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PCS3480 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2023.

Average Bench: 256% (54th of 1071)

Based on 70 user benchmarks.  Model: PCSPECIALIST PCS3480 1TB
Poor: 125%Average: 256% Great: 343%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pcspecialist PCS3480 1TB averaged 156.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pcspecialist PCS3480 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 679MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,322MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pcspecialist PCS3480 1TB is 218%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pcspecialist PCS3480 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 136MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 55.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 70 samples)
Rank 54256%
Min Avg Max
834 Read 1,586 2,026
519 Write 1,907 2,660
404 Mixed 1,498 1,985
325 SusWrite 1,120 1,516
345% 1,528 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.4 4K Read 55.8 76.2
53.7 4K Write 136 254
41.8 4K Mixed 72.9 110
250% 88.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
539 DQ Read 1,322 1,832
143 DQ Write 792 1,311
195 DQ Mixed 679 968
607% 931 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
684GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10660
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1781 1995 2119 1744 267 275 MB/s
290% Outstanding
Read 1,897
Write 2,398
Mixed 1,816
SusWrite 1,364
422% 1,869 MB/s
4K Read 58.6
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 81.3
273% 96.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,226
DQ Write 831
DQ Mixed 895
704% 984 MB/s
801GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10660
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1770 1696 1723 1724 373 265 MB/s
279% Outstanding
Read 1,758
Write 1,857
Mixed 1,547
SusWrite 1,258
362% 1,605 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 82.6
276% 96.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,578
DQ Write 472
DQ Mixed 922
706% 991 MB/s
675GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10660
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1801 266 260 267 240 240 MB/s
239% Outstanding
Read 1,675
Write 2,215
Mixed 1,674
SusWrite 512
342% 1,519 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 80.9
290% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,385
DQ Write 924
DQ Mixed 616
605% 975 MB/s
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10660
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1845 283 283 256 201 271 MB/s
233% Outstanding
Read 1,873
Write 2,414
Mixed 1,871
SusWrite 523
376% 1,670 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 64.8
220% 74.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,586
DQ Write 1,051
DQ Mixed 585
634% 1,074 MB/s
225GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10660
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1993 237 91 102 100 105 MB/s
212% Outstanding
Read 1,820
Write 2,039
Mixed 1,824
SusWrite 438
344% 1,530 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 58.9
195% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,466
DQ Write 848
DQ Mixed 897
737% 1,070 MB/s
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Gaming 452%
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Desktop 124%
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Workstation 596%
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System: Pcspecialist Intel Z790 Ddr5

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel  $494Bench 129%, 49,132 samples93x
Core i7-13700KIntel  $314Bench 126%, 41,056 samples46x
Core i7-13700KFIntel  $303Bench 126%, 20,009 samples21x
GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,797Bench 370%, 25,956 samples62x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $780Bench 240%, 46,082 samples49x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples37x
SSD
PCS3480 1TBPcspecialistBench 256%, 70 samples1x
RAM
CMT32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 167%, 4,540 samples30x
Vengeance LPX 4800 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 147%, 3,747 samples24x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples22x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $2,291

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $280Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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