Sandisk

S3 500G 500GB

S3 500G 500GB
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Effective Speed -7%Effective Speed -7%Average Score -11%Read -6%, Write -10%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -8%, SusWrite -17%Peak Score -3%Read -0%, Write -0%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite 12%Value & Sentiment -479%User Rating -13%, Market Share -944%Nice To Haves -2%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -27%, ADQ Read 5%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -26%, Age 47%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 92% (306^th of 1071)

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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 12,292 samples)

Rank 30692%

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

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 1 hr ago.

358GB free

Firmware: 411030RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 268 263 262 264 266 MB/s

94.9% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 340

SusWrite 273

85% 380 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 80.6

4K Mixed 42.7

143% 51.2 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 255

213% 309 MB/s

DEU-User, 18 hrs ago.

59GB free

Firmware: 415020RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 224 214 219 213 219 MB/s

93.9% Outstanding

Write 395

Mixed 356

SusWrite 237

81% 363 MB/s

4K Read 31.8

4K Write 85

4K Mixed 41.5

146% 52.8 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 256

217% 318 MB/s

FRA-User, 17 hrs ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415000RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 211 216 212 214 214 MB/s

84.9% Excellent

Write 242

Mixed 238

SusWrite 218

61% 275 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 75.4

4K Mixed 37.9

131% 47.2 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 182

177% 283 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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $243Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,490x
Core i5-8600KIntel $213Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,587x
Core i7-8700Intel $296Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,537x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,305x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,185x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,022x

SSD
S3 500G 500GBSandiskBench 92%, 12,292 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	648x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	347x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	283x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

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Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12400F $140	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $56	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Sandisk

S3 500G 500GB

Average Bench: 92% (306^th of 1071)

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S3 500G 500GB

Average Bench: 92% (306th of 1071)

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