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CT500P3 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 209% (90th of 1072)

Based on 237 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe CT500P3PSSD8
Poor: 84%Average: 209% Great: 340%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme CT500P3 500GB averaged 109.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme CT500P3 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 689MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,455MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme CT500P3 500GB is 256%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme CT500P3 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 888MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 237 samples)
Rank 90209%
Min Avg Max
506 Read 1,366 1,886
332 Write 1,455 1,842
78.7 Mixed 1,219 1,750
75.6 SusWrite 888 1,818
277% 1,232 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.4 4K Read 44.7 65.4
23.2 4K Write 144 350
4.2 4K Mixed 56.9 104
217% 81.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
238 DQ Read 867 1,392
56.5 DQ Write 694 1,608
90 DQ Mixed 689 1,107
541% 750 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
281GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR40A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1812 1824 1825 1818 766 273 MB/s
325% Outstanding
Read 1,772
Write 1,817
Mixed 1734
SusWrite 1,386
378% 1,677 MB/s
4K Read 65.7
4K Write 308
4K Mixed 103
394% 159 MB/s
DQ Read 1,222
DQ Write 958
DQ Mixed 1,064
803% 1,081 MB/s
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR40A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1798 1801 1807 1675 1697 262 MB/s
310% Outstanding
Read 1,727
Write 1,808
Mixed 1,722
SusWrite 1,507
382% 1,691 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 87.1
310% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,381
DQ Write 1,018
DQ Mixed 1,067
833% 1,155 MB/s
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 516 457 502 303 54 185 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 1536
Write 1,340
Mixed 662
SusWrite 336
215% 969 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 4.9
76% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 534
DQ Write 467
DQ Mixed 354
306% 452 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR40A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 146 53 55 54 44 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 1,370
Write 305
Mixed 87.4
SusWrite 90.8
99% 463 MB/s
4K Read 56.6
4K Write 56.7
4K Mixed 7
125% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 518
DQ Write 417
DQ Mixed 1,096
649% 677 MB/s
296GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR40A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 52 43 224 127 54 MB/s
69.5% Good
Read 854
Write 731
Mixed 396
SusWrite 151
118% 533 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 4.2
64% 22.1 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 36.7
DQ Mixed 312
197% 232 MB/s
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Typical CT500P3 500GB Builds (Compare 5,185 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples2,289x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples1,703x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples357x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples3,251x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples197x
SSD
CT500P3 500GBNvmeBench 209%, 237 samples1x
RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples343x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples317x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples153x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180

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