Average Bench: 140% (168th of 1071)

Based on 81 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID CT500P1SSD8

Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid CT500P 500GB averaged 39.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid CT500P 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 656MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,010MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid CT500P 500GB is 102%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid CT500P 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 91.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 81 samples)
Min Avg Max
559 Read 1,010 1,427
531 Write 849 1,023
526 Mixed 767 916
82.3 SusWrite 609 911
181% 808 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.89 4K Read 29.7 36.1
30.7 4K Write 101 159
12.1 4K Mixed 39.2 50.3
148% 56.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
84 DQ Read 91.7 101
60.4 DQ Write 656 888
53.8 DQ Mixed 111 119
163% 286 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
452GB free
Firmware: P3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 740 927 1050 1060 115 539 MB/s
Read 1,291
Write 1,088
Mixed 930
SusWrite 738
227% 1012 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 99.4
4K Mixed 46.8
165% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 574
DQ Mixed 126
159% 267 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 63 38 37 65 MB/s
Read 1,429
Write 62.1
Mixed 118
SusWrite 55
88% 416 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 50.9
4K Mixed 38.7
131% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 90.7
DQ Write 60.7
DQ Mixed 66.6
52% 72.7 MB/s
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 613 52 334 47 52 49 MB/s
Read 1,127
Write 829
Mixed 833
SusWrite 191
166% 745 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 33.2
4K Mixed 23.3
76% 25.1 MB/s
DQ Read 90.4
DQ Write 870
DQ Mixed 117
198% 359 MB/s
368GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 624 687 586 664 199 MB/s
Read 852
Write 697
Mixed 655
SusWrite 551
154% 689 MB/s
4K Read 12.3
4K Write 24.2
4K Mixed 14.8
50% 17.1 MB/s
DQ Read 97.8
DQ Write 644
DQ Mixed 115
164% 286 MB/s
290GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 198 49 55 54 53 MB/s
Read 1,071
Write 548
Mixed 760
SusWrite 141
140% 630 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 42.6
4K Mixed 24.8
82% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 91.9
DQ Write 779
DQ Mixed 116
184% 329 MB/s
37GB free
Firmware: P3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 60 45 54 52 53 MB/s
Read 214
Write 226
Mixed 400
SusWrite 108
54% 237 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 33.2
116% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 90
DQ Write 838
DQ Mixed 117
193% 348 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 6.1 35 38 42 43 MB/s
Read 786
Write 499
Mixed 9.7
SusWrite 103
76% 349 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 4.8
28% 7.33 MB/s
34GB free
Firmware: P3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 48 51 187 41 16 MB/s
Read 358
Write 420
Mixed 400
SusWrite 92.5
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 15
4K Mixed 8.2
30% 10.4 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 446
DQ Mixed 115
135% 222 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,893,414 SSDs tested

Typical CT500P 500GB Builds (Compare 8,002 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS M - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $402

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