Average Bench: 79.9% (488th of 1072)

Based on 26 user benchmarks.  Model: SSDSC2KG038T8R
Poor: 69%Average: 79.9% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The SSDSC2KG038T8R 4TB averaged 20.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSDSC2KG038T8R 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 249MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 271MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSDSC2KG038T8R 4TB is just 20%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SSDSC2KG038T8R 4TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 314MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 329MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26 samples)
Min Avg Max
279 Read 314 377
343 Write 392 423
282 Mixed 329 355
326 SusWrite 391 416
80.7% 356 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13 4K Read 20.1 23.9
25.9 4K Write 60.9 102
18.4 4K Mixed 29.3 37.5
100% 36.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
153 DQ Read 286 314
139 DQ Write 271 340
146 DQ Mixed 249 299
195% 269 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: XCV1DL60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 411 409 412 412 411 MB/s
Read 323
Write 405
Mixed 332
SusWrite 410
83% 367 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 32.7
113% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 264
206% 284 MB/s
3TB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV1DL60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 408 409 417 425 426 MB/s
Read 328
Write 411
Mixed 332
SusWrite 412
84% 371 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 34.4
121% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 132
112% 167 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: XCV1DL60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 402 407 413 411 416 MB/s
Read 316
Write 403
Mixed 327
SusWrite 408
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 68.1
4K Mixed 31.8
110% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 260
193% 257 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,729,602 SSDs tested

Typical SSDSC2KG038T8R 4TB Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M18xR2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $420

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