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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 77.2% (530th of 1072)

Based on 926 user benchmarks.  Model: 1TB PCS 2.5" SSD
Poor: 35%Average: 77.2% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The 1TB PCS 2.5" SSD 1TB averaged 22.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 1TB PCS 2.5" SSD 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 80.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 265MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1TB PCS 2.5" SSD 1TB is 61.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 1TB PCS 2.5" SSD 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 32.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 153MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 926 samples)
Rank 53077.2%
Min Avg Max
327 Read 464 512
93.5 Write 377 448
23.6 Mixed 335 418
40.3 SusWrite 290 447
82.1% 366 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 25.7 32.6
11.7 4K Write 80.7 114
0.4 4K Mixed 20.6 30.4
108% 42.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
111 DQ Read 153 223
32.8 DQ Write 265 347
0.5 DQ Mixed 32.5 48.2
74.4% 150 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
403GB free
Firmware: T1231A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 168 153 83 100 124 MB/s
83.9% Excellent
Read 514
Write 448
Mixed 428
SusWrite 179
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 28.6
138% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 42.5
93% 185 MB/s
100GB free
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 419 419 416 129 118 MB/s
81.9% Excellent
Read 505
Write 418
Mixed 406
SusWrite 320
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 92
4K Mixed 21.7
121% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 30.2
57% 112 MB/s
243GB free
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 386 390 408 409 402 MB/s
81.4% Excellent
Read 498
Write 399
Mixed 356
SusWrite 401
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 22.2
100% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 33
60% 115 MB/s
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 5.4 6 4.9 2.8 2.7 MB/s
64% Good
Read 493
Write 342
Mixed 360
SusWrite 4.7
66% 300 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 21.7
116% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 31.6
77% 156 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 73,438,433 SSDs tested

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Typical PCS 2.5" SSD 1TB Builds (Compare 336 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 88%
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System: PC Intel Z490

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $257Bench 97%, 198,859 samples106x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $148Bench 92%, 70,951 samples56x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $284Bench 99%, 84,873 samples47x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $339Bench 90%, 645,160 samples64x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $425Bench 148%, 619,642 samples52x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $830Bench 187%, 424,051 samples37x
SSD
PCS 2.5" SSD 1TB1TBBench 77%, 926 samples34x
RAM
CM4X8GF2400Z16K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 73%, 4,992 samples27x
CMWX8GD3200C16W4 2x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 3,119 samples25x
CM4X8GD3200C16K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 89%, 9,947 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $596

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Intel Core i5-13600K $270Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $30
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