Average Bench: 105% (232nd of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: Dogfish SSD 500G
Poor: 41%Average: 105% Great: 154%

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Outstanding average bench

The Dogfish 500G 500GB averaged 5.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Dogfish 500G 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 937MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 789MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Dogfish 500G 500GB is 114%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Dogfish 500G 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 29.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 301MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Min Avg Max
430 Read 937 1,486
304 Write 789 1,588
195 Mixed 594 1,087
73.7 SusWrite 301 442
146% 655 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17 4K Read 34 49.6
20.8 4K Write 88.8 158
1.7 4K Mixed 22.6 37.7
128% 48.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.1 DQ Read 236 494
26.6 DQ Write 300 884
1.9 DQ Mixed 29.4 56.4
88.6% 189 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0802A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 314 404 334 300 238 MB/s
Read 1,348
Write 1,390
Mixed 1,087
SusWrite 323
232% 1,037 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 37.7
196% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 410
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 18.9
100% 231 MB/s
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0802A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 402 674 439 439 150 MB/s
Read 1,415
Write 1,495
Mixed 1,030
SusWrite 386
242% 1,081 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 80.9
4K Mixed 30.2
139% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 494
DQ Write 434
DQ Mixed 56.4
154% 328 MB/s
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0802A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 283 252 252 309 1200 MB/s
Read 1,461
Write 1,588
Mixed 1,080
SusWrite 442
256% 1,143 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 16.1
168% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 42.1
DQ Write 63
DQ Mixed 16
22% 40.4 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 395 397 401 391 397 MB/s
Read 430
Write 391
Mixed 361
SusWrite 392
89% 393 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 21.1
124% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 33.7
79% 157 MB/s
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 341 355 335 357 358 MB/s
Read 442
Write 347
Mixed 342
SusWrite 348
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 23.8
125% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 36.6
69% 133 MB/s
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 37 119 28 48 53 MB/s
Read 442
Write 304
Mixed 303
SusWrite 73.7
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 32.4
4K Mixed 17.9
77% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 37.1
58% 109 MB/s
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R083
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 214 18 28 68 158 MB/s
Read 473
Write 393
Mixed 352
SusWrite 120
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 20.8
4K Mixed 1.7
39% 13.2 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 26.6
DQ Mixed 1.9
23% 57.5 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,715,463 SSDs tested

Typical 500G 500GB Builds (Compare 3,466 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Inspiron 3847

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $209

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