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S3 500G 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 92% (307th of 1072)

Based on 12,292 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SDSSDH3 500G
Poor: 63%Average: 92% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The Sandisk S3 500G 500GB averaged just 7.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk S3 500G 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 206MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk S3 500G 500GB is 52.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk S3 500G 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 253MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 280MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12,292 samples)
Rank 30792%
Min Avg Max
290 Read 433 505
228 Write 369 483
177 Mixed 280 383
125 SusWrite 253 432
74.7% 333 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.1 4K Read 31.9 40.6
44.9 4K Write 86.4 118
22.5 4K Mixed 41.7 53.5
148% 53.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
164 DQ Read 344 387
106 DQ Write 270 328
77.7 DQ Mixed 206 260
181% 273 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 411030RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 212 252 252 251 251 MB/s
97% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 446
Mixed 316
SusWrite 240
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 45.9
154% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 176
178% 288 MB/s
270GB free
Firmware: 401100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 371 349 369 346 380 MB/s
81.9% Excellent
Read 500
Write 392
Mixed 322
SusWrite 367
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 30.4
115% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 62.2
DQ Mixed 80.7
64% 91 MB/s
145GB free
Firmware: 00RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 195 185 187 185 186 MB/s
79.3% Very good
Read 444
Write 178
Mixed 200
SusWrite 192
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 36.7
108% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 103
145% 268 MB/s
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415020RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 221 211 210 211 209 MB/s
77.5% Very good
Read 374
Write 280
Mixed 202
SusWrite 212
60% 267 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 65.4
4K Mixed 33.5
129% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 171
143% 209 MB/s
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Gaming 55%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples5,242x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples3,004x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples1,823x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia  $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples1,205x
SSD
S3 500G 500GBSandiskBench 92%, 12,292 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples321x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $448

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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