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S3 1T00 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 94.8% (280th of 1072)

Based on 12,396 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SDSSDH3 1T00
Poor: 65%Average: 94.8% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB averaged just 5.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 202MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB is 52.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 306MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 345MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12,396 samples)
Rank 28094.8%
Min Avg Max
265 Read 421 501
304 Write 412 485
151 Mixed 306 400
149 SusWrite 345 467
83.5% 371 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.4 4K Read 30.4 40
43.3 4K Write 81.9 118
19.1 4K Mixed 38.7 52.8
139% 50.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
220 DQ Read 345 385
153 DQ Write 282 328
104 DQ Mixed 202 256
182% 277 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
438GB free
Firmware: 401100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 446 480 482 480 477 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 421
Write 475
Mixed 402
SusWrite 472
100% 442 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 45
171% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 248
216% 321 MB/s
671GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401120RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 384 450 457 455 455 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 490
Mixed 306
SusWrite 437
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 47.3
166% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 214
197% 304 MB/s
161GB free
Firmware: 401120RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 442 450 445 429 419 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 435
Write 432
Mixed 390
SusWrite 444
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 44.6
174% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 216
200% 308 MB/s
264GB free
Firmware: 401120RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 467 471 461 462 459 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 455
Mixed 378
SusWrite 464
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 43.9
148% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 250
211% 308 MB/s
923GB free
Firmware: 401100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 456 455 455 370 473 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 264
Mixed 399
SusWrite 444
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 43.9
148% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 252
213% 312 MB/s
686GB free
Firmware: 415000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 367 372 370 369 369 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 430
Mixed 314
SusWrite 374
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 81.3
4K Mixed 46.4
156% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 164
134% 191 MB/s
684GB free
Firmware: 415020RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 367 342 372 355 360 MB/s
99.9% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 453
Mixed 387
SusWrite 366
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 85.6
4K Mixed 42.8
151% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 181
162% 241 MB/s
359GB free
Firmware: 415000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 359 361 359 357 359 MB/s
96.3% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 416
Mixed 335
SusWrite 368
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 27.8
137% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 186
173% 268 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,630x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,676x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,045x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,251x
SSD
S3 1T00 1TBSandiskBench 95%, 12,396 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples566x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples560x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $650

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Excellent

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It works great for me and always has. I will probably end up keeping it for at least 7 years

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