Average Bench: 144% (164th of 1072)

Based on 1,985 user benchmarks.  Models: Kingston SHPM2280P2/480G, Kingston SHPM2280P2H/480G

Outstanding average bench

The Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 480GB averaged 43.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,077MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 888MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 480GB is 87%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 475MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 262MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,985 samples)
Min Avg Max
587 Read 1,077 1,252
523 Write 888 1,084
198 Mixed 475 578
205 SusWrite 670 1,045
174% 778 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.5 4K Read 37.7 41.4
38.7 4K Write 81.3 110
23.6 4K Mixed 38.4 47.7
149% 52.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
226 DQ Read 374 466
128 DQ Write 262 328
79.2 DQ Mixed 102 114
135% 246 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
65GB free
Firmware: OC34L5TM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 891 701 866 746 512 MB/s
Read 1,153
Write 953
Mixed 552
SusWrite 771
192% 857 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 40.6
145% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 109
145% 263 MB/s
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: OC34L5TM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 715 713 555 741 553 741 MB/s
Read 1,142
Write 914
Mixed 526
SusWrite 670
181% 813 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 41.5
149% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 111
144% 260 MB/s
162GB free
Firmware: OC34L5TA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 850 843 841 873 930 624 MB/s
Read 1,182
Write 817
Mixed 504
SusWrite 827
186% 833 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 43.5
4K Mixed 31
114% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 99.1
117% 208 MB/s
162GB free
Firmware: OC34L5TA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 705 725 810 667 578 MB/s
Read 1,134
Write 836
Mixed 504
SusWrite 703
177% 794 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 21.4
4K Mixed 24.7
91% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 91.1
106% 191 MB/s
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: OC34L5TM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 442 581 670 866 640 MB/s
Read 872
Write 822
Mixed 513
SusWrite 612
158% 705 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 32.6
120% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 120
148% 263 MB/s
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Typical HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 480GB Builds (Compare 11,043 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 79%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B450 AORUS ELITE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $746

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