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Release date ≈ Q4 2023.

Average Bench: 487% (3rd of 1072)

Based on 667 user benchmarks.  Model: CT2000T500SSD8
Poor: 244%Average: 487% Great: 682%

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Outstanding average bench

The CT2000T500SSD8 2TB averaged 387.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT2000T500SSD8 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,251MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,668MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT2000T500SSD8 2TB is 438%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the CT2000T500SSD8 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 180MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 74.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 667 samples)
Rank 3487%
Min Avg Max
1,459 Read 3,586 4,592
1,335 Write 3,668 5,019
1,120 Mixed 2,444 3,080
908 SusWrite 3,067 4,768
718% 3,191 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43.1 4K Read 74.1 88.8
60.5 4K Write 180 328
52 4K Mixed 94.3 135
328% 116 MB/s
Min Avg Max
661 DQ Read 1,474 2,171
186 DQ Write 1,038 1,735
294 DQ Mixed 1,251 1,947
936% 1,255 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: P8CR002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3997 4915 4883 4817 4662 4618 MB/s
665% Outstanding
Read 4,205
Write 4,704
Mixed 2,853
SusWrite 4,649
926% 4,103 MB/s
4K Read 86
4K Write 296
4K Mixed 131
455% 171 MB/s
DQ Read 1,813
DQ Write 1411
DQ Mixed 1,611
1,205% 1,611 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: P8CR001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3760 3736 3774 3768 3760 3770 MB/s
482% Outstanding
Read 3,820
Write 3,824
Mixed 2,728
SusWrite 3,761
796% 3,533 MB/s
4K Read 56.6
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 65
214% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 862
DQ Write 602
DQ Mixed 804
581% 756 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: P8CR001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3640 2496 2196 1519 1522 2153 MB/s
456% Outstanding
Read 3,327
Write 3,647
Mixed 2,411
SusWrite 2,254
654% 2,910 MB/s
4K Read 68.4
4K Write 266
4K Mixed 95.6
367% 143 MB/s
DQ Read 1,954
DQ Write 1,322
DQ Mixed 1,566
1,188% 1,614 MB/s
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Typical CT2000T500SSD8 2TB Builds (Compare 5,361 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 442%
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Desktop 123%
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Workstation 528%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D91)

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel  $335Bench 126%, 41,056 samples1,255x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $471Bench 129%, 49,132 samples1,144x
Core i5-13600KIntel  $254Bench 122%, 27,559 samples482x
GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples984x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples770x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $990Bench 290%, 22,998 samples586x
SSD
CT2000T500SSD8 2TBBench 487%, 667 samples1x
RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples397x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples313x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples282x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $2,135

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