQ Read 1,336

DQ Write 1,088

DQ Mixed 1,101

854% 1,175 MB/s

TUR-User, 6 hrs ago.

336GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P9CR413

SusWrite @10s intervals: 664 626 559 542 500 435 MB/s

145% Outstanding

Write 765

Mixed 449

SusWrite 554

152% 682 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 146

4K Mixed 56.3

177% 73.6 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 410

DQ Mixed 866

516% 538 MB/s

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 21%

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System: AZW SER

CPU
Ryzen 7 5800HAMDBench 75%, 19,785 samples	188x
Ryzen 7 3750HAMDBench 54%, 42,271 samples	176x
Ryzen 7 7735HSAMDBench 76%, 2,874 samples	85x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 157,783 samples	251x
Radeon RX Vega 10 GraphicsAMDBench 10%, 37,264 samples	174x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	143x

SSD
CT500P3PSSD8 500GBBench 230%, 10,656 samples	121x

RAM
8ATF1G64HZ-3G2R1 2x8GBMicronBench 83%, 15,291 samples	94x
CT16G48C40S5.M8A1 2x16GBCrucialBench 133%, 4,167 samples	85x
CT8G4SFS832A.M8FR 2x8GBCrucialBench 92%, 2,995 samples	80x

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CT500P3PSSD8 500GB

Average Bench: 230% (80^th of 1080)

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