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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 69.4% (686th of 1079)

Based on 2,367 user benchmarks.  Model: P3-256
Poor: 39%Average: 69.4% Great: 98%

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Above average average bench

The P3-256 256GB averaged 30.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 121MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the P3-256 256GB is 58.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the P3-256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 133MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 241MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,367 samples)
Rank 68669.4%
Min Avg Max
296 Read 404 486
95.6 Write 337 457
30.7 Mixed 298 433
28.2 SusWrite 241 426
71.7% 320 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.93 4K Read 25.8 40.3
17.3 4K Write 59.8 98.2
1 4K Mixed 24.3 42
102% 36.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.6 DQ Read 133 236
36.7 DQ Write 221 316
2.49 DQ Mixed 121 231
107% 158 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VE1R900F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 416 414 420 379 96 MB/s
84% Excellent
Read 402
Write 408
Mixed 357
SusWrite 355
86% 380 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 33.6
123% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 91.6
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 183
142% 186 MB/s
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 80 75 75 81 76 MB/s
64% Good
Read 415
Write 363
Mixed 326
SusWrite 97.5
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 23.6
96% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 160
154% 240 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN11873
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 31 26 24 28 13 MB/s
52.5% Above average
Read 452
Write 179
Mixed 66.9
SusWrite 24.9
39% 181 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 35
4K Mixed 23.7
96% 30 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 36.8
DQ Mixed 55.7
48% 74.2 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN11873
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 41 32 29 31 30 MB/s
50.6% Above average
Read 448
Write 62.2
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 29.6
32% 151 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 29.3
4K Mixed 22.7
91% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 27.4
DQ Mixed 25.3
30% 55.9 MB/s
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Typical P3-256 256GB Builds (Compare 15,166 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

System: Default string

CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples1,046x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples990x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples942x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples505x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples497x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $214Bench 71%, 428,800 samples481x
SSD
P3-256 256GBBench 69%, 2,367 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples1,401x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples503x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples361x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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