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S3 500G 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 92% (315th of 1080)

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

Average Bench

(Based on 12,292 samples)
Rank 31592%
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%
376GB free
Firmware: 401100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 424 424 418 375 415 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 448
Write 450
Mixed 247
SusWrite 405
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 46.7
163% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 258
220% 322 MB/s
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 390 321 369 270 309 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 351
Write 352
Mixed 333
SusWrite 346
78% 345 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 53
174% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 245
212% 314 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401120RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 317 274 353 291 268 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 392
Write 303
Mixed 369
SusWrite 300
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 49.3
169% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 225
203% 310 MB/s
193GB free
Firmware: 401120RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 330 433 281 297 399 MB/s
95.5% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 460
Mixed 356
SusWrite 355
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 38.7
128% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 260
220% 321 MB/s
336GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401120RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 394 385 360 355 391 MB/s
94.3% Outstanding
Read 425
Write 326
Mixed 228
SusWrite 380
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 42.3
121% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 159
170% 282 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: 411040RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 337 257 253 260 267 MB/s
90.6% Outstanding
Read 368
Write 394
Mixed 300
SusWrite 294
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 44.6
153% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 219
168% 229 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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $170Bench 88%, 746,287 samples5,528x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples3,164x
Core i7-8700Intel  $152Bench 87%, 349,567 samples1,916x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,613x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,443x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia  $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples1,276x
SSD
S3 500G 500GBSandiskBench 92%, 12,292 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples794x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples411x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $33Bench 84%, 287,720 samples335x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $577

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