Average Bench: 74.8% (578th of 1072)

Based on 522 user benchmarks.  Model: R3SL480G

Good average bench

The AMD Radeon R3 480GB averaged 25.2% 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 162MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Radeon R3 480GB is 43.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the AMD Radeon R3 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 160MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 304MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 522 samples)
Min Avg Max
350 Read 453 507
230 Write 372 455
97 Mixed 304 376
136 SusWrite 160 170
72% 322 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17 4K Read 25.6 31.3
20.3 4K Write 68.4 115
9.69 4K Mixed 32.5 47.6
117% 42.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.4 DQ Read 237 334
39.6 DQ Write 221 329
9.98 DQ Mixed 162 253
140% 207 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
59GB free
Firmware: P0422C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 104 96 86 82 83 MB/s
Read 482
Write 452
Mixed 380
SusWrite 149
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 45.5
156% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 227
190% 275 MB/s
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1217A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 250 90 94 95 97 MB/s
Read 504
Write 455
Mixed 367
SusWrite 157
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 42.7
146% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 253
210% 302 MB/s
122GB free
Firmware: P0422C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 226 92 88 96 94 MB/s
Read 476
Write 426
Mixed 365
SusWrite 160
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 37.6
125% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 229
197% 289 MB/s
439GB free
Firmware: O1015A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 200 102 81 107 92 MB/s
Read 394
Write 349
Mixed 306
SusWrite 164
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 40.4
127% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 249
208% 299 MB/s
44GB free
Firmware: P0422C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 159 80 81 79 83 MB/s
Read 470
Write 417
Mixed 373
SusWrite 148
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 35.3
118% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 225
189% 272 MB/s
250GB free
Firmware: O1015A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 197 90 98 97 99 MB/s
Read 483
Write 412
Mixed 354
SusWrite 162
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 32.9
4K Mixed 30.5
93% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 250
204% 287 MB/s
213GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1015A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 259 108 96 96 96 MB/s
Read 463
Write 411
Mixed 345
SusWrite 156
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 35.9
4K Mixed 26
85% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 103
102% 162 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,655,244 SSDs tested

Typical Radeon R3 480GB Builds (Compare 2,870 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO

Motherboard: Asrock X570 Phantom Gaming 4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $522

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