HyperX SHSS37A/480G

Savage 480GB

▲ Savage 480GB
BENCHMARKS (165)
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Effective Speed -20%Effective Speed -20%Average Score -21%Read -6%, Write 4%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -35%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed -96%, SusWrite 15%Peak Score -6%Read 4%, Write 5%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed 25%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite 14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -6%, Market Share -∞%, Price -131%, Value -63%Nice To Haves -69%DQ Read -5%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -88%, ADQ Read -39%, ADQ Write -29%, ADQ Mixed -370%, Age -15%, AS-SSD Total -6%

Average Bench: 80.4% (480^th of 1072)

Based on 165 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SHSS37A

Poor: 51%Average: 80.4% Great: 97%

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Very good average bench

The HyperX Savage 480GB averaged just 19.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the HyperX Savage 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HyperX Savage 480GB is 45.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the HyperX Savage 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 49.7MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 21.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 165 samples)

Rank 48080.4%

Min	Avg	Max
319	Read 429	525
181	Write 415	506
223	Mixed 368	506
104	SusWrite 356	473
88.4% 392 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.6	4K Read 24	30.1
12.8	4K Write 63.6	104
8.92	4K Mixed 21.3	38.9
97.3% 36.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.1	DQ Read 232	348
50.8	DQ Write 222	349
10.8	DQ Mixed 49.7	157
85.9% 168 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 4 months ago.

147GB free

Firmware: SAFM

SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 458 461 466 394 428 MB/s

83.2% Excellent

Write 435

Mixed 346

SusWrite 444

96% 428 MB/s

4K Read 17.8

4K Write 57.3

4K Mixed 24.5

89% 33.2 MB/s

DQ Read 99.9

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 91.6

103% 168 MB/s

PER-User, 7 months ago.

372GB free

Firmware: SAFM

SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 396 383 425 417 447 MB/s

81.1% Excellent

Write 307

Mixed 322

SusWrite 408

79% 350 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 63

4K Mixed 27.7

107% 38.5 MB/s

DQ Read 222

DQ Write 189

DQ Mixed 65.8

87% 159 MB/s

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,008x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,179x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,946x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,314x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,302x

SSD
Savage 480GBHyperX $198Bench 80%, 165 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,556x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,517x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	960x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $802

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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HyperX SHSS37A/480G

Savage 480GB

Average Bench: 80.4% (480^th of 1072)

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HyperX SHSS37A/480G

Savage 480GB

Average Bench: 80.4% (480th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 80.4% (480^th of 1072)