Sandisk

S3 1TB

S3 1TB
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Effective Speed -21%Effective Speed -21%Average Score -22%Read -21%, Write -5%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -50%, SusWrite 24%Peak Score -9%Read -6%, Write -4%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite 18%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -15%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -32%, ADQ Read -65%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -71%, Age 66%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 81.2% (471^st of 1074)

Based on 66 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SDSSDH3

Poor: 54%Average: 81.2% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Sandisk S3 1TB averaged just 18.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk S3 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 152MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 30MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk S3 1TB is 54.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk S3 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 279MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 198MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 66 samples)

Rank 47181.2%

Min	Avg	Max
236	Read 379	477
287	Write 386	467
164	Mixed 279	373
150	SusWrite 367	457
79.5% 353 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13	4K Read 24.9	39.1
24.8	4K Write 64.3	97.5
12.2	4K Mixed 30	47.9
110% 39.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
72	DQ Read 198	386
111	DQ Write 249	339
72.1	DQ Mixed 152	251
135% 200 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 5 months ago.

450GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 230 301 243 141 183 MB/s

70.8% Very good

Write 301

Mixed 203

SusWrite 233

62% 277 MB/s

4K Read 18.9

4K Write 77.4

4K Mixed 29.7

108% 42 MB/s

DQ Read 89.1

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 120

112% 167 MB/s

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 40%

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System: HP Z840 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v41stBench 66%, 1,252 samples	133x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v31stBench 63%, 2,624 samples	117x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v41stBench 72%, 529 samples	101x

GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples	151x
Quadro K4200Nvidia $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples	103x
Quadro K2200Nvidia $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples	94x

SSD
S3 1TBSandiskBench 81%, 66 samples	1x

RAM
M393A2K40BB1-CRC 8x16GBSamsungBench 113%, 218 samples	45x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 4x16GBSamsungBench 92%, 1,230 samples	40x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples	39x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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S3 1TB

Average Bench: 81.2% (471^st of 1074)

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Average Bench: 81.2% (471st of 1074)

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