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PCS3480 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2023.

Average Bench: 248% (57th of 1072)

Based on 21 user benchmarks.  Model: PCSPECIALIST PCS3480 512GB
Poor: 195%Average: 248% Great: 323%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pcspecialist PCS3480 512GB averaged 148.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pcspecialist PCS3480 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 843MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,440MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pcspecialist PCS3480 512GB is 127%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pcspecialist PCS3480 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 799MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 147MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 21 samples)
Rank 57248%
Min Avg Max
1,114 Read 1,687 2,018
1,320 Write 2,054 2,537
1,111 Mixed 1,532 1,900
418 SusWrite 799 1222
342% 1,518 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37.7 4K Read 57.8 73.1
72.3 4K Write 147 226
52 4K Mixed 77.6 104
265% 94.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
833 DQ Read 1,440 1832
314 DQ Write 805 1,371
577 DQ Mixed 843 1,009
702% 1,029 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
368GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10660
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2089 2251 2145 283 283 282 MB/s
323% Outstanding
Read 1,834
Write 2,305
Mixed 1,722
SusWrite 1222
399% 1,771 MB/s
4K Read 71.1
4K Write 226
4K Mixed 104
361% 134 MB/s
DQ Read 1713
DQ Write 1,122
DQ Mixed 1,003
860% 1,279 MB/s
337GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10660
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2050 1800 1766 285 282 283 MB/s
304% Outstanding
Read 2,007
Write 2,064
Mixed 1,802
SusWrite 1,078
391% 1,737 MB/s
4K Read 66.7
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 92.8
315% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,631
DQ Write 1,050
DQ Mixed 994
834% 1225 MB/s
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10660
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1486 610 255 269 267 260 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,778
Write 2,106
Mixed 1,561
SusWrite 524
335% 1,492 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 73.5
4K Mixed 57.8
184% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,096
DQ Write 464
DQ Mixed 577
481% 712 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  $462Bench 129%, 49,132 samples93x
Core i7-13700KIntel  $314Bench 126%, 41,056 samples46x
Core i7-13700KFIntel  $296Bench 126%, 20,009 samples21x
GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples61x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples48x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $990Bench 290%, 22,998 samples37x
SSD
PCS3480 512GBPcspecialistBench 248%, 21 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: $2,262

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Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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