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S3 512G 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 96.5% (270th of 1072)

Based on 10,855 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SDSSDH3 512G
Poor: 67%Average: 96.5% Great: 119%

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Excellent average bench

The Sandisk S3 512G 512GB averaged just 3.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk S3 512G 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 197MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk S3 512G 512GB is 51.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk S3 512G 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 293MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 340MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,855 samples)
Rank 27096.5%
Min Avg Max
250 Read 419 503
290 Write 400 481
156 Mixed 293 396
128 SusWrite 340 438
81.7% 363 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.3 4K Read 32.2 41.1
47.2 4K Write 86 117
20.2 4K Mixed 40.8 54.2
147% 53 MB/s
Min Avg Max
214 DQ Read 339 387
139 DQ Write 280 333
80.2 DQ Mixed 197 263
178% 272 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
139GB free
Firmware: 40101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 428 423 424 412 418 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 490
Mixed 386
SusWrite 430
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 54.4
190% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 262
223% 326 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: 40101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 428 422 419 416 419 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 487
Mixed 405
SusWrite 431
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 47.8
171% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 262
223% 327 MB/s
88GB free
Firmware: 40101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 209 243 220 226 229 MB/s
99.9% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 484
Mixed 288
SusWrite 240
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 40.1
169% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 84
125% 238 MB/s
285GB free
Firmware: 40101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 437 432 426 383 420 MB/s
92.9% Outstanding
Read 331
Write 266
Mixed 311
SusWrite 412
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 49
142% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 200
151% 204 MB/s
370GB free
Firmware: 40101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 339 336 358 360 360 MB/s
84% Excellent
Read 355
Write 362
Mixed 311
SusWrite 347
78% 344 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 37.6
125% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 208
158% 214 MB/s
57GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 336 344 344 342 344 MB/s
74.6% Very good
Read 369
Write 336
Mixed 283
SusWrite 340
75% 332 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 37.6
4K Mixed 24.5
99% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 133
119% 180 MB/s
171GB free
Firmware: 40101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 135 115 107 110 117 MB/s
60% Above average
Read 270
Write 356
Mixed 148
SusWrite 130
51% 226 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 40.6
4K Mixed 20.6
100% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 75.2
104% 197 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,695,394 SSDs tested

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Typical S3 512G 512GB Builds (Compare 22,681 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 90%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 83%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,555x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples5,233x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples2,943x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,620x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,541x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,316x
SSD
S3 512G 512GBSandiskBench 96%, 10,855 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,080x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples989x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples695x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $891

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