Average Bench: 74.3% (586th of 1072)

Based on 125 user benchmarks.  Model: ROG ESD-S1C

Good average bench

The ROG ESD-S1C 1TB averaged 25.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 172MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ROG ESD-S1C 1TB is 33.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ROG ESD-S1C 1TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 37MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 176MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 125 samples)
Min Avg Max
287 Read 362 493
289 Write 363 513
173 Mixed 336 473
182 SusWrite 355 500
79.9% 354 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.4 4K Read 26.7 38.7
22.1 4K Write 37 49.2
14.7 4K Mixed 29.5 39.2
97.9% 31.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
93 DQ Read 176 281
93.9 DQ Write 172 226
77.7 DQ Mixed 172 246
130% 173 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
75GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 351 353 352 350 354 MB/s
Read 348
Write 173
Mixed 344
SusWrite 347
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 28.7
99% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 148
109% 142 MB/s
443GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 286 288 372 380 384 MB/s
Read 386
Write 348
Mixed 321
SusWrite 334
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 26.1
4K Mixed 24.4
80% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 81.8
DQ Mixed 127
86% 106 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,671,603 SSDs tested

Typical ESD-S1C 1TB Builds (Compare 317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $436

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