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CT500T500SSD8 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2023.

Average Bench: 373% (16th of 1072)

Based on 103 user benchmarks.  Model: CT500T500SSD8
Poor: 196%Average: 373% Great: 535%

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Outstanding average bench

The CT500T500SSD8 500GB averaged 273.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT500T500SSD8 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,245MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,337MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT500T500SSD8 500GB is 339%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the CT500T500SSD8 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 178MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 77.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 103 samples)
Rank 16373%
Min Avg Max
1,438 Read 3,433 4,751
1,226 Write 3,337 4,730
545 Mixed 2,306 3,018
542 SusWrite 1,461 2,621
590% 2,634 MB/s
Min Avg Max
41.3 4K Read 73.3 89.4
67.1 4K Write 178 324
47 4K Mixed 77.3 100
304% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
559 DQ Read 1,436 2,135
397 DQ Write 1,049 1,773
478 DQ Mixed 1,245 1,907
930% 1,243 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P8CR002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2739 1272 1016 1041 1027 1031 MB/s
449% Outstanding
Read 4,642
Write 4,639
Mixed 2,992
SusWrite 1,354
762% 3,407 MB/s
4K Read 75
4K Write 263
4K Mixed 90.1
368% 143 MB/s
DQ Read 1,731
DQ Write 1371
DQ Mixed 1548
1,159% 1,550 MB/s
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P8CR002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2932 3025 2686 1185 950 840 MB/s
385% Outstanding
Read 3,433
Write 3,310
Mixed 2,359
SusWrite 1,936
619% 2,759 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 55.1
202% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,794
DQ Write 1,273
DQ Mixed 1,607
1,181% 1,558 MB/s
259GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P8CR002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 626 384 502 546 638 523 MB/s
323% Outstanding
Read 3,235
Write 3,332
Mixed 668
SusWrite 537
431% 1,943 MB/s
4K Read 75.4
4K Write 268
4K Mixed 92.3
374% 145 MB/s
DQ Read 1699
DQ Write 427
DQ Mixed 826
669% 984 MB/s
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P8CR002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2462 1551 1020 1028 978 799 MB/s
292% Outstanding
Read 2,386
Write 2,572
Mixed 2,200
SusWrite 1,306
476% 2,116 MB/s
4K Read 68.4
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 72.8
264% 89.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,025
DQ Write 592
DQ Mixed 861
627% 826 MB/s
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P8CR002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1127 632 607 331 338 448 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 1,010
Write 1,035
Mixed 987
SusWrite 580
203% 903 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 44.2
166% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 299
220% 293 MB/s
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Typical CT500T500SSD8 500GB Builds (Compare 13,472 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 115%
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Desktop
Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 114%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING - $309

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples4,461x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples4,385x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples1,805x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,215x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples1,174x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples921x
SSD
CT500T500SSD8 500GBBench 373%, 103 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples501x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples491x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples438x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $979

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