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Corsair CSSD-F480GBMP500

Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 158% (146th of 1072)

Based on 3,881 user benchmarks.  Models: Force MP500, NVMe Force MP500
Poor: 105%Average: 158% Great: 211%

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Outstanding average bench

The Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB averaged 58.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 433MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 831MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB is 106%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 546MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 654MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,881 samples)
Rank 146158%
Min Avg Max
658 Read 943 1,184
212 Write 773 1,258
281 Mixed 546 838
231 SusWrite 654 1,116
163% 729 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.5 4K Read 35.1 43.7
44.7 4K Write 100 148
27.1 4K Mixed 44.4 59
163% 59.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
523 DQ Read 831 1,005
153 DQ Write 541 774
194 DQ Mixed 433 594
391% 602 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 994 1036 1106 1130 1055 1104 MB/s
200% Outstanding
Read 1,153
Write 1,128
Mixed 840
SusWrite 1,071
236% 1048 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 50.6
170% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 841
DQ Write 749
DQ Mixed 516
463% 702 MB/s
446GB free
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1040 1053 1053 1043 1079 1093 MB/s
185% Outstanding
Read 975
Write 1,016
Mixed 759
SusWrite 1,060
215% 953 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 76.3
4K Mixed 42.9
146% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 937
DQ Write 696
DQ Mixed 513
466% 715 MB/s
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1102 1132 1237 1061 664 667 MB/s
181% Outstanding
Read 1,045
Write 289
Mixed 414
SusWrite 977
152% 681 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 44.3
168% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 698
DQ Write 588
DQ Mixed 512
420% 599 MB/s
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM05.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 559 1179 1225 1240 1237 MB/s
175% Outstanding
Read 980
Write 289
Mixed 369
SusWrite 952
144% 647 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 45.3
172% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 862
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 380
331% 509 MB/s
304GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 600 1125 1123 1125 1099 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 907
Write 1,164
Mixed 613
SusWrite 968
206% 913 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 86.2
4K Mixed 43.5
150% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 857
DQ Write 576
DQ Mixed 587
473% 673 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 202 205 198 207 156 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 1,050
Write 202
Mixed 250
SusWrite 187
92% 423 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 80.5
4K Mixed 39.4
149% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 907
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 228
239% 418 MB/s
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 276 276 284 272 288 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 923
Write 293
Mixed 394
SusWrite 279
104% 472 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 34.5
133% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 907
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 351
322% 511 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 324 282 292 295 227 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 677
Write 240
Mixed 299
SusWrite 342
86% 389 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 33
125% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 806
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 325
290% 454 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 155 154 152 154 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 887
Write 113
Mixed 247
SusWrite 154
76% 350 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 36.4
129% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 851
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 248
249% 422 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 71%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples3,691x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples1,437x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples612x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1,144x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples810x
SSD
Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GBCorsair  $194Bench 158%, 3,881 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples763x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples159x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $770

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